December 7, 2015 Korea Kaesong talks resume amid fading hopes Two Koreas will hold fresh talks Thursday on reopening a joint industrial zone amid growing concern that their last symbol of peace might be heading for a permanent shutdown.
December 7, 2015 Moderate earthquake rattles New Zealand capital A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Wellington on Friday, officials said, sending office workers scrambling for cover as tower blocks swayed but no damage was reported.
December 7, 2015 Four Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan Four Chinese government ships were on Monday sailing in waters around islands controlled by Tokyo and claimed by Beijing, the Japanese coastguard said.
December 7, 2015 Singapore's clean image sullied by Indonesian smog Singapore's clean and green reputation has taken a hit from Indonesian forest fires and its standing as a corporate and expatriate haven could be hurt if the smog becomes an annual scourge, analysts warn.
December 7, 2015 Vietnam frees student activist in rare appeal ruling A Vietnamese court on Friday overturned a six-year jail term handed to a student activist, freeing her on the spot in a rare show of leniency by the authoritarian nation.
December 7, 2015 Philippine officials say US troop increase not permanent Philippine officials said Monday they will make sure that an increased presence of U.S. troops in the country does not become permanent and is meant to help the Philippines modernize its military, which is being challenged by China in territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
December 7, 2015 Macau hosts glittering Indian film awards Bollywood royalty converged on the Chinese gambling hub of Macau Saturday for India's answer to the Oscars, with a critically-acclaimed crime thriller and a comedy about a prolific sperm-donor among the films vying for awards.
December 7, 2015 Cambodia opposition chief in new election setback Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy lost his bid to regain lawmaker status Thursday in a new setback to his efforts to challenge strongman premier Hun Sen in this weekend's election.
December 7, 2015 The strongman's son: Cambodia's new political dynasty Cambodia's long-ruling party faces a rare leadership dilemma -- how do you replace a strongman premier who has run the country almost single-handedly for decades?
December 7, 2015 People-smuggler boat breaks down off Indonesia A people-smuggling boat carrying about 80 asylum-seekers broke down in seas south of Indonesia on Friday, prompting several vessels to divert in a bid to help it, Australian and Indonesian officials said.