Landmark reforms establish authority of Xi as China’s presidentCivil rights groups warn changes need to be coupled with deeper policy shiftMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:05
Asia Briefing: Going smart in China’s mobile marketChina had 538 million internet users by the end of June and a big chunk of them are using their cellphones to go onlineTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:08
Asia Briefing: Deutsche Bank gets green light to set up in Shanghai’s free trade zoneDeutsche says branch will serve corporate and financial institution clientsTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:07
Asia Briefing: Asia Pacific chief executives positive on revenue growthExpanding middle classes and ample natural resources attractive to investorsTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:06
Asia Briefing: Offspring of the elite finds Ivy League a tough transitionLeadership’s children in America’s most prestigious universitiesTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:05
Growing Chinese telecoms giant is keen to share its cool new toys with a wary worldTelecoms giant Huawei is keen to show the world that it can be trusted with sensitive security issuesMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Liberalisation agenda of Communist Party plenum indicates direction Xi Jinping intends to steer ChinaFri Nov 08 2013 - 01:00
Asia Briefing: Beijing smog fouls plans for growth in capital’s overseas tourismTue Nov 05 2013 - 01:00
Asia Briefing: Independent analysts showing less fear in judging bigger pictureTue Nov 05 2013 - 01:00
China “gravely concerned” over reports US tapping its phonesBeijing wants an explanation to clarify reports Washington kept intelligence sites in ChinaSat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Chinese state media seek tough punishment for terrorists after attackAssault on Tiananmen Square described as ‘jihad’Fri Nov 01 2013 - 01:00
China’s leaders to hold plenumMeeting expected to be the forum for leadership to detail plans for financial reformThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Chinese police detain five suspected Islamist militants after ‘terror attack’ on touristsAssault near Tiananmen Square was ‘carefully planned and premeditated’Thu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Asia Briefing: Blackstone founder Schwarzman sets up €220m scholarship programme in ChinaFour places available to students from Ireland and Britain annuallyTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:00
‘Old bars, black beer, trad music, green spaces . . . feel the peace’ – the Chinese view of IrelandMon Oct 28 2013 - 17:57
China newspaper apologises over reporter‘New Express’ had appealed last week for Chen Yongzhou’s release from detentionMon Oct 28 2013 - 17:16
Bo Xilai loses appeal against life sentenceFormer senior Chinese official convicted of taking €3.26m in illegal payments from prominent businessmenSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Chinese newspaper makes plea for release of journalistReporter was detained for articles on the finances of major state-owned enterpriseWed Oct 23 2013 - 18:09
China punishes rail officials as corruption crackdown intensifiesPresident Xi Jinping has set up a special unit to investigate scandal surrounding retired leader Zhou Yongkang.Tue Oct 22 2013 - 01:00
China cracks down on corruption to shore up Communist Party supportXi Jinping sees fighting graft as central to Party survivalSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Chinese firms allowed to take majority stake in new British nuclear plantsInvestment must comply with rigorous safety standards, says George OsborneFri Oct 18 2013 - 01:11
Beijing concerns grow over US debt woesChinese news agency accuses Washington of abusing superpower statusTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:00
Irish cinema’s Korea moveNeil Jordan and Jim Sheridan are among the film-makers hoping that an Irish showcase at Busan International Film Festival will open cinema doors for themSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:00
Kerry urges progress on territorial disputes in the South China SeaChina uses absence of Barack Obama from Asian summit to boost its own positionThu Oct 10 2013 - 18:35
Court to allow Bo Xilai appeal convictionFormer Chinese politician sentenced last month to life imprisonment for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of powerThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:51
Letter from Busan: US navy fuels tension between North and South KoreaNorth reacts angrily to increased American military presence in southTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:02
‘Keep your nose hairs trimmed’ – Chinese Communist Party issues tourism guideOfficial guidebook issued for country’s holidaymakers after spate of ‘embarrassing’ incidents involving Chinese people abroadFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:00
China’s answer to Steve Jobs grows his empire on geek chicLei Jun has built technology giant Xiaomi by providing cheap alternatives to Apple and Samsung phonesThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Blind lawyer who fled China set to join right-wing organisationsChen jailed for four years until 2010 then kept under house arrest until fleeing after Clinton intervenetionWed Oct 02 2013 - 18:49
South Korea stages biggest military parade in a decadeDisplay of might seen as warning to North KoreaWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:00
Appearances belie rumours of Zhou Yongkang’s fallChina’s ex-security czar may not be in trouble after allWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:00
Typhoon Wutip wreaks havoc in southeast AsiaAt least 75 fishermen missing near Paracel Islands as strong gales hamper rescueTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00
