Denis Staunton

Tight supply and a shortage of affordable housing are common themes despite recent cooling of prices in several markets

Taiwan will elect a new president and a new parliament next month, and polls show the DPP’s candidate, vice-president Lai Ching-te, as the favourite to succeed Ms Tsai Ing-wen

Five Irish Times foreign correspondents looked at rental prices and issues in their city, to get a snapshot of whether the rental crisis in Dublin is also experienced in other parts of the world

Gaza and Ukraine dominate news in the western world, yet more than 50 other conflicts continue around the globe

Beijing Letter: A friend of mine had a wife who fined him up to €102 if he came home late

Beijing says relationship between countries is at a crossroads

Magnitude-6.2 earthquake strkies Gansu and neighbouring Qinghai provinces in northwest of country

Tycoon also faces charges under national security law that could mean he spends rest of his life in prison

The social media platform has about 600 million daily active users, and lots of people want a piece of the action, as Dennis Staunton found out when a man from Inner Mongolia came calling

Hong Kong saw only 20% of seats directly elected and only ‘patriots’ loyal to Beijing allowed to stand

Chinese government made huge effort to encourage participation

No candidates from pro-democracy parties won enough nominations to get on to the ballot in any constituency

Following Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping, European Council and European Commission presidents deliver familiar message seemingly heedless of changed context

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the EU’s €400 billion annual trade deficit with China is unsustainable

Both sides have played down expectations ahead of meeting in Beijing