December 12, 2015 NGO sounds alarm on rising hepatitis deaths in Asia A Singapore-based group fighting the spread of viral hepatitis called for greater political will to combat the disease, as new data showed it killed one person every 30 seconds in Asia.
December 12, 2015 S. Korea's Asiana Airlines faces govt probe over crash South Korea's Asiana Airlines will be subject of a three-week government investigation after one of its passenger jets crash landed in San Francisco, officials said Monday.
December 12, 2015 Taiwan military drill stages China attack scenario Taiwan started a computerised military drill on Monday, set against an imagined scenario in which China invades the island in 2017.
December 12, 2015 Fujimori writing autobiography in prison Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, in prison for rights abuses during his 10-year rule, said Tuesday he's writing his autobiography.
December 12, 2015 Cambodian opposition denounces 'intimidation' Cambodia's opposition on Saturday condemned political "intimidation" ahead of elections, after a gunman fired a shot at the party's headquarters.
December 12, 2015 US military chopper crashes on Okinawa A US military helicopter crashed in Japan's southern island chain of Okinawa on Monday, with one crew member taken to hospital, Japanese police and officials said.
December 12, 2015 Japan heatwave kills 3, hospitalises 2,500 Sweltering temperatures and scorching sunshine have killed three people and sent more than 2,500 to hospital across Japan in a week, the government said Tuesday.
December 12, 2015 S.Korea president proposes family reunions with North South Korea called on Thursday for the first family reunion event with North Korea in three years, a day after the two nations agreed to reopen a shuttered joint industrial zone.
December 12, 2015 Hundreds gather in Taiwan to support gay marriage bill More than 1,200 Taiwanese people joined a mock "wedding banquet" on Saturday aiming to drum up support for a same-sex marriage bill due to be sent to parliament soon, organisers said.
December 12, 2015 Fukushima operator returns to profit on bailout, rate hikes The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it swung to a net profit in the quarter to June after a government bailout and electricity rate hike.