Korean navies trade shots despite North’s delegation to SeoulTrip to South by aides of North’s leader Kim Jong-un is highest-level since 2009Tue Oct 7 2014 - 13:29
Hong Kong protests a threat to economic growthChina’s state broadcaster CCTV said the economic loss for shopping malls and office buildings is at least €4 billionTue Oct 7 2014 - 02:00
Developing Asia growing strongly as key economies pursue reformAsian Development Bank report forecasts growth of 6.2 per cent this year and 6.4 per cent next yearTue Oct 7 2014 - 01:35
Chickens come home to roost for Chinese buyersProperty market is looking a bit toppyTue Oct 7 2014 - 01:25
General Motors gears up for push in Chinese marketUS-based company to spend $12 billion to increase capacity and expand product lineTue Oct 7 2014 - 01:15
Hong Kong protesters vow to continue campaign as crowd subsidesOccupy Central pro-democracy leaders say ball is in government’s courtMon Oct 6 2014 - 16:37
Hong Kong student leaders agree to talks but refuse to end protestChief executive warns police will take ‘all necessary actions’ as deadline expires todayMon Oct 6 2014 - 08:44
Hong Kong-Beijing showdown 25 years in the makingUmbrella revolution pits people power against the ruling Communist PartySat Oct 4 2014 - 01:00
Hong Kong chief executive says he will not resignLeader warns of ‘serious consequences’ if protests occupy government buildingsThu Oct 2 2014 - 19:09
Seventh day of Hong Kong protests peaceful as Chinese celebrate national dayFlag-raising ceremony to mark national day passes without incidentThu Oct 2 2014 - 13:38
Calm descends as Hong Kong protesters await responseProtests over China’s plan to limit candidates, writes Clifford Coonan in Hong KongWed Oct 1 2014 - 12:47
Greatest threat to Chinese government since protests at TiananmenEmergence of ‘colour revolution’ feared by Beijing authoritiesWed Oct 1 2014 - 06:38
Hong Kong democracy protesters threaten to step up activitiesNumber on streets increases before Chinese national holiday todayTue Sep 30 2014 - 18:52
Riches beyond wildest dreams for Alibaba’s MaThe Hurun Rich List has long been dominated by real estate tycoons, but internet billionaires make up five of China’s 10 richest people this yearTue Sep 30 2014 - 01:45
Delay sparks ‘grey market’ scramble for new iPhonesIt came as quite a surprise when Apple unveiled its latest model without revealing a Chinese launch dateTue Sep 30 2014 - 01:35
Leading planning official goes on trial for graftLiu Tienan charged with accepting millions of dollars in bribesTue Sep 30 2014 - 01:15
30% still can’t speak MandarinChina has seven major dialects and each is difficult for people outside their cachement areas to understandTue Sep 30 2014 - 01:10
Hong Kong police use tear gas as protests escalateThousands protest against Beijing move to restrict electoral reformMon Sep 29 2014 - 01:00
Death toll from Xinjiang attacks higher than reportedAt least dozen killed and scores injured in weekend violence in troubled provinceFri Sep 26 2014 - 01:07
China exporting torture equipment, says Amnesty130 firms involved in trade that fuels human rights abuses in Africa and Asia, agency reportsThu Sep 25 2014 - 01:00
Chinese academic given life sentence on separatism chargesInternational calls for release of Ilham Tohti after harshest sentencing of dissident in yearsTue Sep 23 2014 - 22:11
Alibaba makes stunning New York debutOnline retailer sells more than Amazon and eBay put togetherTue Sep 23 2014 - 02:00
Guinness Storehouse woos ChineseWe always suspected it, but Guinness proves a powerful drawTue Sep 23 2014 - 01:30
Beijing to tighten foreign hiring requirementsForeigners make up less than 0.2 per cent of city’s populationTue Sep 23 2014 - 01:20
Hong Kong unveils €11bn railway upgradeThe projects will be built in phases from 2018 to 2026Tue Sep 23 2014 - 01:15
Hong Kong students take to streets for democracy protestChina had said it would limit nominations for election of chief executiveTue Sep 23 2014 - 01:00
GSK hit with €380m corruption fine in ChinaSentence handed down after one-day trial behind closed doorsFri Sep 19 2014 - 16:22
Uighur academic on trial in China on separatism chargesEconomics professor denied access to lawyersThu Sep 18 2014 - 01:00
Activists march through Hong Kong in protest at ‘backward democracy’Tensions growing over universal suffrageTue Sep 16 2014 - 19:10
EU Chamber slams China’s competition policyOverseas businesses push back against what they see as unfair antitrust enforcement by BeijingTue Sep 16 2014 - 02:00
Growth focused on the long-termLi says he wants millions of Chinese to start small businessesTue Sep 16 2014 - 01:25
Thailand attempts to woo Chinese visitors back after military coupChinese have proven particularly nervous about the military takeoverTue Sep 16 2014 - 01:20
No mooncakes and cash bonus sparks strikeTerms of recruitment at subsidiary of Apple supplier promised 600 yuan bonus on main Chinese holidaysTue Sep 16 2014 - 01:15
Protests in southern China against incinerator plantEnvironmental degradation key source of discontent in growing middle classTue Sep 16 2014 - 01:00
China steps up investigation into former security chiefRumours that probe is being expanded to include death of Zhou Yongkang’s wifeTue Sep 16 2014 - 01:00
Is China’s property bubble about to burst?Economists reckon property accounts for a quarter of the country’s GDPTue Sep 9 2014 - 02:00
US firms worried about China probesMajor US companies including Starbucks, Apple and McDonald’s, have come under intense scrutiny from China’s consumer watchdogsTue Sep 9 2014 - 01:25
Vietnam vets allow import of Irish pigmeatPhilippines will allow the importation of beef, sheep meat and pig meat from IrelandTue Sep 9 2014 - 01:20
Tourism Ireland gears up to blitz Chinese citiesMission will target top Chinese travel agents and tour operators in three citiesTue Sep 9 2014 - 01:05
Green light to hospitals owned by foreign investorsChina’s private healthcare system is a powerful draw for overseas investorsTue Sep 2 2014 - 01:45
Overseas firms fall foul of China probesBeijing says crackdowns on foreign firms are aimed at stopping abuses, but critics allege China is using investigations to protect and bolster domestic firmsTue Sep 2 2014 - 01:30
Turning to electric cars to ease pollution woesGovernment plans to have five million electric vehicles on the road by 2020Tue Sep 2 2014 - 01:15
Thailand takes aim at stock market manipulatioNew rules come at a time of growing focus on regulation in the regionTue Sep 2 2014 - 01:15
China’s supreme court opens its doors to foreigners as part of judicial reformMove follows growing complaints about country’s secretive legal processesSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Cyclist meets kindness all the way from Dublin to BeijingMarketing analyst Stephen Cunningham raised €60,000 on 14,000km journeySat Aug 23 2014 - 01:00
Kerry ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing, says North KoreaPyongyang personal attack cites US secretary of state’s ‘hideous lantern jaw’Thu Aug 21 2014 - 01:00