Beyond borders: Beijing equips Chinese firms for global stage amid trade jitters
With domestic margins shrinking and global trade risks rising, China’s commerce authorities are unveiling a state-backed business resource…
China’s private sector increases presence among top 100 listed companies
Private sector enterprises comprised 40 per cent of the top 100 listed Chinese companies by market value in…
China pledges green-energy push with Global South, signals wider market opening
China has vowed to deepen cooperation in new energy and green minerals with the nations in the Global…
The island at the centre of the world is in danger – The Irish Times
Back in 2017, in the early days of Leo Varadkar’s period as taoiseach, he was fond of referring…
Ireland’s little-known best-seller – The Irish Times
Ireland has not always treated its writers with the respect they deserve during their lifetimes, though it has…
In Graphics | How China leapfrogged the US to become the world’s leading trade power – Firstpost
For years, the United States of America dominated global trade. At one time, its commerce with the world…
China wants to import more Irish food and a stake in Irish wind energy, Taoiseach says – The Irish Times
China wants to import more high-quality food from Ireland and to invest in wind energy off the Irish…
Xi Jinping says Irish novel The Gadfly sustained him during traumatic teenage years – The Irish Times
Chinese president Xi Jinping has told Micheál Martin that an Irish novel had sustained him when he was…
Tech war: China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026
That release was a fitting reminder to the world, especially during the peak of the Christmas holiday season,…
China’s Xi promises more proactive macro policies in 2026
China is on track to meet its growth target of around 5% this year and will roll out…
Chinese cities face subway delays as Beijing targets wasteful spending, high debt levels
China is tapping the brakes on some subway expansions, including in certain affluent cities, a decision analysts said…
China’s Xi urges state giants to be pillars of national development
President Xi Jinping has instructed central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to serve as the bedrock of national development, urging…