http://www.mail.com/people/45822-li-keqiang.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/45822-li-keqiang.html 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/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/business/economy/2089410-slower-chinese-growth-adds-to-pressure-leaders.html BEIJING (AP) — Global economic malaise has knocked the stuffing out of Luo Yan's business making toy animals. Sales of Hello Kitty dolls and plush rabbits have fallen 30 percent over the past six months, according to Luo, owner of Tongle Toy Enterprise, which employs 100 people in the southern city of Foshan, near Hong Kong. Orders from the United States ... Thu, 16 May 2013 06:10:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089410-slower-chinese-growth-adds-to-pressure-leaders.html 2013-05-16T06:10:40Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2070912-china-greets-israeli-prime-minister-beijing.html 2013-05-08T11:09:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070628-china-indias-rivalry-extends-to-arctic.html BEIJING (AP) — While the recent troop standoff in a remote Himalayan desert spotlights a long-running border dispute between China and India, the two emerging giants are engaged in a rivalry for global influence that spreads much farther afield. From Africa to the Arctic, the world's two most populous countries are bumping up against each other in their s... Wed, 08 May 2013 08:48:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070628-china-indias-rivalry-extends-to-arctic.html 2013-05-08T08:48:05Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2070094-netanyahu-jewish-people-capable-defense.html 2013-05-08T00:43:27Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2057770-chinese-incursion-leaves-india-verge-crisis.html 2013-05-02T09:52:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041126-hk-opposes-sichuan-quake-aid-corruption-fears.html HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers fiercely opposed a plan Wednesday to donate money to a Chinese provincial government for earthquake victims, underlining widespread public concerns about mainland corruption. The city's leader, Leung Chun-ying, proposed donating 100 million Hong Kong dollars ($13 million) to the Sichuan provincial government for relief... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:36:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041126-hk-opposes-sichuan-quake-aid-corruption-fears.html 2013-04-24T10:36:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2032940-china-rushes-relief-sichuan-quake-kills-180.html YA'AN, China (AP) — Rescuers and relief teams struggled to rush supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province Sunday after an earthquake left at least 180 people dead and more than 11,000 injured and prompted frightened survivors to spend a night in cars, tents and makeshift shelters. The earthquake Saturday morning triggered landslides that c... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:57:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2032940-china-rushes-relief-sichuan-quake-kills-180.html 2013-04-21T04:57:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2025318-china-vows-to-boost-consumption-growth-dips.html BEIJING (AP) — China's government on Wednesday promised steps to boost domestic consumption as a driver of the economy after growth dipped in the latest quarter. A Cabinet statement also promised to guard against risks from rising local government debt, a factor that is causing growing concern about China's finances. The statement promised changes in medi... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:53:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2025318-china-vows-to-boost-consumption-growth-dips.html 2013-04-17T11:53:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2020318-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/business/finance/2020318-china-iceland-sign-free-trade-agreement.html 2013-04-15T13:13:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2018330-analysis-beijing-to-us-north-korea-talk.html BEIJING (AP) — Embedded within Chinese leaders' convoluted, yet vague statements to Washington about North Korea is a simple message: Talk with Pyongyang. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's weekend discussions with officials in Beijing offered up the usual encouraging but familiarly noncommittal language on North Korea, emphasizing Beijing's desire to s... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:05:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2018330-analysis-beijing-to-us-north-korea-talk.html 2013-04-14T09:05:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2009808-4-year-old-boy-recovers-bird-flu-china.html BEIJING (AP) — A 4-year-old boy has recovered from a new strain of bird flu that has killed nine people in China, a doctor said Wednesday, as the country's premier said the outbreak was under control. The child from Shanghai is among 33 people confirmed to have been infected with the H7N9 virus. The official Xinhua News Agency said he was the first to com... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:16:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2009808-4-year-old-boy-recovers-bird-flu-china.html 2013-04-10T13:16:10Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1986694-china-landslide-buries-83-tibet-gold-mine-area.html 2013-03-30T03:02:02Z 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/news/politics/1964306-lew-visit-marks-us-china-re-engagement.html BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. and China have begun to re-engage on knotty issues ranging from economic frictions to North Korea's nuclear program following a months-long hiatus during President Barack Obama's re-election and China's installation of new leaders. Chinese President Xi Jinping met Tuesday with visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in the first... