December 12, 2015 Indonesia to seek compensation from US over tobacco Indonesia will seek compensation from the United States for pulling its clove cigarettes from shelves despite a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that deemed the ban discriminatory.
December 12, 2015 Thyroid cancer risk for 2,000 Fukushima workers: TEPCO Around 2,000 people who have worked at Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant face a heightened risk of thyroid cancer, its operator said Friday.
December 12, 2015 Tsonga floors off-key Monfils at Japan Open Second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bludgeoned close friend Gael Monfils into submission with a 6-3, 7-6 victory in a first-round French rendezvous at the $1.43 million Japan Open on Monday.
December 12, 2015 Fonterra shuts down in Sri Lanka after 'threats' New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra temporarily shut down its operations in Sri Lanka on Friday, saying it feared for the safety of staff amid allegations of product contamination.
December 12, 2015 S. Korea exports down, inflation slows in September South Korea's exports fell slightly last month from a year earlier while inflation dipped to its lowest rate for 14 years, government data showed Tuesday.
December 12, 2015 Japan business confidence hits more than five-year high: survey Japanese business confidence has soared to a more than five-year high, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday, a result likely to be the tipping point for premier Shinzo Abe's decision on hiking sales taxes.
December 12, 2015 Japan's Murakami favourite for Nobel prize -- again Japanese literary superstar Haruki Murakami is favourite for this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, betting odds showed Friday, after repeatedly being mentioned as a contender for the prestigious global gong.
December 12, 2015 Australia police seize huge cocaine haul in Pacific Australian police said Friday they had seized 750 kilograms (1,650 pounds) of cocaine in Vanuatu following a multinational investigation into yachts trafficking drugs in the South Pacific.
December 12, 2015 Vietnam 'Running Man' says off to Arsenal A Vietnamese football fan who chased Arsenal's team bus for miles through the streets of Hanoi said he has been invited to watch his heroes play in London.
December 12, 2015 Chiefs trump Brumbies for Super 15 back-to-back title The Waikato Chiefs have dismissed talk of being rugby's latest dynasty despite their 27-22 trumping of the ACT Brumbies in the Super 15 final for back-to-back titles.