Two men set themselves on fire in Tibet temple protestTWO MEN set themselves on fire outside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the most important temple in Tibetan Buddhism and a popular…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Developing organic tea in China“NOT FOR all the tea in China,” the old adage goesTue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Regional growth still robustECONOMIC GROWTH in East Asia and Pacific is robust, but the region needs to reduce its reliance on exports and find new sources…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Chinese companies splash the cash abroadTies between the US and Chinese film industries have been getting cosy since China agreed in February to open its market to more…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Chinese police detain communist official over underage rapesCHINESE POLICE have detained a Communist Party official for the rape of more than 10 underage girls, after microbloggers registered…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Leading Chinese TV presenter criticises 'foreign trash'ONE OF China’s leading television hosts has launched a vitriolic attack on foreigners on his microblog site, calling a recently…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Upbeat start to the year for Asian economiesASIA BRIEFING: SOME OF Asia’s lead economies have reported an upbeat start to the year, including regional giant JapanTue May 22 2012 - 01:00
China trumps India to lead oriental gold rushASIA BRIEFING: THERE ARE strong cultural and religious reasons why India has traditionally been the world’s biggest buyer of…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Spectacular TV HQ completedASIA BRIEFING: CONSTRUCTION work on the multimillion euro headquarters of China’s state broadcaster Chinese Central Television…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
'Talent crunch' holds back CEOsASIA BRIEFING : CHINA MAY have a talent pool of 1Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Taylor caps off qualification and fourth world title with top awardBOXING : KATIE TAYLOR topped off a triumphant week at the Women’s World Boxing Championships with the best boxer award, after…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Extradited criminal gets life for smugglingAT ITS peak in the 1990s, Lai Changxing’s smuggling empire transported chemicals, cooking oil, tobacco and carsSat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Taylor seeking much more than just a fourth titleWOMEN’S BOXING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: KATIE TAYLOR will go in search of a fourth straight World Championship title here this morning…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Taylor wins fourth consecutive world titleWOMEN'S BOXING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Katie Taylor notched up her fourth straight World Championship title here this morning after…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Taylor's Olympic dream comes trueBOXING: TEARFUL Katie Taylor said reaching the Olympic Games was “a dream come true” after she qualified for London with a walkover…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Beijing police to 'clean out' illegal foreignersACCOMPANIED BY a powerful logo of a giant smashing fist, Beijing authorities have launched a 100-day campaign to “clean out” …Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
New hunger for pork products as China hogs the marketIrish pork exports are growing rapidly and, last year, were the country’s second most important export to ChinaTue May 15 2012 - 01:00
China needs to be on the money with reform of its financial systemA POWERFUL theme emerging from the past few turbulent months in China’s political life has been the view that fundamental reform…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Gearing up for growthCHINA IS well known as a manufacturing hub, but innovation and original ideas are concepts the government is keen to foster as…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Caution is king when it comes to acquisitionsCONTINUING ON A food theme, China’s breakfast of champions is generally fried dough and rice porridge, but we could soon see …Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Chinese dissident Chen 'bitter' about way family treatedCHINESE RIGHTS activist Chen Guangcheng is optimistic about his future, but the “barefoot lawyer” is bitter about the way he …Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Activist claims officials taking revenge on relativesCHINESE ACTIVIST Chen Guangcheng has accused local officials of taking revenge on his relatives in his home town over his recent…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
April shows no spring in Chinese economyLOWER THAN expected industrial output data in China, ebbing retail sales and weak growth in fixed asset investment, coming on…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Lower growth figures in China raise doubts about recoveryBOTH CHINA’S import and its export growth came in lower than expected in April, raising doubts about the strength of the economic…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Weiwei sells artwork for €604,000 to meet potential tax billCONTROVERSIAL CHINESE artist Ai Weiwei has sold a ton of the porcelain sunflower seeds he displayed at the Tate Modern gallery…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Expulsion of journalist highlights Chinese controlsTHE CHINESE government has expelled a journalist at Al Jazeera’s English-language service for breaking unspecified laws in a …Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Irishman jacks China up on Green OpiumBUSINESS AND GOLF have enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship over the years and, in a country like China, where building relationships…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Athlone hub part of a larger European strategyIT’S BEEN A busy week for China in Ireland, with the news that the “Shanghai on the Shannon” project has been given planning …Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
