Year of the Monkey keeps Chinese upbeat despite troublesBeijing Letter: Hundreds of millions have made their way home to celebrate lunar new yearMon Feb 8 2016 - 01:00
UN Security Council vows tough response to North Korea rocketRegional neighbours react with alarm after launch of missile with range of 10,000kmSun Feb 7 2016 - 19:21
Red envelopes still in demand ahead of Year of the MonkeyChinese New Year is a big holiday for eating out and splashing the cashTue Feb 2 2016 - 04:00
Remarks by George Soros cause jitters as Year of the Monkey startsChinese media lines up behind government to soothe fears about economyTue Feb 2 2016 - 04:00
Myanmar sets sights on naming new presidentAung San Suu Kyi’s NLD will have to share power with the military-backed ruling USDPMon Feb 1 2016 - 18:03
Aung San Suu Kyi takes her seat in Myanmar’s parliamentAfter 50 years of military rule the shift to democracy has been a slow processMon Feb 1 2016 - 12:07
Myanmar: First democratically elected government since 1962Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has enough seats to form administration after landslide winMon Feb 1 2016 - 01:00
North Korea, South China Sea on agenda as Kerry in BeijingUS secretary of state urges further action to stop N Korea developing its nuclear weaponsWed Jan 27 2016 - 13:13
China targets economic data chief in corruption inquiryWang Baoan under investigation by Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdogWed Jan 27 2016 - 12:50
China expels Swedish human rights worker Peter DahlinDahlin had been detained on subversion charges and made confession on state TVTue Jan 26 2016 - 11:15
Steeling for China’s new statusOne EU lobby group foresees 3.5 million jobs losses if status is grantedTue Jan 26 2016 - 04:00
Asia Biogas starts renewable project in ThailandCompany is owned by Irish and Singaporean investorsTue Jan 26 2016 - 04:00
Wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller visits him on mainlandEU steps up rhetoric against China after nationals paraded on televisionMon Jan 25 2016 - 15:45
No kidding: Year of the Goat blamed as China birth rate slowsHopes that monkey year will boost birth rates in country with new two-child policySun Jan 24 2016 - 16:10
North Korea arrests US university student for ‘hostile act’Otto Frederick Warmbier reportedly detained days before controversial nuclear testFri Jan 22 2016 - 09:46
China pollution falls despite smog red alerts, says GreenpeaceEighty per cent of 366 major cities still fail to meet national air quality standardsThu Jan 21 2016 - 12:00
EU should sanction China for ‘confessions’, says press groupJournalist advocacy group RSF says footage of EU nationals is propagandaThu Jan 21 2016 - 09:44
Return of TV confessions spells trouble for dissidents in ChinaPolitical agenda clear as confessions recall tactics of self-criticism common in Mao eraWed Jan 20 2016 - 11:08
IMF warns global economic growth could be derailedFears as Chinese growth slows to rates not seen for 25 yearsWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
China seeks middle ground as Xi Jinping visits Middle EastPresident’s tour to include regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran as well as stop in EgyptTue Jan 19 2016 - 12:41
Chinese economic growth at lowest level in 25 yearsAfter years of double-expansion, China is now getting used to more moderate growthTue Jan 19 2016 - 09:04
Future leaders selected for Schwarzman programmeBlackstone chief's programme is full of alpha humans of "exceptional" standardTue Jan 19 2016 - 04:00
Wanda’s Legendary purchase boosts Chinese film in HollywoodChina is expected to become the world’s biggest film market within two yearsTue Jan 19 2016 - 04:00
Independence-minded opposition wins Taiwan electionBeijing warns new president Tsai Ing-wen against ‘hallucination’ of seeking breakawaySun Jan 17 2016 - 09:18
K-pop singer’s public apology dominates historic Taiwan voteTsai Ing-wen becomes island’s first woman president amid flag-waving controversySat Jan 16 2016 - 13:48
