Year of the Monkey keeps Chinese upbeat despite troublesBeijing Letter: Hundreds of millions have made their way home to celebrate lunar new yearMon Feb 08 2016 - 01:00
UN Security Council vows tough response to North Korea rocketRegional neighbours react with alarm after launch of missile with range of 10,000kmSun Feb 07 2016 - 19:21
Remarks by George Soros cause jitters as Year of the Monkey startsChinese media lines up behind government to soothe fears about economyTue Feb 02 2016 - 04:00
Red envelopes still in demand ahead of Year of the MonkeyChinese New Year is a big holiday for eating out and splashing the cashTue Feb 02 2016 - 04:00
Myanmar sets sights on naming new presidentAung San Suu Kyi’s NLD will have to share power with the military-backed ruling USDPMon Feb 01 2016 - 18:03
Aung San Suu Kyi takes her seat in Myanmar’s parliamentAfter 50 years of military rule the shift to democracy has been a slow processMon Feb 01 2016 - 12:07
Myanmar: First democratically elected government since 1962Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has enough seats to form administration after landslide winMon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00
North Korea, South China Sea on agenda as Kerry in BeijingUS secretary of state urges further action to stop N Korea developing its nuclear weaponsWed Jan 27 2016 - 13:13
China targets economic data chief in corruption inquiryWang Baoan under investigation by Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdogWed Jan 27 2016 - 12:50
China expels Swedish human rights worker Peter DahlinDahlin had been detained on subversion charges and made confession on state TVTue Jan 26 2016 - 11:15
Steeling for China’s new statusOne EU lobby group foresees 3.5 million jobs losses if status is grantedTue Jan 26 2016 - 04:00
Asia Biogas starts renewable project in ThailandCompany is owned by Irish and Singaporean investorsTue Jan 26 2016 - 04:00
Wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller visits him on mainlandEU steps up rhetoric against China after nationals paraded on televisionMon Jan 25 2016 - 15:45
No kidding: Year of the Goat blamed as China birth rate slowsHopes that monkey year will boost birth rates in country with new two-child policySun Jan 24 2016 - 16:10
North Korea arrests US university student for ‘hostile act’Otto Frederick Warmbier reportedly detained days before controversial nuclear testFri Jan 22 2016 - 09:46
China pollution falls despite smog red alerts, says GreenpeaceEighty per cent of 366 major cities still fail to meet national air quality standardsThu Jan 21 2016 - 12:00
EU should sanction China for ‘confessions’, says press groupJournalist advocacy group RSF says footage of EU nationals is propagandaThu Jan 21 2016 - 09:44
Return of TV confessions spells trouble for dissidents in ChinaPolitical agenda clear as confessions recall tactics of self-criticism common in Mao eraWed Jan 20 2016 - 11:08
IMF warns global economic growth could be derailedFears as Chinese growth slows to rates not seen for 25 yearsWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
China seeks middle ground as Xi Jinping visits Middle EastPresident’s tour to include regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran as well as stop in EgyptTue Jan 19 2016 - 12:41
Chinese economic growth at lowest level in 25 yearsAfter years of double-expansion, China is now getting used to more moderate growthTue Jan 19 2016 - 09:04
Wanda’s Legendary purchase boosts Chinese film in HollywoodChina is expected to become the world’s biggest film market within two yearsTue Jan 19 2016 - 04:00
Future leaders selected for Schwarzman programmeBlackstone chief's programme is full of alpha humans of "exceptional" standardTue Jan 19 2016 - 04:00
Independence-minded opposition wins Taiwan electionBeijing warns new president Tsai Ing-wen against ‘hallucination’ of seeking breakawaySun Jan 17 2016 - 09:18
K-pop singer’s public apology dominates historic Taiwan voteTsai Ing-wen becomes island’s first woman president amid flag-waving controversySat Jan 16 2016 - 13:48
