IIreland Read More Chinese cars in Ireland: Here’s our rundown of each brand and what it sells – The Irish TimesOctober 21, 2026 BYD. Status: Here and selling big BYD is the 200lb gorilla of the Chinese car brands. It has…
EEconomy Read More In Focus | Family firms power China’s economy – but what happens when the heirs refuse the throne?September 6, 2026 Many Chinese tend to label the offspring of the country’s nouveau riche private business founders with the pejorative…
AArtificial intelligence Read More New twist in Aer Lingus redundancy plan, and Hollywood and AI – The Irish TimesAugust 11, 2026 A trade union body representing workers across Aer Lingus’ owner, International Airlines Group (IAG), could intervene in plans…
BBusiness Read More BYD plans direct control of Irish operation as it eyes expansion – The Irish TimesAugust 10, 2026 BYD, the Chinese car maker, is to take over direct control of its Irish operation later this year,…
EEconomy Read More Why has the China-US profit gap widened on the Fortune Global 500?July 30, 2026 China’s unaddressed economic structural problems are swallowing profits and leaving its multinationals falling far behind their US peers…
EEconomy Read More Can China and Indonesia’s strong financial ties withstand ‘resource nationalism’?July 29, 2026 Back in 2009, when China’s economy was expanding at about twice today’s pace, a little-known private firm made…
EEconomy Read More Lower profit margins set to foil Chinese carmakers’ price war plans despite falling salesJuly 26, 2026 Narrowing profit margins due to higher raw material costs have dealt yet another major blow to China’s carmakers…
BBusiness Read More VW’s China playbook may come back to haunt it when rivals take it to Europe – The Irish TimesJuly 25, 2026 Boxy, sturdy and no-nonsense, the Volkswagen Santana became a hit among Chinese government officials after the German carmaker…
BBusiness Read More BYD challenges Porsche’s 911 with launch of electric supercar in EuropeJuly 9, 2026 Chinese electric vehicle (EV) assembler BYD has set its sights on Porsche’s supercars with plans to sell its…
EEconomy Read More How Hong Kong is fighting to redefine its future with an institutional moat, wealth surgeJuly 8, 2026 For decades, warnings of Hong Kong’s terminal decline have arrived in periodic waves. When Stephen Roach, the former…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Soldiers without uniforms: Line between civilian and military in age of AIJune 20, 2026 On June 8, 2026, the Pentagon expanded its “Chinese Military Companies” list from 134 to 188 firms. Among…
BBusiness Read More BYD’s Denza Z sports car reveals 1,582 hp ahead of launchJune 13, 2026 The BYD‘s Denza Z sports car revealed a peak power of 1,180 kW (1,582 hp) and other core…