Death toll in latest Sichuan earthquake climbs to 208Rescuers struggle to get supplies to villages where roads are congested by aid trucks and obstructed by landslidesMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Over 150 dead as strong earthquake hits ChinaMore than 5,500 injured in southwestern Sichuan provinceSat Apr 20 2013 - 08:40
Human-to-human bird flu link under scrutiny in ChinaHealth authority examining ‘family clusters’ of people infected with the virusFri Apr 19 2013 - 05:00
North Korea sets out conditions for talksPyongyang wants sanctions lifted, end to war gamesFri Apr 19 2013 - 05:00
Humanise North Korea? O yes he canJames Church’s fictional detective uncovers nuances of life in PyongyangThu Apr 18 2013 - 06:00
Censor leaves film industry’s No 2 market reeling on cutting-room floorBooming Chinese industry lures HollywoodWed Apr 17 2013 - 13:00
Chinese unconcerned about threats across riverA network of uneasy alliances and ancient enemities on display in Tumen, across the river from North KoreaTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:24
Asia Briefing: China aims to fly high in aviation marketDomestic players looking to compete with Boeing and AirbusTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
US graduate schools puzzled by fall in international applicationsIrish colleges making increasing efforts to attract Asian studentsTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Thailand deal marks step up the value chain for ChinaBeidou competes with US and Russian satellite-based positioning systemsTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Capital inflows feeding asset bubbles could undermine Asian growthAnalysts in Asian Development Bank forecast 6% growth this yearTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Slowdown in Chinese growth prompts fears economy is losing momentumAnalysts are concerned that recovery from the financial crisis is weak and being propped up by bank lending and government investmentMon Apr 15 2013 - 19:15
North Korea moves at least one long-range missile for possible launchSouth’s foreign minister says he is working with China and Russia to rein in PyongyangThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:00
China’s gleaming new cities: when will the bubble burst?In the past 15 years, house prices in the world’s second-biggest economy have balloonedTue Apr 09 2013 - 06:00
Boom town in China joins the GatheringDelegation of investors and entrepreneurs from Shaoxing take part in China’s first official visit in tourism initiativeTue Apr 09 2013 - 06:00
North Korea pulls workers out of last joint industrial project with southMove prompts speculation that nuclear test might be imminentMon Apr 08 2013 - 20:24
China attempts to defuse North Korea tension with call for ‘co-operative security’Beijing puts itself forward as honest broker as war fears remain highSun Apr 07 2013 - 19:50
Chinese president advocates peaceful developmentXi Jinping says global economy has entered period of ‘profound readjustment’Sun Apr 07 2013 - 17:23
Korean demilitarised zone is front line of relentlessly tense stand-offWorld’s most heavily fortified border is home to two million North Korean, US and South Korean troopsSat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
North Korea warns embassy staffTensions remain high on Korean peninsula as Pyongyang declares conflict inevitableSat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
US to deploy missile defence asset to GuamNorth Korea may be using belligerence tacticallyFri Apr 05 2013 - 06:00
Chinese mark Tomb Sweeping Day as they honour departed loved onesQingming tradition of visiting ancestors’ graves more than 2,500 years oldThu Apr 04 2013 - 13:00
Four more people in China fall ill with bird fluCities step up emergency measures to counter virusTue Apr 02 2013 - 20:07
Dressing down for Vera Wang over feeNew York label abandons charge after Weibo outcryTue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
US fighter jets move in to South Korea as Pyongyang war rhetoric buildsAircraft deployment further escalates tensions between Korean statesTue Apr 02 2013 - 05:00
Private daily papers return to Burma after 50-year absenceMove marks the end of censorship initiated by late dictator Ne Win in the 1960sTue Apr 02 2013 - 05:00
China on alert as bird flu kills twoThird person critical from strain of virus not passed on to humans previouslyMon Apr 01 2013 - 19:00
Hopes fade for miners in Tibet after landslideEfforts to save 83 people buried in gold mine hampered by weather conditions and debrisMon Apr 01 2013 - 05:00
North Korea declares ‘state of war’Rhetoric seen as a sign of Pyongyang’s anger over recent economic sanctionsSun Mar 31 2013 - 22:26
China woos hearts and minds in AfricaXi seeks to ease fears about China’s intentionsSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:25
China holds naval drills near disputed territoriesTensions grow over Beijing’s claim to islandsThu Mar 28 2013 - 14:38
China and Brazil agree $30bn currency swap dealDeal designed to protect against future global financial crisesThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:05
Asia Briefing: Lego building on sharp growth in AsiaToymaker investing €100m in new factory in JiaxingTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:00
Asia Briefing: Hong Kong cabbies go electric in effort to cut emissionsChinese battery maker behind initiative says it will ease city pollutionMon Mar 25 2013 - 17:21
First lady in focus as China president Xi Jinping goes to RussiaPeng Liyuan wins plaudits on maiden tourSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Chinese seek answers as more floating pig carcasses found in ‘hog wash scandal’Shanghai officials insist water quality ‘normal’ despite discovery of 15,000 pigs in riverWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Seafood brands join forces to supply Chinese marketChina’s middle class is keen on Irish seafood, with exports rising 80 per cent last yearTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:55
Trying to tap into the Chinese commitment to learningIrish colleges establish series of links with Chinese institutions on trade missionTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
Kildare Village looks to ChinaSpending by Chinese visitors at luxury outlet increased 136 per cent last yearTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
China is world’s fifth biggest arms exporterMajor rise in exports driven mainly by sales to Pakistan, report findsTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
Tough political operator and Communist Party ‘princeling’Profile of Xi Jinping: He has completed accession to helm of the world’s second largest economyFri Mar 15 2013 - 06:45
Saon joins the ‘big three’ with ChinaHR dealAcquisition opens lucrative new recruitment markets in ChinaTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Irish agency lands Tiger beer contractRothco scores a first with global account for non-Irish brandTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
China announces shake-up of ministriesPeople’s congress rubber-stamps decision to abolish corruption-plagued rail ministryMon Mar 11 2013 - 06:00
Air-rage incidents go sky high in ChinaRecent incidents prompt bout of soul-searchingMon Mar 11 2013 - 06:00
