http://www.mail.com/locations/216-china.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/216-china.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862524-germany-warns-euro-crisis.html MUNICH (AP) — Europe's efforts to solve its debt troubles won a vote of confidence Friday from the chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund, but Germany's finance minister told an international conference that the continent can't afford to become complacent. Three years since the crisis started in Greece, the 17 European Union countries that use the euro... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862524-germany-warns-euro-crisis.html 2013-02-01T17:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861000-signs-firm-us-recovery-trigger-market-gains.html LONDON (AP) — Evidence that the U.S. economic recovery is firmly on track drove markets higher on Friday, adding to the cheer from good economic indicators out of Europe. The world's largest economy added 157,000 jobs in January, in line with market expectations, though hiring over the past two years was revised up. The improvement was not sufficient to p... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861000-signs-firm-us-recovery-trigger-market-gains.html 2013-02-01T16:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861388-hk-clamps-cross-border-baby-formula-trade.html HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong announced measures Friday to curb the amount of baby formula that mainland Chinese visitors are buying as anger grows at shortages in the city's stores ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. Chief among the measures is a plan to change the law to restrict the amount of baby formula that individuals can take out of the city. Food a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861388-hk-clamps-cross-border-baby-formula-trade.html 2013-02-01T16:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860976-4-detained-deadly-highway-collapse-china.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have detained four people, state media said Saturday, a day after at least 11 people died when a truck loaded with fireworks for Lunar New Year celebration exploded, collapsing an elevated portion of highway in central China. The accident sent vehicles plummeting 30 meters (about 100 feet) to the ground, and state-run Ch... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860976-4-detained-deadly-highway-collapse-china.html 2013-02-02T07:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861206-china-poised-to-control-strategic-pakistani-port.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — China is poised to take over operational control of a strategic deep-water Pakistani seaport that could serve as a vital economic hub for Beijing and perhaps a key military outpost, according to officials. The construction of the port, in the former fishing village of Gwadar in troubled Baluchistan province, was largely funded by ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861206-china-poised-to-control-strategic-pakistani-port.html 2013-02-02T02:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861008-oil-slips-closer-to-97-ahead-us-jobs-report.html The price of oil slipped to near $97 a barrel on Friday after figures showed weak growth in China's manufacturing sector and as investors awaited a key U.S. jobs report. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for March delivery was down 32 cents to $97.17 a barrel time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 45 ce... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861008-oil-slips-closer-to-97-ahead-us-jobs-report.html 2013-02-01T11:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860948-international-literary-festival-opens-myanmar.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The latest first for fast-reforming Myanmar — its first international literary festival — is putting the spotlight on dozens of the country's authors, a number of whom once spent time in prison for their writings. The Irrawaddy Literary Festival, which runs from Friday through Sunday, comes as Myanmar relaxes its censorship rules, b... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860948-international-literary-festival-opens-myanmar.html 2013-02-01T09:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861216-us-weighs-tougher-action-china-cyberattacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — High-level talks with the Chinese government to address persistent cyberattacks against U.S. companies and government agencies haven't worked, so officials say the Obama administration is now considering a range of actions. China-based hackers have long been an economic and national security concern, but as cybersecurity experts report a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861216-us-weighs-tougher-action-china-cyberattacks.html 2013-02-01T08:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861170-hillary-clinton-takes-rest-weird-that.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's plan for 2013 was simple. She'd embark on an epic swansong around the world as secretary of state, a dizzying itinerary of east-west and north-south flights that would take her past 1 million miles in the air at the helm of American diplomacy and perhaps break her own record of 112 countries visited while in the ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861170-hillary-clinton-takes-rest-weird-that.html 2013-02-01T07:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858194-asia-stock-markets-mixed-us-jobless-data.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after a weak jobs report from the U.S. unnerved some investors, although losses were stanched by Wall Street's overall sterling performance for January. Japan's Nikkei 225 index, meanwhile, was once again energized by the yen's continued descent against the dollar. It rose 0.4 percent to 11,177.33. On T... