http://www.mail.com/locations/220-east-asia.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/220-east-asia.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/politics/1861256-australian-general-key-us-army-post.html FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (AP) — Maj. Gen. Richard Burr salutes with his palm facing out, like he's shielding his eyes from the sun. He wears a wide-brimmed felt "slouch hat" with a brown and green camouflage uniform. The two-star general in the Australian Defence Force stands out amid the American soldiers donning berets and green and beige fatigues at the U.... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861256-australian-general-key-us-army-post.html 2013-02-01T13:26:00Z 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/business/economy/1861108-panasonic-sharp-expect-red-ink-despite-yen-help.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics makers Panasonic Corp. and Sharp Corp. both stuck to full year forecasts for massive losses even as results for the latest quarter got a boost from the weaker yen. The two Osaka-based companies are among the Japanese electronics makers battered by price plunges in gadgets and hot competition from more successful rivals su... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861108-panasonic-sharp-expect-red-ink-despite-yen-help.html 2013-02-01T10:16:00Z 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/sports/other/1860230-mickelson-shoots-60-phoenix-open.html SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Phil Mickelson thought his 25-footer for a 59 was going in. So did caddie Jim Mackay, playing partners Jason Dufner and Rickie Fowler, and the fans packed around the ninth green at TPC Scottsdale. Lefty even pointed his putter at the cup and started walking toward the hole, ready to celebrate golf's magic number. Then, right at th... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1860230-mickelson-shoots-60-phoenix-open.html 2013-02-01T08:58:00Z 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/1861106-nkorean-uranium-nuclear-test-would-raise-stakes.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As North Korea warns that it plans its third nuclear test since 2006, outside governments and analysts are trying to determine a crucial question: Just what will Pyongyang's scientists explode? The last two tests are believed to have been of plutonium devices, but the next logical step for Pyongyang's ambitious nuclear program co... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861106-nkorean-uranium-nuclear-test-would-raise-stakes.html 2013-02-01T07:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861020-samsung-chairman-fortune-inheritance-case.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The chairman of Samsung Electronics has kept his fortune and control of the Samsung conglomerate after a South Korean court Friday ruled against his older brother in an inheritance battle. The case was watched because a ruling against Samsung's chairman Lee Kun-hee could have resulted in the unraveling of a cross-shareholding str... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861020-samsung-chairman-fortune-inheritance-case.html 2013-02-01T07:59:00Z 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/1860994-japan-to-send-investigators-to-us-787-probe.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Civil Aviation Bureau is sending investigators looking into problems with Boeing 787 batteries to Seattle, where the aircraft are assembled. The Transport Ministry said members of the team working on the investigation would leave Tokyo on Sunday for Seattle. It provided no further details. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1860994-japan-to-send-investigators-to-us-787-probe.html 2013-02-01T03:53:00Z 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/business/economy/1857948-japan-industrial-production-up-25-percent-dec.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's industrial production picked up pace in December from the month before, in a sign the world's third-largest economy may be stabilizing thanks to stronger global demand and government spending. Increased output of large passenger cars and vehicle components and machinery for making semiconductors were the main factors helping to drive ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857948-japan-industrial-production-up-25-percent-dec.html 2013-02-01T01:10:00Z 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/scitech/news/1858934-review-ni-kuni-epic-adventure-with-charm.html Tokyo's Studio Ghibli is the creator of beloved animated feature films like "Princess Mononoke," ''Spirited Away" and "Ponyo." It hasn't made many forays into video games, although its influence is all over popular Japanese series like "Final Fantasy" and "Dragon Quest." So "Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch" (Namco Bandai, for PlayStation 3, $59.99), ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858934-review-ni-kuni-epic-adventure-with-charm.html 2013-01-31T12:51:00Z 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/business/economy/1858482-skorea-chaebol-chief-sentenced-to-4-years-prison.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court sentenced the chairman of the country's third-biggest conglomerate to four years in prison on Thursday for embezzling millions of dollars of company money for personal investments. The ruling comes as South Koreans demand a tougher stance on crimes committed by bosses of chaebol as the family-controlled congl... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858482-skorea-chaebol-chief-sentenced-to-4-years-prison.html 2013-01-31T09:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858250-ana-to-seek-damages-boeing-787-woes.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's All Nippon Airways is prepared to recoup from Boeing whatever damages it suffers from flight cancellations and other costs caused by the worldwide grounding of 787 jets, a senior executive said Thursday. All Nippon Airways Co. Chief Financial Officer Kiyoshi Tonomoto said the airline was focused on investigating the cause of the 787 b... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858250-ana-to-seek-damages-boeing-787-woes.html 2013-01-31T09:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858474-softbank-3q-profit-doubles-iphone-sales.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese phone company Softbank, owned by billionaire Masayoshi Son, says its net profit more than doubled in the October-December quarter from a year earlier, helped by strong sales of Apple's iPhone and iPads. Net profit rose to 65.9 billion yen ($724 million) in the last quarter of 2012 compared with 32.83 billion yen a year earlier. Sales... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858474-softbank-3q-profit-doubles-iphone-sales.html 2013-01-31T08:29:00Z 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/scitech/news/1858174-nintendo-chief-rules-price-cuts-wii-u.html TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo's president Thursday ruled out price cuts for its new Wii U home console as a way to boost sales, vowing to become profitable again in its core businesses as smartphones and tablets increasingly threaten specialized game machines. Satoru Iwata, speaking at a Tokyo hotel to investors and reporters a day after earnings were released, a... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858174-nintendo-chief-rules-price-cuts-wii-u.html 2013-01-31T04:06:00Z