Bodies of migrants on Malaysia-Thailand border show signs of torturePolice find more than 28 abandoned camps, some large enough to hold up to 300 bodiesMon May 25 2015 - 19:48
Exporters see opportunity for Irish beef in ChinaWeak euro and Chinese fondness for alternative cuts could be crucial, as exporters visit ShanghaiTue May 19 2015 - 00:01
Apple becomes top seller of smartphones in ChinaUS giant has overtaken domestic producer Xiaomi in terms of market shareMon May 18 2015 - 22:30
Chinese firm brings 6,400 workers on French holidayEmployees from Tiens group took over 140 hotels in Paris and also visited Cote d’AzurMon May 18 2015 - 22:30
Shanghai bans children of Communist cadres from running businessesPower-seeking and corruption no longer allowed in nation’s financial hubTue May 12 2015 - 00:01
Alibaba pulls job ad seeking “stunning” female candidates with porn star qualitiesCandidates had also been expected to be good at complimenting men and able to tolerate spicy foodMon May 11 2015 - 22:30
Anti-graft campaign sees officials go privateMany civil servants abandon ‘iron rice bowl’Mon May 11 2015 - 22:30
China tightens national security in wake of Snowden revelationsDraft of wide-ranging law raises concerns over curbing of individual freedomsSat May 09 2015 - 01:00
Nepalis turn to rebuilding challengeInternational response to an appeal for emergency funds has been slow, says UNFri May 08 2015 - 21:42
UCD graduate moved his family to Hong Kong with just five weeks’ noticeWild geese Bob Keogh, head of State Street’s Alternative Investment Solutions unit for Asia PacificFri May 08 2015 - 01:00
Letter from Nepal: it is the women who suffered mostWhile men worked further afield their loved ones bore the brunt of the disasterThu May 07 2015 - 05:00
Nepal earthquake death toll at 7,500 as help reaches isolated villages‘What they are seeing is entire towns and villages where every house and public building has collapsed’Wed May 06 2015 - 09:33
Nepal’s government asks aid workers to go into countrysideKathmandu slowly getting back to normal after quake but remote areas still in crisisTue May 05 2015 - 08:40
Nepal counts the cost of earthquakeRemittances from abroad will prove key to helping fund reconstructionTue May 05 2015 - 00:01
Potential growth in Nepal tourism a bright spotMountain tourism has been especially hit hard by the April 27th earthquakeMon May 04 2015 - 22:30
Race against time for Nepali farmers to plantFears for food security as crops and livestock devastated by the earthquakeMon May 04 2015 - 22:30
Irish relief workers tell of ‘logistical nightmare’ in NepalRace to deliver post-earthquake aid to remote areas before rainy seasonMon May 04 2015 - 10:33
Nepal: ‘We are terrified of another earthquake’Two people and 50 animals died in Paslang, near the epicentre of Nepal’s recent quake. In this traumatised village, rebuilding seems pointless. It’s a story replicated across the regionSat May 02 2015 - 01:00
Swathes of Kathmandu still to be cleared after earthquakeShortage of helicopters hindering relief to remote areas difficult to reach by roadSat May 02 2015 - 01:00
Anger rises in Nepal at pace of government reaction to disaster600,000 houses destroyed or damaged after earthquake, writes Clifford Coonan, in NepalFri May 01 2015 - 15:36
Concerns over aid as fears death toll in Nepal may exceed 10,000Stories emerge of tensions between rescue workers and despairing localsFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Nepal aid effort falters, stoking anger in tent citiesDeath toll above 5,000 with almost 10,000 injured, writes Clifford Coonan, in NepalThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
‘We are still alive. We are lucky. But look around you’People wonder what’s next as they search for dead, writes Clifford Coonan in NepalThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Earthquake: How Nepal is coping with a new realityThere are candlelit vigils and vans holding up buildings, writes Clifford Coonan in NepalWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Asia’s infrastructure boom is helping to keep things movingChina is leading the way as it seeks to expand its influence in the regionTue Apr 28 2015 - 00:01