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858194-asia-stock-markets-mixed-us-jobless-data.html 2013-02-01T02:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860938-china-manufacturing-growth-january-weak.html BEIJING (AP) — China's manufacturing activity expanded in January in a new sign of recovery for the world's second-largest economy but growth was weak, two surveys showed Friday. The government-sanctioned China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers' index stood at 50.4 on a 100-point scale on which numbers above 50 indicate a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860938-china-manufacturing-growth-january-weak.html 2013-02-01T02:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860888-china-punishes-tibetans-self-immolation-cases.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese courts convicted eight Tibetans over accusations they incited others to self-immolate in the first such prosecutions to become publicly known, showing Beijing's resolve to stamp out the protests by criminalizing both the protesters and their supporters. The convictions Thursday, reported by the official Xinhua News agency, also appe... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860888-china-punishes-tibetans-self-immolation-cases.html 2013-02-01T01:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1860562-us-action-china-cyberattacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is considering more assertive action against Beijing to combat a persistent cyber-espionage campaign it believes Chinese hackers are waging against U.S. companies and government agencies. As The New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that their computer systems had been infiltrated by China-base... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1860562-us-action-china-cyberattacks.html 2013-02-01T00:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858754-dow-chemical-sees-deterioration-china-4q.html MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Dow Chemical saw significant deterioration in key markets during the fourth quarter, particularly in China, and posted a wider fourth-quarter loss Thursday. The company lost $716 million, or 61 cents per share, compared with a loss of $20 million, or 2 cents per share, in the same quarter the year before. Excluding restructuring and ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858754-dow-chemical-sees-deterioration-china-4q.html 2013-01-31T12:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858304-ny-times-chinese-hacked-papers-computers.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese hackers repeatedly penetrated The New York Times' computer systems over the past four months, stealing reporters' passwords and hunting for files on an investigation into the wealth amassed by the family of a top Chinese leader, the newspaper reported Thursday. Security experts hired to investigate and plug the breach found that the... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858304-ny-times-chinese-hacked-papers-computers.html 2013-01-31T11:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858808-honda-profit-surges-trims-forecast-china.html TOKYO (AP) — Honda's quarterly profit surged nearly 63 percent as production recovered after disruptions from natural disasters, but the Japanese automaker slightly lowered its full-year profit forecast because of sales losses in China. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. reported a 77.4 billion yen ($850 million) profit for the October-December period Thursday. ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858808-honda-profit-surges-trims-forecast-china.html 2013-01-31T10:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858588-chinas-love-affair-with-cars-chokes-air-cities.html BEIJING (AP) — Endless lines of slow-moving cars emerge like apparitions and then disappear again into the gloom of the thick smog that has shrouded Beijing this week and reduced its skyline to blurry gray shapes. With more than 13 million cars sold in China last year, motor vehicles have emerged as the chief culprit for the throat-choking air pollution i... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858588-chinas-love-affair-with-cars-chokes-air-cities.html 2013-01-31T09:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858128-china-14-guilty-pollution-protest-violence.html BEIJING (AP) — Fourteen people pleaded guilty to encouraging a riot in eastern China last year in which the local Communist Party chief was stripped half-naked in a mass protest that ultimately forced the local government to scrap a wastewater treatment project. The official Xinhua News Agency said the defendants were prosecuted Wednesday on charges of en... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858128-china-14-guilty-pollution-protest-violence.html 2013-01-31T08:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1855478-translation-finnegans-wake-sells-china.html BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese version is no easier to read than the original, the loyal-minded translator assures, but James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake" has still sold out its initial run in China — with the help of some big urban billboards. Wang Weisong, chief editor of the Shanghai company that published the first Chinese translation of the Joyce classic, co... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1855478-translation-finnegans-wake-sells-china.html 2013-01-31T02:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1855528-asia-stocks-fall-us-4q-contraction.html BANGKOK (AP) — An unexpected contraction in the U.S. economy at the end of 2012 sent Asian stock markets into retreat Thursday. The U.S. economy shrank in the fourth quarter for the first time since mid-2009, hurt by big cuts in defense spending, falling exports and sluggish growth in company stockpiles, the government reported Wednesday. That put the bra... