http://www.mail.com/locations/218-greater-china.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/locations/218-greater-china.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2104738-taiwans-wu-confirms-hell-ioc-presidency.html TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — C.K. Wu confirmed Thursday he is running for president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the fourth candidate and the second from Asia bidding to replace Jacques Rogge. Wu, a 66-year-old architect from Taiwan who has been International Amateur Boxing Association president since 2006, said he is declaring his candidacy ... Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2104738-taiwans-wu-confirms-hell-ioc-presidency.html 2013-05-23T09:45:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2104684-oil-falls-93-china-manufacturing-weakens.html BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil fell below $93 per barrel Thursday after a survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven months, a sign that the recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is fading. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down $1.37 to $92.91 per barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on th... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:59:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2104684-oil-falls-93-china-manufacturing-weakens.html 2013-05-23T08:59:46Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2104528-japan-stocks-dive-benchmark-bond-yield-spikes.html BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98, its worst drop since the 2011 tsunami. Japan's 10-year government bond yield rose ... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:28:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2104528-japan-stocks-dive-benchmark-bond-yield-spikes.html 2013-05-23T08:28:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2104582-lenovo-quarterly-profit-up-90-percent.html BEIJING (AP) — Computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded. Lenovo said it earned $127 million, or 1.22 cents per share, in the three months ending March 31. Revenue rose 4 percent over a year earlier to $7.8 billion. Lenovo ranks a close second behi... Thu, 23 May 2013 06:53:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2104582-lenovo-quarterly-profit-up-90-percent.html 2013-05-23T06:53:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2104420-survey-china-manufacturing-contracting.html BEIJING (AP) — A survey shows China's manufacturing contracted this month, adding to signs a fragile recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing. HSBC Corp. said Thursday the preliminary version of its monthly purchasing managers index fell to a seven-month low of 49.6 from April's 50.4 on a 100-point scale. Numbers below 50 show a contraction. ... Thu, 23 May 2013 04:43:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2104420-survey-china-manufacturing-contracting.html 2013-05-23T04:43:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2102360-asia-stocks-china-factory-output-slips.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Thursday, weighed down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs a shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing. HSBC Corp. said its preliminary Purchasing Managers Index fell to a seven-month low of 49.6 in May from April's 50.4. Numbers below 50 indicate that activity is contracting. A... Thu, 23 May 2013 03:06:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2102360-asia-stocks-china-factory-output-slips.html 2013-05-23T03:06:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2101934-weak-yen-help-japan-headache.html TOKYO (AP) — A steady fall in the value of the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota. The cheaper yen is making their products more affordable overseas. Japan's trading partners are generally pleased, too, even though the lower yen makes their exports relatively more expensive. As many see it, other nations — from China to Britain to the U... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:04:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2101934-weak-yen-help-japan-headache.html 2013-05-22T17:04:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102488-north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important ally and a sign that he may be giving diplomacy a chance. The trip by Vice Marshal Choe Ryong H... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102488-north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china.html 2013-05-22T16:24:57Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2102274-chinese-premier-visits-pakistan-praises-ties.html 2013-05-22T16:11:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102864-pope-issues-appeal-chinese-catholics.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI. Francis urged special prayers Wednesday for China's faithful that they may "live their daily lives in service to their country and their fellow citizens in a way consistent with the faith they profess." ... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:41:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102864-pope-issues-appeal-chinese-catholics.html 2013-05-22T14:41:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2096180-heard-cannes-film-festival.html CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. DAMIAN LEWIS FROM HOMELAND TO SCOTLAND "Homeland" without Sgt. Nicholas Brody? Damian Lewis says it's possible. The British actor has become an American television star playing the U.S. Marine... Wed, 22 May 2013 09:41:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2096180-heard-cannes-film-festival.html 2013-05-22T09:41:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2102136-fishermen-pay-price-asias-volatile-sea-rifts.html MASINLOC, Philippines (AP) — Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some fishermen have been forced to give up their livelihoods since China took control of their fishing haven last year. ... Wed, 22 May 2013 09:33:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2102136-fishermen-pay-price-asias-volatile-sea-rifts.html 2013-05-22T09:33:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2101858-ai-weiwei-uses-music-to-mock-power-china.html BEIJING (AP) — Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers — and even sits on the toilet — in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power. The video accompanying the visual artist's single "Dumbass" — released Wednesday but blocked online in mainland China — is meant to reco... Wed, 22 May 2013 07:48:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2101858-ai-weiwei-uses-music-to-mock-power-china.html 2013-05-22T07:48:25Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2101656-north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china.html 2013-05-22T05:53:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099236-owner-chinese-boats-captain-beaten-nkoreans.html BEIJING (AP) — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded. The seizure May 5 in what boat owner Yu Xuejun said we... Wed, 22 May 2013 02:47:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099236-owner-chinese-boats-captain-beaten-nkoreans.html 2013-05-22T02:47:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099726-pigeon-sale-yields-world-record-feathered-bolt.