Taiwan frontrunner conciliatory towards China ahead of pollTsai Ing-wen expected to unseat President Ma Ying-jeou in Saturday’s electionFri Jan 15 2016 - 15:53
Jakarta in lockdown following attacks that killed sevenSite of suicide blast a ‘selfie shrine’ with street vendors selling snacksFri Jan 15 2016 - 10:03
China is facing into a period of painful economic adjustmentsThe Chinese government is trying to sell the idea of slower, consumption and services-based growthFri Jan 15 2016 - 08:30
Analysis: Jakarta attacks an Isis attempt to emulate ParisThe brazenness of the suicide attack indicates a new level of militancy in IndonesiaThu Jan 14 2016 - 21:30
Indonesia blames Isis for Jakarta attack killing sevenIndonesia sees first co-ordinated assault by team of suicide bombers and gunmenThu Jan 14 2016 - 18:14
China detains Swedish legal aid campaignerPeter Dahlin taken custody as part of a wider crackdown on activistsWed Jan 13 2016 - 09:55
Top Macau hotelier accused of running prostitution ringTrial of Alan Ho follows raid a year ago on casino hotel in the former Portuguese colonyTue Jan 12 2016 - 17:40
Seoul to host talks about North Korea’s nuclear programmeFive of six regional powers involved in long-stalled negotiations will take partTue Jan 12 2016 - 16:37
China’s President Xi Jinping reorganises country’s militaryReshuffle of People’s Liberation Army units underlines command by Communist PartyTue Jan 12 2016 - 12:28
China wants to make Communist Party the strongest voice in cyberspacePropaganda efforts must push the ruling party in its online efforts says ChinaTue Jan 12 2016 - 04:00
Less-than-stellar start for China’s stock marketsAuthorities stop circuit-breaker mechanism after it fails to stop slumpsTue Jan 12 2016 - 04:00
Body of Irish man (50) found at sea near Thai beach resortMan’s body showed signs of injury when found floating at beach resort in PattayaMon Jan 11 2016 - 16:35
Giant Mao statue in Chinese countryside pulled downLocal media said officials claimed the 36.6-metre structure was ‘not approved’Sat Jan 09 2016 - 01:00
Chinese fashion billionaire goes missing amid corruption investigationZhou Chengjian of clothing chain Metersbonwe investigated for insider tradingFri Jan 08 2016 - 21:12
North Korea bomb puts focus on defence optionsRegional tensions mount after H-bomb claims as South Korea looks to US and ChinaFri Jan 08 2016 - 01:00
Less-than-stellar start for China’s stock markets in 2016Authorities stop circuit-breaker mechanism after it fails to halt slumpsThu Jan 07 2016 - 17:38
Chinese ‘circuit-breakers’ prove too problematic for troubled marketShares fell more than 7% in 30 minutes, but policy response not welcomedThu Jan 07 2016 - 14:57
Doubts over North Korea test will not stop fear spreadingPyongyang has bolstered unease with its latest claims to have nuclear weaponryWed Jan 06 2016 - 19:33
UN condemns North Korea over hydrogen bomb testWhite House casts doubt over claims of successful testing of weapon by PyongyangWed Jan 06 2016 - 18:58
Britain accuses China over suspected bookseller abductionBritain’s foreign secretary stresses Hong Kong has its own judicial systemWed Jan 06 2016 - 18:39
Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow: ‘You can follow all the rules and still commit fraud’Andrew Fastow made Enron look healthy before it crashed and now advises how to spot fraudWed Jan 06 2016 - 06:00
Chinese villagers build giant golden Chairman Mao statueCommunist leader remains an icon despite disastrous Great Leap ForwardTue Jan 05 2016 - 13:55
Mystery deepens as wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller calls off searchLee Bo’s wife says she received fax from him but fears for safety of five missing men remainTue Jan 05 2016 - 10:16
Asia Briefing: China calls for even tighter internet controlsConference hears simultaneous calls for more online freedom and better governanceTue Jan 05 2016 - 04:00