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:52:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964306-lew-visit-marks-us-china-re-engagement.html 2013-03-20T03:52:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1959094-china-leaders-pledge-clean-government-waste.html BEIJING (AP) — China's new leaders struck a populist tone Sunday as they got down to the painstaking work of governing, promising cleaner government, less red tape and more fairness to enlarge a still small middle class and help struggling private businesses. In appearances that mark the completion of a months-long, orchestrated leadership transition, Pre... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:33:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1959094-china-leaders-pledge-clean-government-waste.html 2013-03-17T10:33:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1956640-chinas-leaders-move-to-fill-top-government-posts.html BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese Communist Party's No. 2 leader was confirmed Friday as premier, tasked with addressing a slowing economy and defusing public anger over corruption, pollution and a growing gap between rich and poor. China's rubberstamp legislature appointed Li Keqiang to the premiership as a long-orchestrated leadership transition neared its end... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:01:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1956640-chinas-leaders-move-to-fill-top-government-posts.html 2013-03-15T15:01:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953378-chinas-leadership-faces-myriad-challenges.html BEIJING (AP) — China named the Communist Party's No. 2 leader, Li Keqiang, premier on Friday as a long-orchestrated leadership transition nears its end, leaving the new leaders to confront uneven economic growth, unbridled corruption and a severely befouled environment that are stirring public discontent. The rubber-stamp legislature endorsed Li for the p... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:19:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953378-chinas-leadership-faces-myriad-challenges.html 2013-03-15T07:19:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1945558-chinas-political-advisers-pledge-fealty-to-party.html BEIJING (AP) — China's top political advisers, who represent a broad spectrum of prominent people in business, academia, finance and other areas, closed their annual meeting Tuesday pledging loyalty to the Communist Party and a rejection of Western-style multiparty democracy. The advisory body's newly appointed chairman Yu Zhengsheng said in closing this ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:49:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1945558-chinas-political-advisers-pledge-fealty-to-party.html 2013-03-12T03:49:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1929240-chinas-priority-social-wellbeing-growth.html BEIJING (AP) — China's government pledged to repair the country's ravaged environment and boost public services under its new leadership, an acknowledgment that quality of life was sidelined during the outgoing administration's decade of breakneck economic growth. In a policy speech opening the national legislature's yearly session Tuesday, soon-to-retire... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:21:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1929240-chinas-priority-social-wellbeing-growth.html 2013-03-06T00:21:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1927900-chinas-xi-rides-high-hopes-ahead-presidency.html LUOTUOWAN VILLAGE, China (AP) — China's fawning state media, jaded social media commentators and even poor corn and cabbage farmers agree: New Communist Party chief Xi Jinping is off to a good start. "General Secretary Xi doesn't put on any airs. He talks like an ordinary person," said 69-year-old farmer Tang Rongbin. The new leader visited Tang's sparse,... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:43:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1927900-chinas-xi-rides-high-hopes-ahead-presidency.html 2013-03-04T00:43:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879454-ap-exclusive-mysterious-china-blogger.html BEIJING (AP) — For weeks, a mysterious microblog has been lifting a veil from around China's new leader, Xi Jinping, with candid snapshots from his travels that defy the typically stiff and staged images of the leadership presented in state media. Ordinary Chinese, foreign reporters and even China's own state media have speculated over who or what might b... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879454-ap-exclusive-mysterious-china-blogger.html 2013-02-09T11:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752550-chinas-xi-leads-campaign-to-cut-pomp.html BEIJING (AP) — New communist leader Xi Jinping is on a mission to soften the image of Chinese officialdom, winning kudos for his breezy personal style and ordering leaders to take a knife to the pomp, formality and waste that have alienated many among the public. With his silky baritone, glamorous wife and daughter at Harvard, Xi cuts a very different fig... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 07:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752550-chinas-xi-leads-campaign-to-cut-pomp.html 2012-12-08T07:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1730560-chinese-aids-patients-fight-hospital-rejections.html BEIJING (AP) — Wang Pinghe wants the tumor in his liver removed before it becomes life-threatening. But the 28-year-old Chinese villager knows it will be hard to find a hospital that will do the operation — because he has AIDS. In China, hospitals routinely reject people with HIV for surgery out of fear of exposure to the virus or harm to their reputation... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1730560-chinese-aids-patients-fight-hospital-rejections.html 2012-11-29T10:39:00Z