http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/1299670-china-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/1299670-china-government.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2107450-no-guarantee-peace-nkorean-envoy-warns-china.html BEIJING (AP) — A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae's ... Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2107450-no-guarantee-peace-nkorean-envoy-warns-china.html 2013-05-24T11:57:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102274-chinese-premier-visits-pakistan-praises-ties.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit Wednesday, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian powers. Premier Li Keqiang said "the tree of China-Pakistan friendship" was planted decades ago, nurtured by successive leaders and "is now exuber... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:11:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2102274-chinese-premier-visits-pakistan-praises-ties.html 2013-05-22T16:11:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice marshal tasked with supervising the North Korean military, departed on a chartered Air Koryo fligh... Wed, 22 May 2013 05:53:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html 2013-05-22T05:53:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2097226-china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew.html BEIJING (AP) — China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies. Boat owner Yu Xuejun, who wasn't aboard, first publicized the seizure on his microblog late Saturday, and on Mond... Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2097226-china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew.html 2013-05-20T10:30:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083376-japanese-mayor-wartime-sex-slaves-were.html TOKYO (AP) — An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers who risked their lives in battle. The comments made Monday are already raising ire in neighboring countries that bore the brunt of Japan... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:38:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083376-japanese-mayor-wartime-sex-slaves-were.html 2013-05-14T11:38:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083904-china-tightens-grip-discourse-ideology.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have shut down or frozen the microblog accounts of several prominent liberal intellectuals and harassed rights lawyers lobbying against unofficial "black jails," underlining the determination of the country's new leadership to control dissent even as it vows to root out corruption. The moves over the last few days occurr... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:59:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2083904-china-tightens-grip-discourse-ideology.html 2013-05-14T10:59:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081290-spies-caught-website-scandal-embarrass-skorea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The scandal shaking up South Korea's main spy agency is not cloak-and-dagger stuff, but the kind of low-grade trickery anyone with an Internet connection could pull off. And the target was not Seoul's opaque rival to the north, but the country's own people. Internet postings ostensibly from ordinary South Koreans, but actually fr... Mon, 13 May 2013 10:29:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081290-spies-caught-website-scandal-embarrass-skorea.html 2013-05-13T10:29:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2076332-nkorea-nuke-arsenal-matter-when.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For 20 years, fears about North Korea's headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been deflected by admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished dictatorship prone to bragging and tantrums. Not anymore. After three nuclear tests of apparently increasing power and a long-range rocket launch that puts it a big step closer to havi... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2076332-nkorea-nuke-arsenal-matter-when.html 2013-05-10T15:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070676-japan-pulls-denials-wwii-sex-slavery.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its imperial troops coerced Asian women into sexual slavery before and during World War II. A parliamentary statement signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged the government had a set of documents produced ... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:49:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070676-japan-pulls-denials-wwii-sex-slavery.html 2013-05-08T13:49:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070912-china-greets-israeli-prime-minister-beijing.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Beijing on Wednesday as China tries to bring its growing international influence to an area where it has had little impact — the Middle East peace process. Greeting the Israeli leader at the Great Hall of the People, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made no direct mention of hi... Wed, 08 May 2013 11:09:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070912-china-greets-israeli-prime-minister-beijing.html 2013-05-08T11:09:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070094-netanyahu-jewish-people-capable-defense.html SHANGHAI (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a Shanghai neighborhood where European Jews found refuge during World War II, saying Israel's strong military would ensure they would never again have to seek such protection from others. Netanyahu's visit to China's eastern financial hub on Tuesday followed Israel's weekend airstrike on a ... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:43:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070094-netanyahu-jewish-people-capable-defense.html 2013-05-08T00:43:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2065750-china-hosting-palestinian-israeli-leaders.html BEIJING (AP) — China is hosting both the Palestinian and Israeli leaders this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle East. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began a visit to the eastern financial hub of Shanghai. Ne... Mon, 06 May 2013 16:45:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2065750-china-hosting-palestinian-israeli-leaders.html 2013-05-06T16:45:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2063752-malaysias-long-ruling-coalition-hangs-to-power.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's long-governing coalition won national elections with a weakened majority to extend its unbroken, 56-year rule, fending off the strongest opposition it has ever faced but exposing vulnerabilities in the process. The Election Commission reported that Prime Minister Najib Razak's National Front coalition captured 133 ... Mon, 06 May 2013 01:39:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2063752-malaysias-long-ruling-coalition-hangs-to-power.html 2013-05-06T01:39:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2061934-world-press-freedom-day-authors-protests-help.html NEW YORK (AP) — Exiled Chinese author Yu Jie joined other writers including Salman Rushdie on the 20th observance of World Press Freedom Day in appealing to China to live up to its own constitution and laws guaranteeing freedom of expression, and calling on the public to put pressure on governments that crack down on writers. Yu and other writers and acti... Fri, 03 May 2013 23:10:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2061934-world-press-freedom-day-authors-protests-help.html 2013-05-03T23:10:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2057770-chinese-incursion-leaves-india-verge-crisis.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The platoon of Chinese soldiers slipped across the boundary into India in the middle of the night, according to Indian officials. They were ferried across the bitterly cold moonscape in Chinese army vehicles, then got out to traverse a dry creek bed with a helicopter hovering overhead for protection. They finally reached their destination... Thu, 02 May 2013 09:52:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2057770-chinese-incursion-leaves-india-verge-crisis.html 2013-05-02T09:52:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2050746-excited-cheetah-grazes-face-botswana-president.