Taiwan frontrunner conciliatory towards China ahead of pollTsai Ing-wen expected to unseat President Ma Ying-jeou in Saturday’s electionFri Jan 15 2016 - 15:53
Jakarta in lockdown following attacks that killed sevenSite of suicide blast a ‘selfie shrine’ with street vendors selling snacksFri Jan 15 2016 - 10:03
China is facing into a period of painful economic adjustmentsThe Chinese government is trying to sell the idea of slower, consumption and services-based growthFri Jan 15 2016 - 08:30
Analysis: Jakarta attacks an Isis attempt to emulate ParisThe brazenness of the suicide attack indicates a new level of militancy in IndonesiaThu Jan 14 2016 - 21:30
Indonesia blames Isis for Jakarta attack killing sevenIndonesia sees first co-ordinated assault by team of suicide bombers and gunmenThu Jan 14 2016 - 18:14
China detains Swedish legal aid campaignerPeter Dahlin taken custody as part of a wider crackdown on activistsWed Jan 13 2016 - 09:55
Top Macau hotelier accused of running prostitution ringTrial of Alan Ho follows raid a year ago on casino hotel in the former Portuguese colonyTue Jan 12 2016 - 17:40
Seoul to host talks about North Korea’s nuclear programmeFive of six regional powers involved in long-stalled negotiations will take partTue Jan 12 2016 - 16:37
China’s President Xi Jinping reorganises country’s militaryReshuffle of People’s Liberation Army units underlines command by Communist PartyTue Jan 12 2016 - 12:28
China wants to make Communist Party the strongest voice in cyberspacePropaganda efforts must push the ruling party in its online efforts says ChinaTue Jan 12 2016 - 04:00
Less-than-stellar start for China’s stock marketsAuthorities stop circuit-breaker mechanism after it fails to stop slumpsTue Jan 12 2016 - 04:00
Body of Irish man (50) found at sea near Thai beach resortMan’s body showed signs of injury when found floating at beach resort in PattayaMon Jan 11 2016 - 16:35
Giant Mao statue in Chinese countryside pulled downLocal media said officials claimed the 36.6-metre structure was ‘not approved’Sat Jan 9 2016 - 01:00
Chinese fashion billionaire goes missing amid corruption investigationZhou Chengjian of clothing chain Metersbonwe investigated for insider tradingFri Jan 8 2016 - 21:12
North Korea bomb puts focus on defence optionsRegional tensions mount after H-bomb claims as South Korea looks to US and ChinaFri Jan 8 2016 - 01:00
Less-than-stellar start for China’s stock markets in 2016Authorities stop circuit-breaker mechanism after it fails to halt slumpsThu Jan 7 2016 - 17:38
Chinese ‘circuit-breakers’ prove too problematic for troubled marketShares fell more than 7% in 30 minutes, but policy response not welcomedThu Jan 7 2016 - 14:57
Doubts over North Korea test will not stop fear spreadingPyongyang has bolstered unease with its latest claims to have nuclear weaponryWed Jan 6 2016 - 19:33
UN condemns North Korea over hydrogen bomb testWhite House casts doubt over claims of successful testing of weapon by PyongyangWed Jan 6 2016 - 18:58
Britain accuses China over suspected bookseller abductionBritain’s foreign secretary stresses Hong Kong has its own judicial systemWed Jan 6 2016 - 18:39
Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow: ‘You can follow all the rules and still commit fraud’Andrew Fastow made Enron look healthy before it crashed and now advises how to spot fraudWed Jan 6 2016 - 06:00
Chinese villagers build giant golden Chairman Mao statueCommunist leader remains an icon despite disastrous Great Leap ForwardTue Jan 5 2016 - 13:55
Mystery deepens as wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller calls off searchLee Bo’s wife says she received fax from him but fears for safety of five missing men remainTue Jan 5 2016 - 10:16
Asia Briefing: China calls for even tighter internet controlsConference hears simultaneous calls for more online freedom and better governanceTue Jan 5 2016 - 04:00