Ninebot buys SegwayPurchase comes just months after patent infringement lawsuit initiated by SegwayMon Apr 27 2015 - 22:30
EU issues ‘yellow card’ for Thailand over pirate fishingEuropean Commission threatens to ban Thai seafood importsMon Apr 27 2015 - 22:30
Death sentence suspended for woman who killed abuser husbandChinese woman beat husband to death with air rifle in 2010 in high-profile caseFri Apr 24 2015 - 13:38
China’s ‘Great Cannon’: ‘Are we heading in the same direction as North Korea ?’China’s crackdown on internet censorship rules is bad for businessThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:55
China’s Zhou Yongkang spied on leaders, inquiry findsReport show former security chief authorised wiretaps on elite, including Xi JinpingTue Apr 21 2015 - 23:19
China equity markets boom while economic growth stuttersThere are fears that margin trading is driving the record market performanceTue Apr 21 2015 - 00:01
Ireland well placed to benefit from China’s overseas investment, says HSBC Ireland chiefFood and telecoms are key investment areas, says HSBC Ireland chiefMon Apr 20 2015 - 22:30
China’s president Xi Jinping in first state visit to PakistanBeijing sees Pakistan as key part of efforts to access the Indian Ocean over land to boost tradeMon Apr 20 2015 - 15:48
China jails journalist Gao Yu (71) accused of leaking state secretsAmnesty International among those condemning the sentence as ‘political persecution’Fri Apr 17 2015 - 22:30
China growth slows to 6 year low as stimulus fails to find tractionGross domestic product grew an annual 7 per cent in the first quarterWed Apr 15 2015 - 10:48
Human rights groups welcome the release of feminist activists in ChinaWomen were jailed for 37 days for planning protests against sexual harassmentTue Apr 14 2015 - 18:40
China’s CEOs look for ways to deal with the ‘new normal’ slower economySearch for more joint ventures could benefit Irish companiesTue Apr 14 2015 - 00:01
Beijing bans cars and vehicles that fail to meet emission standardsExhaust fumes one of the chief causes of smog in the Chinese capitalMon Apr 13 2015 - 22:30
Rise of the robots to combat costs and labour shortages in southern ChinaMove to replace man with machine also spurred by desire to innovateMon Apr 13 2015 - 22:30
Chinese TV anchor suspended for making fun of Mao ZedongBi Fujian apologises for singing ‘Don’t mention Mao - he has brought misery to us’Thu Apr 09 2015 - 17:08
Six injured in Chinese chemical plant explosionsSecond time there have been blasts at controversial paraxylene plant in ZhangzhouWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
China pushes for resumption of North Korean nuclear talksChina and Russia working closely together restart talks, says Chinese foreign ministerWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank takes shapeThe AIIB threatens to cause a rift between Washington and its alliesTue Apr 07 2015 - 00:01
Corruption clampdown and environmental concerns hit China’s golf coursesA programme of ‘rectifications’ has seen 66 golf courses closedMon Apr 06 2015 - 22:30
Brian O’Driscoll inspires Irish Chamber of Commerce in Hong KongFifth annual event sees record turnoutMon Apr 06 2015 - 22:30
Xi’s ‘Little Red App’ recalls cult of MaoChinese president’s thoughts are now accessible on a smartphone or tabletMon Apr 06 2015 - 01:00
Thailand’s military junta replaces martial law with absolute powerThai military has seized power 12 times since end of absolute monarchy in 1932Wed Apr 01 2015 - 20:50
Asian Development Bank sees Indian growth overtaking China this yearADB says it might co-operate with new China-led development bankTue Mar 31 2015 - 00:01
World’s best single-malt whiskey not Irish or Scottish: it’s from TaiwanAward-winning whiskey ‘like bourbon-infused milk chocolate’Mon Mar 30 2015 - 22:30