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1855528-asia-stocks-fall-us-4q-contraction.html 2013-01-31T01:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855774-lenovo-profit-boosted-smartphones-tablets.html BEIJING (AP) — Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 34 percent to a record high on strong sales of smartphones and tablet computers. The company, vying with Hewlett-Packard Co. to become the world's biggest PC maker, said it earned $205 million in the three months ending in December. Revenue rose 12 percent to $9.4... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855774-lenovo-profit-boosted-smartphones-tablets.html 2013-01-30T10:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853052-asia-stocks-up-strong-us-earnings.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after strong U.S. corporate earnings led investors to ignore sagging consumer confidence. Japan's Nikkei rose 1.1 percent to 10,990.77 as the yen continued to weaken against the U.S. dollar. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1 percent to 23,884.24. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.2 percent to 1,959.91 after the govern... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853052-asia-stocks-up-strong-us-earnings.html 2013-01-30T02:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1852940-dissident-leadership-thieves-china.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng on Tuesday urged China's people to end the communist-governed nation's "leadership of thieves" and for Washington not to "give an inch" on human rights in its relations with Beijing. Chen made the comments as he received an award from a human rights group in a ceremony attended by several U.S. lawmakers on... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1852940-dissident-leadership-thieves-china.html 2013-01-29T18:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1852714-oil-steady-us-china-manufacturing-improves.html The price of oil was steady above $96 a barrel on Tuesday, supported by expanding manufacturing output in the world's two largest economies and ahead of the release this week of several key U.S. economic indicators. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for March delivery was up 5 cents to $96.50 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercan... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1852714-oil-steady-us-china-manufacturing-improves.html 2013-01-29T12:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1852870-smog-thick-to-cancel-flights-hits-beijing.html BEIJING (AP) — Thick, off-the-scale smog shrouded eastern China for the second time in about two weeks Tuesday, forcing airlines to cancel flights because of poor visibility and prompting Beijing to temporarily shut factories and curtail fleets of government cars. The capital was a colorless scene. Street lamps and the outlines of buildings receded into a... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1852870-smog-thick-to-cancel-flights-hits-beijing.html 2013-01-29T10:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852964-china-urged-to-face-philippines-un-tribunal.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A senior U.S. lawmaker meeting with Philippine officials said Tuesday that China should agree to face the Philippines before a U.N. arbitration tribunal to avoid a possible crisis over their long-raging territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The Philippines took a daring legal step last week when it notified China that it ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852964-china-urged-to-face-philippines-un-tribunal.html 2013-01-29T07:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850534-asia-stocks-rise-wall-street-flirts-with-highs.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record highs on Wall Street and signs of an upswing in U.S. manufacturing. Analysts at DBS Bank Ltd. in Singapore said that benchmarks in South Korea and Taiwan are recuperating after recent sell-offs amid worries that the depreciating yen will hurt e... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850534-asia-stocks-rise-wall-street-flirts-with-highs.html 2013-01-29T04:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850756-caterpillar-sees-uncertain-2013-tough-4q.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caterpillar said on Monday that its 2013 profit could shrink if the world's economy doesn't pick up in the second half of the year, as mining companies and builders remain cautious about buying new gear. The cloudy outlook for the year came as Caterpillar reported a fourth-quarter profit less than half as big as a year ago because of a ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850756-caterpillar-sees-uncertain-2013-tough-4q.html 2013-01-28T21:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850470-japan-ex-china-envoy-tokyo-erred-islands-row.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's former envoy to China says his country erred in choosing to buy islands claimed by both Japan and China last fall, infuriating Beijing, and now both sides have no choice but to allow the issue to cool. Uichiro Niwa, a former trading house executive who served as ambassador to Beijing from mid-2010 until late last year, told reporters ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850470-japan-ex-china-envoy-tokyo-erred-islands-row.html 2013-01-28T09:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850188-asia-stocks-up-strong-us-earnings.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after strong U.S. earnings pushed Wall Street indexes to multi-year highs, though Japan's Nikkei dipped amid profit-taking. The U.S. is due to report durable goods and pending home sales for December later in the day, but the numbers would have to sharply disappoint to dampen enthusiasm for sto... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850188-asia-stocks-up-strong-us-earnings.html 2013-01-28T04:26:00Z