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An overexcited cheetah jumped up from behind a fence and scratched the face of Botswana's President Ian Khama, causing minor injuries, the southern African leader's spokesman said Monday. It was "a freak accident, not an attack," spokesman Jeff Ramsay told The Associated Press by telephone. He said Khama did not go to the hospital but ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:37:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2050746-excited-cheetah-grazes-face-botswana-president.html 2013-04-29T15:37:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2043540-china-france-vow-to-promote-multipolar-world.html BEIJING (AP) — China's President Xi Jinping and France's President Francois Hollande pledged to push for a world free of domination by any superpower Thursday as the French leader visited the Chinese capital on a mission to boost trade amid his country's worsening economic woes. Both leaders stressed their desire for a "multipolar" world that would dilute... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:08:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2043540-china-france-vow-to-promote-multipolar-world.html 2013-04-25T16:08:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2035808-japan-war-shrine-visits-anger-china-south-korea.html TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid homage at a national war shrine Tuesday morning, risking more anger from neighbors South Korea and China over visits they see as failures to acknowledge Japan's militaristic past. The lawmakers from various parties were seen making offerings to mark the spring festival at Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:29:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2035808-japan-war-shrine-visits-anger-china-south-korea.html 2013-04-23T04:29:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2035794-sea-disputes-nkorea-spotlight-asean-summit.html BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — Worried that long-seething rifts could escalate over the South China Sea, Southeast Asian leaders are expected this week to press China to agree to start negotiations on a new pact aimed at thwarting a major clash in one of the world's busiest waterways. Concern over North Korea's latest threats is also expected to gain ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:43:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2035794-sea-disputes-nkorea-spotlight-asean-summit.html 2013-04-22T06:43:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2034390-blackstone-founder-creates-300m-china-scholarship.html BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. private equity tycoon announced Sunday the establishment of a $300 million endowed scholarship program in China for students from around the world, and billed it as a rival to the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Stephen A. Schwarzman, founder of the private equity firm Blackstone, said he would give $100 million as a personal gift an... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:44:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2034390-blackstone-founder-creates-300m-china-scholarship.html 2013-04-21T13:44:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2024840-death-spotlights-abuses-china-party-graft-probe.html BEIJING (AP) — Yu Qiyi had a promising career in a government investment company when he disappeared on his way home from a business trip March 1. Thirty-eight days later, the bespectacled, boyish-looking engineer died after turning up in a hospital emaciated, with bruises on his arms and thighs, dark welts on his buttocks and scrapes on his feet and shins. ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:04:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2024840-death-spotlights-abuses-china-party-graft-probe.html 2013-04-17T06:04:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2020108-china-iceland-sign-free-trade-agreement.html BEIJING (AP) — China and Iceland signed a free trade agreement Monday, offering hope to the small North Atlantic country for its recession-battered economy and giving Beijing a leg up in its drive for expanded influence in the Arctic. The China-Iceland free trade pact will lower tariffs on a range of goods and is expected to boost seafood and other export... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:13:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2020108-china-iceland-sign-free-trade-agreement.html 2013-04-15T13:13:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2013746-kerry-heads-to-east-asia-seeks-help-nkorea.html LONDON (AP) — John Kerry had been secretary of state for little more than a week when North Korea tested a nuclear bomb. He gathered top aides together for a morning meeting and asked for ideas, prompting a conversation about how to get China to join the United States in putting pressure on Pyongyang, according to a senior administration official who was ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:59:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2013746-kerry-heads-to-east-asia-seeks-help-nkorea.html 2013-04-11T17:59:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2003388-skorea-indication-nkorea-prepping-nuke-test.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's point man on North Korea said Monday there is an "indication" that Pyongyang is preparing for a fourth nuclear test, a day after another Seoul official said a Pyongyang missile test may be in the works. Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae told a parliamentary committee Monday that "there is such an indication" of nuc... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:19:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2003388-skorea-indication-nkorea-prepping-nuke-test.html 2013-04-08T06:19:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2003306-chinas-xi-offers-to-reduce-friction-hotspots.html BOAO, China (AP) — With pressure growing on Beijing to get North Korea to step back from its war-like footing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that no one country should be allowed to upset world peace and added China would work to reduce tensions over regional hotspots. In a speech to a regional business forum with political leaders from Australia to Z... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:38:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2003306-chinas-xi-offers-to-reduce-friction-hotspots.html 2013-04-08T03:38:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1992394-us-restraint-syria-aid-iran-nuclear-talks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's reluctance to give military aid to Syrian rebels may be explained, in part, in three words: Iranian nuclear weapons. For the first time in years, the United States has seen a glimmer of hope in persuading Iran to curb its nuclear enrichment program so it cannot quickly or easily make an atomic bomb. Negotiations ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:54:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1992394-us-restraint-syria-aid-iran-nuclear-talks.html 2013-04-02T18:54:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1986694-china-landslide-buries-83-tibet-gold-mine-area.html BEIJING (AP) — No signs of life have been detected at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet more than 24 hours after a massive landslide buried 83 workers, Chinese state media said Saturday. The state-run China Central Television said more than 2,000 rescuers have been dispatched to Lhasa's Maizhokunggar county to search for the buried. About ... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:02:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1986694-china-landslide-buries-83-tibet-gold-mine-area.html 2013-03-30T03:02:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1981794-brics-plan-development-bank-to-fund-infrastructure.html DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Leaders of five of the world's emerging economic powers agreed Wednesday to create a development bank to help fund their $4.5 trillion infrastructure plans — a direct challenge to the World Bank that they accuse of Western bias. But the rulers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa —known as the BRICS group —were unab... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:27:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1981794-brics-plan-development-bank-to-fund-infrastructure.html 2013-03-27T17:27:38Z