RTÉ ‘pauses’ Late Late Toy Show pyjamas deal with Penneys amid China worker concerns
Retailer says there is no connection between it and cotton sourced from forced labour in China
China
China’s marriage rate is at its lowest in nearly 40 years. Why are singles put off settling down?
Couples who are getting married are doing so later than before
Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready with value of $14bn
‘This is going to be American-operated all the way,’ says US president
Super Typhoon Ragasa kills 17 in Taiwan as number of people missing revised down
Barrier lake overflowed in town of Guangfu where residents say there was insufficient warning given
Devices capable of crashing mobile phone network uncovered near UN headquarters
Security services also discovered cocaine, illegal firearms and servers in New York operation
‘We’re still talking past each other’: US congressmen make rare visit to China
First congressional delegation to Beijing since 2019 calls for military dialogue as Trump and Xi plan to meet
‘Dublin should be a joyful city but there is a certain sadness floating in the air’
Yang Hao moved to Ireland three years ago and studies at Trinity College Dublin
Ireland and the world must do megaprojects better
A megaproject is a large-scale, complex and often transformative venture, typically costing $1bn or more
Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang: the work of a woman revealing the forces that shaped her
Celebated writer evokes espionage-level thrill of chasing a story, and conveys the wrenching materiality of China
Chinese Covid whistleblower sentenced to four more years in jail, group says
Zhang Zhan charged with ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’ after documenting Covid in Wuhan
Irish athletes’ performance at World Championships allows us to dream again
Young athletes can be inspired by Ireland’s two medal chances going into penultimate day at Tokyo
China seizes on Trump’s chaos to position itself as champion of stability
Trump’s actions over the past eight months have accelerated a global realignment
Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping to meet in South Korea next month
US president plans to go to China next year amid trade tension between the two superpowers
Jobless in Beijing: ‘You have to find other passions. For me it was my plants and the cat’
Talk of job losses is everywhere these days but China’s generous statutory payments can make redundancy seem attractive
The problem with taxing the rich
Fiscal systems designed around income and consumption struggle to capture wealth, and billionaires are highly mobile
China to preach peace at security forum but South China Sea actions tell different story
Beijing has been aggressively enforcing its disputed claims to over 90 per cent of the maritime area with its most advanced aircraft carrier
A deal between Trump and Xi would be in both their interests
Prolonged trade war would damage both economies
Alarmist talk of Western decline and a new axis of upheaval misses the point
Worldview: Shifting away from Western narratives of world order is necessary if a more genuine global humanism is to emerge
Fiction in translation: Yang Hao an exciting new voice in Chinese – and Irish – literature
In Farthest Seas; Blurred; Cécé; Diablo’s Boys; and Voices of Resistance: Diaries of Genocide reviewed
Meet the 82-year-old Belfast man cycling across China to understand how villages vote
Electoral expert’s attempts to engage local councils meets with mixed success - and interest from the police
German car industry seeks fightback amid slumping market share
German automakers face shrinking market share and job cuts. Can they recover?
Chinese tourists in Oxford were told not to worry; this was just a UK government test
As warning notifications appeared on phones, Chinese tourists began looking at each other in alarm
‘Full speed against a wall’: Munich motor show a mix of excitement and angst
Lots of shiny new cars scattered about the city of Munich, but equally plenty of dire warnings of the future
Chinese exports grow at slowest rate in 6 months
Shipments to US fall 33% in August as trade war with Washington weighs on economy
Hundreds of Chinese millionaires approved for Irish ‘golden visas’ after scheme closed
Applications in train at time of scheme closure in 2023 were kept open despite concern over weak controls
Why the West misreads the room with its ‘Axis of Upheaval’ narrative
The emerging alternative order is neither an axis, nor is it interested in upheaval
European leaders to brief Trump after summit on security guarantees for Ukraine
Kremlin dowplays US president’s jibe about Russia, China and North Korea ‘conspiring’ against United States
Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality
Conversation overheard as Russian president attends Beijing military parade
Lasers, hypersonic missiles and underwater drones: China’s new weapons that worry the West
Xi Jinping presided over a parade showcasing the latest weaponry in Beijing’s arsenal
Xi Jinping warns world faces ‘peace or war’, as Putin, Kim join him for military parade
Xi’s embrace of leaders sends a message to the US and EU that China will make its own geopolitical choices
Leap for joy? Or dive for cover? Leapmotor’s ultra-affordable models arrive in Ireland
The tiny T03 wants to take on the Dacia Spring, but the big C10 SUV has more premium targets in mind
In pictures: China unveils new weapons in massive military parade
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un attend event marking 80 years since end of the second World War
Indonesian police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at student protesters
Demonstrations over grievances such as politicians’ perks escalate into rioting and looting
Ukraine war: Mixed signals from European states on any future peacekeeping force
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen chided by German defence minister after ‘pretty precise plans’ remark
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