http://www.mail.com/people/1805886-hong-lei.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/people/1805886-hong-lei.html 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/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/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/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/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/news/world/2083376-japanese-mayor-wartime-sex-slaves-were.html 2013-05-14T11:38:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1986020-foreign-firms-seek-action-chinas-leaders.html BEIJING (AP) — Foreign companies in China say they want the country's new leadership to act on pledges to reduce bureaucracy and remove investment barriers as the business climate gets tougher, the American Chamber of Commerce in China said Friday. Results of a survey of 325 businesses conducted by the chamber show just 28 percent see China's investment e... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:31:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1986020-foreign-firms-seek-action-chinas-leaders.html 2013-03-29T11:31:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1900340-us-ready-to-strike-china-cyberattacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As public evidence mounts that the Chinese military is responsible for stealing massive amounts of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets, the Obama administration is eyeing fines and other trade actions it may take against Beijing or any other country guilty of cyberespionage. According to officials familiar with the plans, th... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:32:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1900340-us-ready-to-strike-china-cyberattacks.html 2013-02-20T00:32:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1882656-north-korea-nuke-test-test-chinas-patience.html DANDONG, China (AP) — North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday could push China to take a tougher stance against its longtime ally. Beijing had earlier signaled a growing unhappiness with Pyongyang by agreeing to tightened U.N. sanctions after North Korea launched a rocket in December, surprising China watchers with its unusually tough line, which prompted hars... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1882656-north-korea-nuke-test-test-chinas-patience.html 2013-02-12T08:26:00Z 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/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/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/news/us/1845828-us-us-china-oppose-north-korea-nuclear-test.html BEIJING (AP) — Washington and Beijing agreed Friday that any North Korean nuclear test will lead to North Korea's further isolation and set back efforts to restart regional talks, a U.S. envoy said. After talks in Beijing with senior Chinese officials, U.S. envoy for North Korea Glyn Davies said that both sides are opposed to North Korea's conducting a nu... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1845828-us-us-china-oppose-north-korea-nuclear-test.html 2013-01-25T14:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845138-japan-letter-to-chinas-xi-island-dispute.html BEIJING (AP) — A senior envoy handed China's leader a cordial letter from Japan's prime minister Friday in the highest-level contact between the sides since tensions spiked in September over an island dispute, though the meeting yielded little beyond commitments to hold further contact. The letter from Shinzo Abe to Xi Jinping, as seen by The Associated P... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845138-japan-letter-to-chinas-xi-island-dispute.html 2013-01-25T08:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832844-japan-talk-warning-shots-heats-up-china-dispute.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between Tokyo and Beijing that raises concerns that a dispute over hotly contested islands could spin out of control. Japanese officials made the comments after Chinese fighters tailed its warplanes near... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832844-japan-talk-warning-shots-heats-up-china-dispute.html 2013-01-20T04:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1810656-japan-pm-chinas-island-dispute-moves-wrong.html TOKYO (AP) — Reaffirming his hawkish stance on China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Japan will not negotiate with Beijing over a contested cluster of uninhabited islands and that China was "wrong" for allowing violent protests over the territorial dispute. Abe, who took office just over two weeks ago, had much warmer words for South Korea, de... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1810656-japan-pm-chinas-island-dispute-moves-wrong.html 2013-01-11T14:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1805734-tokyo-protests-to-china-4-ships-islands.html TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government summoned China's ambassador on Tuesday to protest four Chinese maritime surveillance ships that spent about 13 hours in waters near disputed islands claimed by both countries. The uninhabited outcroppings in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, are controlled by Japan but also claimed b... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1805734-tokyo-protests-to-china-4-ships-islands.html 2013-01-08T08:27:00Z