End in sight for Sino-US diplomatic spatTHE DIPLOMATIC ROW between the United States and China over the fate of human-rights activist Chen Guangcheng shows how domestic…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Irish students get a chance to learn ChineseIRISH STUDENTS will be able to take Chinese as a Leaving Certificate exam subject, Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn said this…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
China and US still disputing fate of blind dissidentCHINA AND the United States were still locked in diplomatic confrontation yesterday over the fate of blind dissident Chen Guangcheng…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Guardians of the afterlifeGO CHINA: IN THE EIGHTH century, Xi’an was the world’s biggest city, home to a million people brought there by the fabled Silk…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Chinese activist wants to leave on Clinton's flightCHEN GUANGCHENG, the human rights activist at the centre of a tense diplomatic stand-off between China and the United States, …Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Blind activist tells of threats against wife by Chinese officialsCHEN GUANGCHENG, the blind Chinese legal activist at the centre of a stand-off between Washington and Beijing, left the US embassy…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Claims of erratic behaviour by wife of purged Chinese leaderGU KAILAI, the wife of purged Chinese leader Bo Xilai, dressed as a military commander in the final days of the family’s rule…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Clinton promises frank talks on China's human rights recordDISCUSSION OF China’s human rights record will be frank, said Hillary Clinton shortly before she set off on a trip to Beijing…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Wobbles on Hong Kong's IPO marketASIA BRIEFING : HONG KONG has been the world’s main destination for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the past few years but…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
The party walks the economic tightropeASIA BRIEFING : THERE HAVE been regular, uncanny parallels between the situation in the property market in China and that in…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
China and US in talks on asylum for blind activistSECURITY WAS tight around the various US embassy facilities in Beijing, but it was still not clear yesterday behind which walls…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
China gets serious in its crackdown on culture of graftASIA BRIEFING: AT THE GIFT-wrapping service of one of Beijing’s most exclusive department stores, a woman was being inordinately…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
New partnership a 'win-win scenario'ASIA BRIEFING : THE IRISH Funds Industry Association (IFIA) has formally announced it is opening a representative office in …Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Blind activist's relatives seizedRELATIVES AND friends of the blind, barefoot lawyer Chen Guangcheng were rounded up by the authorities yesterday in light of …Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Noted Chinese activist Chen makes daring escape from detentionCHEN GUANGCHENG, the blind “barefoot lawyer” forcibly detained in his home since his release from prison in September 2010, has…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Claim president's phone bugged adds to swirl of Bo Xilai rumoursTHE FOCUS of the scandal surrounding Bo Xilai, the former Communist Party chief of Chongqing, has moved back on to the layers…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
China's Panchen Lama makes rare trip to Hong KongPANCHEN LAMA Gyaltsen Norbu, anointed while still a boy as a top religious figure by Beijing against the wishes of most Tibetan…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
US and Philippine troops stage war gamesTHOUSANDS OF US and Philippine troops engaged in annual military exercises yesterday near a flotilla of islands disputed by various…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Chinese legal battle over iPad nears endTHE LEGAL battle in China over the iPad trademark appears to be drawing to a close, but there is a good chance things may not…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
China backs North Korea despite rocket launchUNDERLINING HOW relations between their countries are “as close as lips and teeth”, Chinese president Hu Jintao firmly backed…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Food trade delegation to China giddy at host of opportunitiesASIA BRIEFING: MINISTER FOR Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, last week led Ireland’s largest agriculture and…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
China warns US naval exercise may lead to conflictTENSIONS OVER disputed areas in the South China Sea continued to intensify at the weekend as China warned the United States that…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
