Paper falls for Kim Jong-un 'sexiest man' spoofThe curse of satirical website the Onion strikes againThu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Chinese insurer threatens legal action against 'NYT'China’s second-biggest insurance company, Ping An, has threatened to take legal action against the New York Times after it published…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Grandad becomes king of fashion in ChinaThe latest king of the fashionistas in China is a 72-year-old grandfather and former farmer who models teenage girls’ clothing…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Reform is only choice for new leaders to fuel economyASIA BRIEFING: China is heading into a period of reform but its newly appointed leader, Xi Jinping, will have to rein in the…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Macau sees rise in gang activity as ex-triad head 'Broken Tooth' to be freedGambling hot spot Macau is gearing up for the release next month of Wan Kuok-koi, aka Broken Tooth, former head of the notorious…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
China aims to end death-row organ useChina is working on ways to phase out the use of organs from executed prisoners for donations and focusing instead on encouraging…Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
New Chinese passports depict claims to South China Sea and TaiwanJust days after China’s hardline stance on ownership of islands in the region soured a meeting of the Association of Southeast…Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Boys' deaths reopens wealth gap debateThe five runaway boys were all either brothers or cousins, all surnamed Tao and aged between nine and 13Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Nations fail to unite after row at Asian summitChina’s sovereignty claims over large swathes of the South China Sea dashed attempts by southeast Asian leaders to agree a united…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Obama hails Burma's 'first steps' towards democracy on historic visitUS president Barack Obama walked barefoot through the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon yesterday, the first US president to visit …Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Challenge for China's new leader is maintaining growthASIA BRIEFING: Watching Xi Jinping make his first address as China’s new leader, in the East Room of the Great Hall of the People…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Artist Ai Weiwei's six wishes for Xi JinpingAsked for a list of his top 10 wishes to present to the newly installed leadership of Xi Jinping, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
New style for China's new leaderANALYSIS: Xi Jinping, the new leader of China, was three-quarters of an hour late on stage in the Great Hall of the People to…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Xi assumes top military and party rolesXi Jinping was unveiled as China’s new leader yesterday, assuming the top posts in the Communist Party and the People’s Liberation…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
China's party congress hailed by leader as stage set for successorThe rousing socialist anthem, the Internationale, rang out in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People yesterday as President Hu Jintao…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Under a giant red star, China's new elite to be revealed at close of scripted congressAt some point this week, the composition of the standing committee of the politburo that runs the world’s most populous country…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Testing times in KoreaEducation is a serious, super-competitive business in South Korea, and there are regular complaints that the country’s rigid …Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
China to act after unrest over industrial developmentThe Chinese government will step up its risk assessments for future industrial projects, a senior official has said.Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Reforming leaders need to take China into futureIn order for this “Big Bang” to happen, of course, the 2,268 delegates gathered at the 18th Communist Party Congress in the Great…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
China poised to cash in on currency 'Big Bang'One of the biggest questions in Asia is always if, or when, the Chinese currency will become convertibleTue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Selling Irish fund expertise to open and closed marketsAsia Briefing: Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) chief executive Pat Lardner was in Hong Kong, Taipei, Malaysia and Singapore…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Culture mandarins promote 'soft power'China’s cultural tsars hailed the country’s efforts to open up the world of cinema, books, TV and performing arts while all the…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
China's leaders begin battle for powerChina’s ruling Communist leaders have split off into smaller groups to horse-trade over who will run the country for the next…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Communist Party marks the end of Hu eraChina’s ruling elite gathered in the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing yesterday for the 18th Communist Party Congress…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
China reactionThe US election was closely watched in China, especially because this particular election took place the day before Beijing began…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Economy the biggest challenge for China's new leaderASIA BRIEFING: Thursday sees the start of the 18th Communist Party Congress at which China’s next generation of leaders will…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Congress to open amid weak growth and continued unrestSome 2,300 delegates from municipalities, autonomous regions and provinces all over China meet in Beijing on Thursday as the …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Conservatives expected to dominate reduced standing committeeThere has been intense speculation over who will be named in the standing committee of the Politburo, which will be composed …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Terracotta Army craftsmen may have inspired car makerTHE CRAFTSMEN who armed the thousands of terracotta warriors and their chariots and steeds in Xi’an in northern China more than…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Meetings begin behind closed doors on China's political futureTHE LEADERS of China’s Communist Party have begun a meeting behind closed doors to decide on the details of a power transition…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Irish making openings all over AsiaIRELAND’S BUSINESS community in Asia gathered in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, last week for the Asia Pacific Ireland …Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Wen family rejects reports of wealthTHE FAMILY of China’s premier Wen Jiabao has rejected reports in the New York Times that Mr Wen’s relatives capitalised on his…Mon Oct 29 2012 - 00:00
China blocks 'New York Times' website over Wen wealth reportCHINA HAS angrily denounced a report saying that premier Wen Jiabao’s family has built up vast riches, accusing the New York …Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Military reshuffle begins period of political change in ChinaWITH WEEKS to go before a once-in-a-decade leadership transition, China has reshuffled its top military ranks as part of a raft…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Driverless cars to be tested next yearAS SOMEONE who has driven the mean streets of Beijing for eight years, and has the nervous tics and grey hair to show for it, …Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Irish architects showcase in ShanghaiASIA BRIEFING: SHANGHAI IS HOME to some of the triumphs of world architecture – the French Concession boasts stunning colonial…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
China seeks economic reform proposalsWITH JUST weeks to go until a once-in-a-decade leadership change, China’s leaders have called on the country’s main research …Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Call goes out for Irish architectsGERRY PATJE was in Shanghai to lobby the RIAI to send over architects and engineers from Ireland to help him meet demand in Guiyang…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Feng shui is 'fundamental' to the property marketAMONG THE Irish architects and designers who have already voted with their feet and made the move to China is Frank O’Mahony, …Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
High abortion rate in China due to poor use of contraceptionOVER 13 million abortions a year are carried out in China, data from a government think tank has shown, and a major factor behind…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Growth rate in China dips to 7.4% despite positive dataCHINA’S ECONOMIC expansion slowed for the seventh successive quarter, but the worst slump since the global financial crisis began…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Chinese regard growing for US democratic ideasAROUND HALF of Chinese people like American ideas about democracy, according to a survey that has identified corruption, rising…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Foxconn hired 14 year olds to work in Chinese factoriesTAIWANESE electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, which produces electronics for companies including Apple, Hewlett-Packard …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Boom in staycations boosts economyWE’VE FOCUSED before about attracting outbound tourists from China, but the government here is determined to boost domestic consumption…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Chinese opportunity for big pharmaCHINA’S AGEING population, rising wealth and growing urbanisation means the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector is facing…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Drinks boss tops rich listAS THE IMF data shows, China’s economy may be slowing down, but that hasn’t stopped the ultra-rich from thriving.Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Global engine room chugging alongASIA WILL REMAIN the engine of global economic growth, despite the slowdown in China, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Death of former Cambodian king who was caught up in decades of turmoilCAMBODIA’S FORMER king, Norodom Sihanouk, an aristocrat who led his country to independence in 1953 but was forced into exile…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Forced evictions a threat to Chinese stability, says AmnestyTHE SIGNIFICANT increase in the numbers forcibly evicted from their homes in China to make way for new property developments …Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Apple supplier Foxconn insists brain-injured worker leave hospitalFOXCONN, THE Taiwanese maker of Apple iPhones and other consumer durables, has again been criticised over working conditions …Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
