China’s strict Covid strategy exacting a high economic price
Lockdowns have suspended assembly lines, grounded workers, trapped truck drivers and snarled ports
Lockdowns have suspended assembly lines, grounded workers, trapped truck drivers and snarled ports
Electronic manufacturers halt production after restrictions extended
Residents from lower-risk zones still subject to controls amid confusion about how freely they can move
Beijing appears to criticise EU's use of sanctions and insists Moscow's concerns must be addressed after talks with Brussels
Bloc’s leaders to use Friday to put pressure on Beijing over its close ties with Moscow
China’s image in West as willing enabler of Putin’s adventurism worsens
Exports increased 20.9% year-on-year last month as trade surplus rises to $94.46bn
Company says there is no guarantee it can make $82.5m debt payments due Monday
Expectations build that policymakers may have to do more to support the recovery
Parliament approves move that consolidates Beijing’s authoritarian grip on city
Only ‘patriots’ will be allowed to stand and representation will be reduced
Taoiseach asks Chinese premier for review of O’Halloran’s case ‘on compassionate grounds’
Struggle to balance trade priorities with concerns over Hong Kong
Move aims to rein in unfair competition from China at sensitive time for Brussels’ relations with Beijing
Omission from work report marks the first time China has not set a target for GDP
High-speed rail and cross-border ferry services to be stopped, with flights reduced
Resilient domestic consumption gives government some leeway as it tries to negotiate an end to trade dispute with US
Martin Wolf: Doubts linger about President Xi’s commitment to private enterprise
Government plans to stick with strategy of targeted policy support
Chinese president and EU leaders test the limits of their relationship at the Élysée Palace
Iseq rose 0.34%, helped by banks and property names
Government is targeting economic growth of 6.0 to 6.5% in 2019
China’s ageing population is increasingly stricken with deadly diseases, but many cannot afford drugs
Shinzo Abe hails agreements as ‘historic turning point’ on rare official visit to Beijing
Brussels summit champions global co-operation in face of US protectionism
Scandal around safety of Changsheng Life Science medicines spark widespread fears
Concern on country’s social network following finding of forged production records
Cantillon: China-EU summit gains extra dimension as US presses on with trade tariffs
Beijing does not want to sideline US, as Europe seeks common front against tariffs
Meetings expected to cement shared values and defend rules-based trading system
Liu flies to Berlin for medical treatment after eight years under house arrest
Beijing's premier meets leaders from central and eastern Europe
Berlin and Beijing stand by Iran nuclear deal despite US decision to withdraw from pact
Germany’s task is to keep both China and US onside despite contentious trade surpluses
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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
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