Why the Global South is following China - not the West
In the News podcast
In the News podcast
The era of the United States as unrivalled global leader is over. Small alliances of like-minded countries are growing in importance
China backs call for reparations to be paid for slave trafficking and colonialism, while African leaders remain committed to ‘one China principle’
Meetings involving US national security adviser and Chinese officials part of an effort to to reduce the temperature in the relationship
Beijing claims maritime incidents caused by dangerous actions of Philippines coast guard vessels in contested waters of South China Sea
Men in China retire at 60 and women at 55, apart from those in manual labour who can finish up at 50
Zhua Wa Wa or Successor has echoes of The Truman Show and Succession but it reflects very specifically Chinese concerns about education, parenting and getting the best for your offspring
Beijing Letter: China’s economy is in trouble, but the cost of living is coming down for many people
Some advocates of the democracy-against-autocracy paradigm are gripped by the same level of moral certainty that drove the global war on terror
Visit was organised by Chinese authorities but EU diplomats specified where they wished to go
Beijing Letter: A moving performance at the city’s 300-year-old wooden theatre
The drop in temperature after the storm meant it was cool enough to wear the summer suit I had picked up from the tailor last week and which I was eager to show off
China claims sovereignty over reefs, islands and other maritime features and took action against vessels entering waters near Scarborough Shoal
Baoding’s hospital and the vast Xiong’an model city 50km away show the virtues of design, planning and state ownership of land
Every other live venue in Beijing must submit detailed information about every musical act to the local cultural department at least three days in advance
Kristalina Georgieva’s remarks at Beijing conference come as China export glut tensions rise
Biking food from Beijing’s cafes and restaurants, some six million drivers work long hours daily for low pay in dangerous traffic conditions. Liu Wei is one of them who works hard and draws dignity from his seven-day-a-week labour
Exporting antiques was a good way to make money but Communist Party restrictions turned traders into smugglers
A 36-year-old from Downpatrick, Co Down, has become China’s top whiskey influencer
The focus was on ‘new productive forces’, a new slogan for what amounts to a dramatic reshaping of the Chinese economy
Move puts State Council, which oversees ministries and local governments, under direct authority of party
Annual legislative meeting in Tiananmen Square includes a lengthy press conference to lay out Communist Party’s global agenda
The province of Yunnan attracts people in pursuit of their dreams with its idyllic setting, openness and low cost of living. But the classic processes of gentrification and spiralling rents inflict cultural damage on the local community
Intense and sometimes destructive social media storms have been a regular occurrence for more than a decade
The view that Washington is acting provocatively is shared across much of Asia
A splendid portrait of layers of identity and resistance in what is no less a settler society than the United States
The Year of the Dragon brings marriage-related suspicions and a sour response over lunch
Regulator has promised to clamp down on what it describes as market manipulation and ‘malicious short-selling’
China retains ownership of any cubs born to pandas on loan overseas and zoos must agree to send cubs back to China when they reach the age of four
Tight supply and a shortage of affordable housing are common themes despite recent cooling of prices in several markets
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
Beijing Letter: A friend of mine had a wife who fined him up to €102 if he came home late
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
In the News podcast: New moves from Beijing threaten freedoms in Hong Kong
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices