As shops shut their doors across Europe and the United States, in China the sharp drop in new coronavirus cases has encouraged consumers to venture back into malls and restaurants — for the most part quite gingerly but occasionally in throngs.

Key among them is inadequate protection for medical workers.

Panic buying in Australia, the United States and Britain saw leaders appeal for calm over the virus that has infected over 138,000 people globally and killed more than 5,000.

The sight of a masked Chinese president, Xi Jinping, greeting workers in Beijing’s Chaoyang district yesterday as they returned to work after the lunar new year holiday, his first public appearance in weeks, was designed to inspire confidence

The outbreak of the coronavirus has come at a difficult and sensitive time for China’s economy.

Although the extent of state control makes China well-placed to contain the coronavirus, it will not alter Xi Jinping’s global ambitions, writes Kevin Rudd

European shares notched small gains but markets continue to understand the potential fallout of the coronavirus outbreak on global growth.

If a country with a population of almost 1.4bn, where unquestioned discipline is imposed, struggles to contain coronavirus, a virus infectious even during incubation, how would the rest of the world cope?

Chris Cargo admits he had “pretty much given up” on an international career only for fortune to open the door on a 195-cap stint for Ireland.

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A newly approved Chinese drug for Alzheimer’s will start clinical trials in Europe and the US next year as the country’s first novel therapy for the incurable disease seeks global legitimacy.

In Ireland, the degree to which prosperity is felt beyond the big cities will determine whether Leo Varadkar returns to power, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

Overseas hotels often used by the charity included the 4-star Fitzpatrick Hotel in New York, The Royal Automobile Club in London, The Westin in Cleveland and the 5-star Shangri-La and Grand Hyatt in Singapore.

Frequent warnings by health experts about the dangers of too much red meat are likely to fall upon deaf ears where Irish exports are concerned.

Pledges issued by China’s leaders may mark the beginning of the end of Hong Kong as we know it, but the plan is also likely to hurt the mainland, writes Minxin Pei

Employee dedication has been central to the soaring fortunes of Global Shares, the Clonakilty-based fin-tech company whose staff numbers have doubled in the past 12 months.

Up to 30 highly-skilled staff are based there, working in software development, quality assurance, operations and inside sales. But there are plans to more than double the headcount there to around 70 over the next two years.

This 300-year-old Qing dynasty vase made of glass is set to shatter records at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong.

The prize ahead is one he’s yet to get his hands on, an achievement Thomas Barr would dearly love to secure here in the desert city of Doha, Qatar: a world final.

Carrie Lam announced the Hong Kong government will withdraw an extradition bill that has sparked months of demonstrations, but the violent battle is far from over, says Greg Torode.

China’s political leaders are driving business expansion abroad through its One Belt One Road initiative —a development plan focused on boosting trade across Asia, Europe, Middle East, and beyond.

Brexit is continuing to cast a shadow of uncertainty over Irish tourism, with a drop in the number of holidaymakers visiting the country in the month of July when compared to this time last year.

1.15 million people travelled to Ireland in July, a drop of 0.5% on the same time last year.

A Chinese delegation is touring meat factories to inspect them, with a view to expanding meat exports to Beijing.

Ten Irish third-level students have represented Ireland as part of ‘Seeds for the Future’, Huawei’s STEM education initiative, visiting China to develop local ICT talent.

A quarter of the Chinese production capacity used by global sportswear brands is lying idle, according to an industry executive, as the trade war pushes the biggest labels out of the Asian nation’s factories.

Hong Kong's streets turned into rivers of umbrellas as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road. Organisers said at least 1.7 million participated.

London faces a high stakes diplomatic balancing act going forward given its desire to form closer post-Brexit economic ties with Beijing, writes Andrew Hammond

It is nearly always the case that when a society, or even a section of society, take to the streets to oppose autocracy, the usual cheering from a distant, safe sideline is quickly tempered by prudent apprehension. There are too many examples of human aspiration crushed by brook-no-argument force.

A snapshot of Asia would show a region with stable societies and growing economies. But we may look back on this as the time the region fell apart, says Richard N. Haass.

Additional direct flights now operating from China to Dublin are bringing thousands of Chinese visitors to Ireland this year.