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S Korea-China-talks

Yonhap News AgencyMay 23, 2013 04:45
SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats from South Korea and China will hold their regular talks early next month with President Park Geun-hye's planned visit to Beijing expected to top the agenda, a foreign ministry official said Thursday. The vice ministerial-level "Strategic Dialogue," the sixth of its kind, will be held in Beijing on June 3, the official said on the condition of anonymity, adding that First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou-hyun will attend the talks.

Report urges US to go on offense on China hacking

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 22:15
The United States should consider curbs on Chinese investment or even offensive operations against hackers to address the growing toll from intellectual property theft, a report said Wednesday. The 11-month study led by high-ranking former US officials said that theft of software and other US-developed products was costing the American economy more than $300 billion each year -- as much as the United States sells to Asia.

China charges six in sex video "extortion" case

May 22, 2013 02:16
BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were charged with extortion on Monday, Xinhua said, citing a statement from judicial authorities in Chongqing, where they are slated to be tried.

Chinese leader to visit Mexico June 4-6

Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 22:30
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Mexico next month for talks with Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto, lawmakers and business leaders before traveling to the United States, the Mexican foreign ministry said Tuesday. Xi, who will travel with his wife Peng Liyuan, will also meet with members of the Chinese community in Mexico City during his June 4-6 visit. After visiting the capital, the Chinese leader will tour the Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza in the eastern state of Yucatan.

Obama, China's Xi to meet in California on June 7-8

Kyodo News InternationalMay 20, 2013 23:16
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 7 and 8 in California for the first time since Xi took office in March, the White House said Monday. The two leaders will "review progress and challenges in U.S.-China relations over the past four years and discuss ways to enhance cooperation," the White House said. U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon will make a three-day visit to Beijing from Sunday to prepare for the meeting, it said.

Obama to meet Xi in California in June

Agence France-PresseMay 20, 2013 22:15
President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US relations rattled by alleged Chinese cyber spying and tensions in the Pacific. Obama will welcome Xi to the plush Sunnylands estate resort in Palm Springs on June 7-8, as Washington seeks Chinese help to subdue North Korean belligerence and seeks a diplomatic breakthrough to end the slaughter in Syria.

Obama to meet China's Xi in California on June 7-8: White House

Kyodo News InternationalMay 20, 2013 21:45
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 7 and 8 in California for the first time since Xi took office in March, the White House said Monday. The two leaders will "review progress and challenges in U.S.-China relations over the past four years and discuss ways to enhance cooperation," the White House said. U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon will make a three-day visit to Beijing from May 26 to prepare for the meeting, it said.

Obama-Xi meeting

Yonhap News AgencyMay 20, 2013 21:30
By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 20 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet early next month for "in-depth" discussions on pending issues, Obama's office announced Monday. "President Obama will meet with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China on June 7-8 in California at Sunnylands, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg estate," the White House said. It will be their first meeting since Xi became China's leader in March.

Obama to meet with China's Xi in California June 7-8

May 20, 2013 18:16
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting since Xi became president in March when they sit down for a June 7-8 summit in Rancho Mirage, California, the White House announced on Monday. The two leaders are likely to discuss ways to apply pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program after a period of bellicose rhetoric and threats from Pyongyang.

Mexican foreign relations secretary meets with Chinese officials

Agencia EFEMay 20, 2013 16:15
Beijing, May 20 (EFE).- Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade met with Chinese officials on Monday in Beijing to discuss how the two countries can expand bilateral relations. The visit was designed to follow up on the meeting in April between Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at the Boao Forum, known as the "Asian Davos," Meade told Efe. "What we want is that a dialgoue that got off to a good start, in which the two countries expressed support for the idea of strengthening it, continues," Meade said.
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