The Irish Times

China to tighten grip on Hong Kong with elections overhaul

Only ‘patriots’ will be allowed to stand and representation will be reduced

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 16:09

Zoom disables accounts of former Tiananmen Square student leader

Video conference platform used to commemorate massacre by Chinese army

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 12:22

Sporting Controversies: Ma’s Army, turtle blood and Sonia’s stolen gold

Medals won by Chinese women would later be said to have been ‘showered in doping’

Fri May 08 2020 - 06:00

Coronavirus – the science: The search for ‘patient zero’

Edition 1: Researchers assessing number of undiagnosed and how infectious these people are

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 13:21

Cathay Pacific asks employees to take unpaid leave as virus hits demand

Some 27,000 employees asked to take three weeks of unpaid leave over three months

Wed Feb 05 2020 - 13:43

Cathay Pacific to cut 30% of capacity due to coronavirus

Temporary cuts will affect around 90% of its flights to mainland China

Tue Feb 04 2020 - 18:51

Has the pursuit of perfection run its course?

Seoul Letter: A typical high school graduation gift is a nose job or double eyelid surgery

Tue Aug 06 2019 - 01:00

China rising: The country is set to take its place as a superpower

With China’s new power come challenges going forward

Sat Nov 17 2018 - 06:00

Carlow’s unlikely role in dominating the global lithium trade

Chinese company Ganfeng first visited midlands town in 2013

Wed Oct 10 2018 - 13:04

Interpol head reported missing after trip home to China

International police agency says disappearance is a ‘matter for French, China authorities’

Fri Oct 05 2018 - 13:41

Mistakes on a plane: Cathay Pacific spells own name incorrectly

Boeing 777-367 was spotted in Hong Kong with missing ‘F’ following flight from China

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 15:36

Kim Jong-un’s rarely-seen wife makes her mark in China

Censors quickly move to block online discussion of Ri Sol-ju’s looks and style

Thu Mar 29 2018 - 11:14

Ireland’s expertise in aircraft leasing ‘unrivalled’

‘The industry here is very conscious that in order to stay competitive we need a thoroughfare of staff to draw on’

Thu Jan 25 2018 - 00:00

China’s Xi Jinping may omit key cadres from top leadership

Reports say leading candidates unlikely to win promotion at Communist Party congress

Mon Oct 23 2017 - 02:04

Rooney Mara: ‘Doing the Irish accent was terrifying’

The star of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ on Jim Sheridan's ‘The Secret Scripture’ and how her friend Cate Blanchett helped her get cast in sexual abuse drama ‘Una’

Fri Sept 01 2017 - 00:00

Swedish journalist’s limbs were sawn off her body, police say

Danish police confirm washed up torso is that of Kim Wall, believed killed in submarine

Wed Aug 23 2017 - 10:12

Sexist car ad provokes online outrage in China

Audi clip features a woman being examined like an animal by her future mother-in-law

Wed Jul 19 2017 - 15:59

Pence speaks of ‘provocation’ after North Korean missile test fails

Launch by North after military parade stokes tensions, but US response measured so far

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:42

Beijing’s candidate expected to romp home in limited Hong Kong poll

Carrie Lam seen by China as low-risk candidate on fractious island territory

Fri Mar 24 2017 - 17:31

Former Hong Kong leader found guilty of corruption

Donald Tsang has been convicted in relation to a luxury apartment in mainland China

Fri Feb 17 2017 - 14:38

Hong Kong jails seven police officers over activist beating

Footage of officers kicking and punching activist was widely viewed and condemned

Fri Feb 17 2017 - 10:01

Independence for Hong Kong ruled out by departing leader

Panel of just 1,200 will elect new chief executive in March as CY Leung steps down

Thu Jan 19 2017 - 19:09

China and US discuss return of captured American drone

State newspaper editorial in Beijing accuses US of being serial spying offender

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 16:41

Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying not to seek re-election

Chinese-backed chief executive cites family reasons for decision not to stand

Fri Dec 09 2016 - 13:47

Hong Kong democracy activists walk free from court

Government prosecutors fail in bid to jail student leaders over 2014 protests

Wed Sept 21 2016 - 21:33

Hong Kong bookseller details abduction by Chinese police

‘If I don’t speak up. . . then there is no hope for Hong Kong,’ says Lam Wing-kee

Fri Jun 17 2016 - 09:02

Activists in Hong Kong shift focus to local democracy

Tiananmen Square protests are no longer relevant to some in the former UK colony

Sat Jun 04 2016 - 02:00

China debates nationwide smoking ban amid fears of a rollback

Anti-smokers want Beijing rules adopted nationwide but tobacco lobby is strong

Tue May 31 2016 - 17:19

Hong Kong activist convicted of assault on police

Ken Tsang, allegedly beaten by police in 2014, faces up to two-year sentence on Monday

Fri May 27 2016 - 18:14

Hong Kong steps up security as Beijing’s man comes to call

Zhang Dejiang’s visit is first by a Chinese official since pro-democracy protests in 2014

Tue May 17 2016 - 16:39

Emails suggest Hong Kong booksellers were abducted

Claims indicate publishers were taken by Chinese security officials for ‘political reasons’

Wed Mar 09 2016 - 18:53

No more buildings shaped like giant pants please, we’re Chinese

Government takes aim at outlandish architecture cropping up in cities

Thu Feb 25 2016 - 14:35

Sonia O’Sullivan may get World Championship golds after 1993 rivals ‘admit to doping’

Chinese women’s distance runners were ‘forced to take large doses of illegal drugs’

Fri Feb 05 2016 - 01:00

Wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller visits him on mainland

EU steps up rhetoric against China after nationals paraded on television

Mon Jan 25 2016 - 15:45