After the Hong Kong fire, Beijing confronts a grief it can’t easily police
Thousands queue to mourn victims, highlighting tensions between public grief and Beijing’s strict controls on dissent
Hong Kong
Hong Kong apartments fire death toll reaches 151 with more arrests made
More than 40 people still missing but some bodies ‘have turned into ash’, says police chief
Hong Kong apartment complex fire death toll reaches 128 as rescue operations end
No alarms went off in any of eight towers, seven of which were ablaze during incident, with 200 still missing
Hong Kong fire: construction company bosses arrested as death toll continues to rise
Flames fanned by mesh and bamboo scaffolding, with three men from construction company arrested on suspicion of manslaughter
Inside Hong Kong’s deadly tower block blaze: ‘It was horrifying’
With no fire alarms sounding, some received calls from relatives elsewhere who urged them to quickly evacuate
Hong Kong fire: At least 55 people dead with hundreds missing, authorities say
The complex where the fire started is made up of eight 31-storey towers containing 2,000 apartments
Taoglas eyes add-ons after divesting its TxWireless business in 2025
Management fees and interest costs drive $17.6m loss at Irish unit
What’s it really like to work in a Michelin kitchen? Six far-flung Irish chefs tell their stories
These six young chefs have already marked themselves out as ones to watch as they make their way through starred restaurants
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
First Look: A new kind of upmarket takeaway for the south Dublin suburbs
The reawakened Hawker has been put together with great care, bringing all the expertise of Hang Dai to a Rathmines outlet
Chinese battery maker CATL surges 16% in biggest listing of 2025
Strong demand for secondary offering in Hong Kong expected to lift amount raised to $5.3bn
‘I’m scared of being terminated’: Domestic workers in Hong Kong vulnerable to exploitation
Many come from the Philippines and Indonesia, are highly qualified, but are often treated little better than servants
Hong Kong Wonton review: Delicious bowls of steaming, hand-folded wontons. This is the real deal
The queue at this Fade Street eatery does not lie – the menu is short, the place small but the food is big on flavour
Amnesty International has opened a Hong Kong section based overseas
Move comes two days after the opposition Democratic Party voted to start the process of dissolving itself
‘The feeling burned inside him still’: Love, death and superstition across the boundaries
Hong Kong letter: Chinese tomb-sweeping festival stirs up stories of the past
PwC delays payouts for departing partners in Hong Kong and China
Recent retirees left waiting for equity repayment as Big Four firm grapples with audit ban after Evergrande collapse
Hong Kong group owns more than €58m in Irish properties
Group controlled by Dublin-based Yong Wu is part of wave of Chinese investment in property in the capital
Hong Kong’s top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group
Convictions struck down on grounds of miscarriage of justice
‘When I see the words fáilte abhaile in the airport, I know I’m home’
More than 5,000 people gained Irish citizenship this week at ceremonies in Dublin
The UK’s last EU commissioner: ‘The level of contact is speeding up. The tone has changed’
Europe Letter: Julian King says ‘world has changed’ since original Brexit deals were made
Lunar New Year: from sweet and sticky rice to hot pots, restaurants to visit for the Year of the Snake
The dishes to try and restaurants to visit to celebrate what is, for millions of people, the most important holiday of the year
The Troublemaker by Mark L Clifford: Story of tycoon turned activist Jimmy Lai is consistently compelling
Clifford avoids hagiography in this rags-to-riches-to-prison-scrubs biography of the dissident billionaire
Anna Lo obituary: Fearless and trailblazing politician who stood for equality
A feminist and self-described humanist she campaigned against racial discrimination while herself suffering from racist threats and intimidation
Hong Kong Letter: Harsh jail sentences may harm financial centre and trading hub reputation
Imprisoning of 45 former politicians and activists convicted under Beijing’s National Security Law could trigger the imposition of US visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials
‘The more information you have, the more you’re free,’ Jimmy Lai tells Hong Kong trial
Former publisher in custody for almost four years since arrest under national security law
Jimmy Lai trial to resume in Hong Kong a day after 45 pro-democracy activists jailed
Former newspaper publisher (76) could face life sentence if convicted under draconian national security law imposed by Beijing
Jailing of 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists in landmark trial draws criticism
Some 47 pro-democracy activists charged in 2021 with conspiracy to commit subversion under Beijing-imposed national security law
The Taiwan Story: How a Small Island Will Dictate the Global Future – Does China have an appetite to take its ultimate prize by force?
Brown observes that securing Taiwan may be far too big a risk for the Chinese Communist Party, which values stability above all else
‘The Bean an Tí looked shocked to see a Chinese girl speaking Irish’
Eva Pau, commercial director of family business Asia Market, on being immersed in Irish culture from an early age
T-shirt protest slogan could get man jailed for up to decade in Hong Kong
Chu Kai-pong faces long sentence under crackdown and application of National Security Law
Hong Kong judgment articulates very expansive definition of sedition
Verdict on former Stand News editors could prohibit publication of almost anything hostile to the Hong Kong government and authorities in Beijing
Hong Kong court convicts two former editors in Stand News sedition trial
Critics say their case reflects deteriorating media freedoms under a national security crackdown
Two Hong Kong journalists await verdict in sedition trial
Case seen as test of press freedoms and independence of judiciary
Hong Kong’s highest court rejects attempt by Jimmy Lai and six pro-democracy activists to overturn convictions
Former publisher and six former legislators was convicted in 2021 of taking part in an unauthorised assembly during protests against Hong Kong’s government in August 2019
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