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman. One-year-old Bolt, named after the Jamaican Olympic superstar sprinter Usain Bolt, and with an outstanding pedigree of pr... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099726-pigeon-sale-yields-world-record-feathered-bolt.html 2013-05-21T16:36:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099874-rice-contamination-reported-china.html BEIJING (AP) — Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal. The mills in Hunan province's Youxian county were ordered to suspend business and recall their products after samples showed excessive levels of cad... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099874-rice-contamination-reported-china.html 2013-05-21T13:01:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099308-chinas-xi-will-meet-obama-earlier-than-expected.html BEIJING (AP) — China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. The June 7-8 meeting at a retreat southeast of Los Angeles, announced Monday by the White House, underlines the imp... Tue, 21 May 2013 09:54:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099308-chinas-xi-will-meet-obama-earlier-than-expected.html 2013-05-21T09:54:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097286-chinas-li-seeks-stronger-economic-ties-with-india.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides. Li spoke a day after holding meetings with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during which the two leaders played down a recent border dispute and stressed the aim of f... Tue, 21 May 2013 09:16:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097286-chinas-li-seeks-stronger-economic-ties-with-india.html 2013-05-21T09:16:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097192-asia-stocks-muted-ahead-fed-meeting.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets struggled to post gains Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program. The Fed is currently conducting the third round of massive bond purchases known as quantitative easing to help drive down interest rates and spur lending. But recently... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:07:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097192-asia-stocks-muted-ahead-fed-meeting.html 2013-05-21T03:07:16Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2097426-apple-eye-star-turns-to-love-music.html HONG KONG (AP) — Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music. After she graduated from the University of Southern California and returned home to Taiwan, her initial attempts to break into the island's music scene hit a brick wa... Tue, 21 May 2013 02:37:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2097426-apple-eye-star-turns-to-love-music.html 2013-05-21T02:37:12Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2097226-china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew.html 2013-05-20T10:30:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097236-china-sentences-underground-bank-operator-to-death.html BEIJING (AP) — A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. Lin Haiyan was convicted of "illegal fundraising" for collecting 640 million yuan ($100 million) from investors by promising high returns and low ris... Mon, 20 May 2013 08:45:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097236-china-sentences-underground-bank-operator-to-death.html 2013-05-20T08:45:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095896-chinese-premier-visits-india-to-boost-ties.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties. Premier Li Keqiang met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the two leaders emphasized that efforts sh... Sun, 19 May 2013 17:49:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095896-chinese-premier-visits-india-to-boost-ties.html 2013-05-19T17:49:16Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093806-irans-farhadi-chinas-jia-cannes-splash.html CANNES, France (AP) — Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday — one exploring China's social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart. Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin" depicts facets of fast-changing China the government prefers to avoid: corruptio... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:13:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093806-irans-farhadi-chinas-jia-cannes-splash.html 2013-05-17T20:13:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2092710-world-stocks-strong-weekend.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — World stock markets rose steadily on Friday after two key indicators suggested the U.S. economic expansion will continue. The Conference Board reported that its leading indicator index for the U.S. increased 0.6 percent in April, following a 0.2 decline in March, due to recovering housing and labor markets. "In general, the (index) points... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2092710-world-stocks-strong-weekend.html 2013-05-17T16:41:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2092928-cultural-attitudes-impede-organ-donations-china.html BEIJING (AP) — China is phasing out its reliance on executed prisoners for donated organs, but an architect of the country's transplant system said Friday that ingrained cultural attitudes are impeding the rise of donations among the general population. Almost all donated organs in China used to come from executed prisoners. A growing proportion now come ... Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2092928-cultural-attitudes-impede-organ-donations-china.html 2013-05-17T14:24:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2092570-beckhams-role-retirement-to-remain-global.html PARIS (AP) — After David Beckham's long and distinguished soccer career ends on an artificial turf field in northwestern France, his life promises to be perhaps even more glamorous than it already has been. Nearly 20 years after breaking into the Manchester United lineup, the 38-year-old former England captain won the French league title with Paris Saint-... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:21:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2092570-beckhams-role-retirement-to-remain-global.html 2013-05-17T07:21:32Z