December 10, 2015 Guangzhou Evergrande face Japanese road-block Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande face the only unbeaten team left in the tournament when they take on Japan's Kashiwa Reysol in the AFC Champions League semi-final first leg Wednesday.
December 10, 2015 N. Korea 'deploys new rocket launchers along border' North Korea has deployed new rocket launchers along its border capable of hitting targets beyond Seoul, a South Korean report said.
December 10, 2015 Muslims demand Vatican envoy leave Malaysia Several Islamic groups on Friday demanded the recall of the Vatican's first envoy to Malaysia, describing him as an "enemy of the state" after he supported the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.
December 10, 2015 Anti-government protesters gather in Bangkok Hundreds of Thai protesters gathered in Bangkok to rally against the government and divisive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra Sunday amid worries over the potential for fresh unrest in the politically-turbulent country.
December 10, 2015 No quick dousing of haze woes despite early ASEAN meet Southeast Asian nations gathering to discuss the annual shroud of hazardous smog that blights the region are unlikely to find any immediate solutions, despite a meeting to address the issue being brought forward by a month to Monday.
December 10, 2015 Obama cancels Asia stops as shutdown hits Pacific pivot President Barack Obama Wednesday cancelled two stops in Asia next week and could also miss a pair of major summits, after a government shutdown dented his policy pivot to the rising region.
December 10, 2015 Thai students given blinkers to stop cheating A Thai university has taken drastic steps to stop would-be cheats by introducing makeshift 'blinkers' for its examinees, thwarting students tempted by a furtive glance at their peers' exam papers.
December 10, 2015 US braces for another day of government shutdown The US government shutdown had its first major overseas fallout, with President Barack Obama shortening a long-planned Asia trip, as federal workers on Wednesday were idled for a second day.
December 10, 2015 Japan, S. Korea FMs to hold first talks Japan's foreign minister will hold direct talks with his South Korean counterpart at a regional gathering this week, the first ministerial meeting between the two countries since new governments came to power.
December 10, 2015 Philippines, rebels resolve key hurdle to peace deal The Philippine government has resolved a key hurdle in peace talks with Muslim rebels, it announced early Sunday, bringing it closer to ending an insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.