December 5, 2015 Five dead in Indonesia prison riot At least five people have been killed in violent riots at a jail in western Indonesia and about 100 prisoners, including terror convicts, are still on the loose, police said Friday.
December 5, 2015 Hopes fade for revival of joint Korean industrial zone North and South Korea will hold fresh talks Wednesday on reopening their joint industrial zone as hopes of an early agreement fade following months of friction.
December 5, 2015 Malaysian police kill 5, hold 200 in crime crackdown Malaysian police said they killed five suspected gang members in a shootout early Monday and arrested 200 people in a crackdown on a spate of violent crime that has shocked the country.
December 5, 2015 Japan PM Abe set to win upper house majority: polls Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc is set to secure a majority in the upper house in this month's election, according to newspaper polls.
December 5, 2015 Taiwan urged to keep radio broadcasts into China Several US legislators have urged Taiwan to stop tearing down shortwave radio transmission towers which have broadcast uncensored news to China since the 1960s.
December 5, 2015 Japan nuclear-free as last reactor switched off Japan went nuclear-free on Monday as it switched off its last operating reactor for an inspection, with no date scheduled for a restart amid strong public hostility to atomic power.
December 5, 2015 Japan to boost surveys off Fukushima: report Japan's nuclear authority plans to conduct radiation contamination surveys at 600,000 points on the seabed off the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, up from 200 places so far, a report said Saturday.
December 5, 2015 Honda to set up racing base in Britain Japanese automaker Honda said it will build a European racing operations base in Britain ahead of its return to Formula One in 2015.
December 5, 2015 China's Xi in Indonesia on first Southeast Asia trip Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Indonesia Wednesday on his first trip to Southeast Asia since taking power, as Beijing seeks to tap into the country's booming economy.
December 5, 2015 Taiwan 'to go on buying arms from US' Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Friday the island will continue to acquire arms from the United States, dismissing reports that the US and China could discuss ending such sales.