Premier looks to the south for economic inspirationTHIS WEEK’S Asia Briefing comes from Shenzhen, the southern cradle of China’s economic renaissance and its export centre, and…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Income up 11% at ICBCNet income growth at the Industrial Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s biggest lender by market value, slowed in the…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Blazing a trail from Cork to ChinaSELLING FASTENERS in China, the world’s biggest manufacturer of this kind of component, is no easy task for a Western company…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Up to 20 new jobs due at PCH centre for green packagingELSEWHERE IN Shenzhen, Cork-based PCH has announced the opening of a design centre of excellence for sustainable packaging – …Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
'Messiah' Moon leaves a vast business - and a tainted imageTo its critics the Unification Church is a dangerous cultTue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Merkel bids to bolster trade with China tripCHANCELLOR ANGELA Merkel’s second trip to China in seven months last week underlines how important the Chinese market is to Germany…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Chinese power shift to begin next monthTHE COMMUNIST Party Congress to start the transfer of power to a younger generation of leaders in China will take place between…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Unexpected dip in manufacturing in China as orders fallMANUFACTURING IN China contracted unexpectedly in August for the first time in nine months on the back of falling new orders …Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Zealous policing raises revenue for Chinese cityTHE DRIVER in China’s Shaoyang city was surprised when a man wearing an armband tapped on his window and demanded he cough up…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
It's patently obvious for innovatorsCHINA HAS made the filing of millions of domestic patents the cornerstone of its efforts to transform itself into an innovation…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
There's nothing flat about Ikea's growth in ChinaWhile the economy is losing steam and consumer confidence is ebbing, Ikea still expects double-digit growth next yearTue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Thailand takes slower boat with ChinaIT’S NOT JUST China that’s hurting – other big economies in the region are feeling the impact of sluggish economic growth, including…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
US trade deficit puts China on election agendaIN A CLOSELY-FOUGHT election in the United States, it is inevitable that the yawning trade deficit with China should come into…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Matchmaking for millionaires but gold-diggers need not applyMONEY CAN’T buy you love, but it helpsMon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Disgraced pair sealed fate by flaunting power, wealthNOW THAT his wife Gu Kailai has been given a suspended death sentence, attention turns to Bo Xilai, the disgraced former Communist…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Politician's wife spared death for killing executiveGU KAILAI, the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has been given a suspended death sentence after confessing to killing…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Healthy opportunity for Ireland in ChinaASIA BRIEFING: AMONG THE sites visited on the latest high-profile Irish trade mission in China, last week’s healthcare delegation…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Japanese activists land on island claimed by ChinaA GROUP of Japanese nationalists landed on a rocky island in the East China Sea yesterday, ratcheting up tensions in a long running…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Sigh of relief as Chinese 'Clyde' shot deadYOU’VE HEARD of the story of Bonnie and Clyde – but here’s the story of Zhou Kehua, the fugitive described as “China’s most dangerous…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Reilly signs deal to deepen co-operation with ChinaMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has signed a deal to deepen co-operation with China on healthcare education during an official…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Treasury China Trust chief denies claims of poor corporate governanceRICHARD DAVID, chief executive of Treasury China Trust (TCT), has strongly denied accusations in a letter by a shareholder to…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
China to build on North Korea relationshipPRESIDENT HU Jintao told Jang Song-thaek, the powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, that China was ready to take…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Call for inquiry into Treasury China TrustA MINORITY shareholder in Treasury China Trust (TCT) has written a letter to Singapore’s Business Times newspaper calling for…Thu Aug 16 2012 - 01:00
China leaders aim to boost legitimacy at party congressCHINA’S RULING Communist Party has indicated that women and young people will be better represented at its 18th Congress, part…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
North Korea gets Chinese economic supportCHINA HAS promised to help major companies invest in special economic zones in its impoverished neighbour North Korea, in a clear…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Healthcare presents mutual benefits, Reilly tells ChineseCHINA OFFERS great opportunities for Irish companies in the healthcare sector, and Ireland is a country Chinese firms are exploring…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Pension worries spread to ChinaASIA BRIEFING: PEOPLE IN CHINA are worrying about their old-age pensionsTue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
China must rethink land ownership if it is to feed its peopleChina needs to give better property rights to its farmers if it is to produce more foodMon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Trial of Chinese ex-official's wife endsIN THE END, China’s trial of the century took just seven hours, after Gu Kailai, the wife of purged Communist leader Bo Xilai…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Homicide not corruption likely focus of trialGU KAILAI, wife of purged Communist Party princeling Bo Xilai, goes on trial tomorrow for poisoning British businessman Neil …Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
World Bank arrival is hopeful sign for BurmaBURMA, RENAMED Myanmar in 1989 by its military regime, is one of the poorest countries in the world after decades of oppressive…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
China's plans for Africa shifting to sustainabilityFOR MOST PEOPLE outside China and Africa, relations between the emerging Asian giant and the developing continent seem to consist…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Your handy guide to telling the Koreas apartNorth Koreans were incensed when their flag was confused with South Korea’s at the Olympics this weekSat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
Bo Xilai's wife charged with Heywood murderPROSECUTORS HAVE formally charged the wife of purged Chinese politician Bo Xilai with the murder of British businessman Neil …Fri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
Beijing authorities still dealing with effects of floodingCITY AUTHORITIES in Beijing continue to deal with the repercussions from last weekend’s flooding in the Chinese capital, as residents…Fri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
Ireland Inc sees potential of emerging marketsASIA BRIEFING: The biggest challenge Irish organisations face is local competition and also not knowing enough about the competitive…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Chinese internet users at 538 millionCHINA’S POPULATION of internet users, which is already the world’s biggest, has risen strongly again, despite blocks on traffic…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Frenchman travels to China to assist in inquiryA FRENCH architect who was held in Cambodia because of his alleged links to China’s biggest political scandal in two decades …Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Kim consolidates leadership by taking top military roleFEARS THAT North Korean leader Kim Jong-un might fall foul of a coup attempt by military hardliners now seem banished, as the…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Wen warns about job lossesAMID GROWING anxiety over China’s flagging economic growth, premier Wen Jiabao has warned that the country’s labour situation…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Kim reshuffles the ranks to gain control of militaryNORTH KOREA’S new leader, Kim Jong-un, is purging the upper ranks of the military after he installed a little-known regional …Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Little known about new vice-marshalTHE ASCENT of Hyon Yong-chol to the position of vice-marshal of the Korean People’s Army has been carried in the ruling Workers…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Leadership speculation follows removal of army chiefTHE HEAD of the North Korean army, Ri Yong-ho, has been relieved of his position for medical reasons, state media in Pyongyang…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Word of mouth the key to investmentBOOSTING AWARENESS of Ireland in China and the tax advantages that the country has to offer Chinese firms is a key challenge …Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Spiralling car sales put China's economy in a jamASIA BRIEFING: CHINA IS ENGAGED in a delicate balancing act right nowTue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
DIT to open tourism college on tropical Chinese islandDUBLIN INSTITUTE of Technology (DIT) has signed a landmark deal with a group of investors in Hainan to establish the Hainan International…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Chinese rate of growth continues to slowCHINA’S GROSS domestic product (GDP) rose by 7Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Code of maritime conduct call over disputed islandsGROWING TENSIONS over Asia’s maritime ambitions dominated the agenda at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in…Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
China tackles corrupt spendingTHE CHINESE Communist government’s crackdown on corrupt luxury spending is not stopping with shark fin soupWed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Chinese growth at lowest level since crisis beganCHINA’S TRADE growth decelerated sharply in June, prompting fears that the world’s second-biggest economy is slipping despite…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
