December 3, 2015 Indonesia minister 'shocked' at Harrison Ford interview Indonesia's forestry minister has accused Hollywood legend Harrison Ford of subjecting him to a rude interview on climate change that left him "shocked", an official said Tuesday.
December 3, 2015 Vietnam dissident Le Quoc Quan jailed for tax evasion One of Vietnam's best known dissidents was jailed for two and a half years Wednesday as hundreds of supporters protested in the capital against the communist state's crackdown on dissent.
December 3, 2015 Japan's Suntory in talks to buy GSK drink brands Japanese drinks giant Suntory Holdings is in advanced talks to buy the Lucozade and Ribena soft drinks brands for a possible $1.56 billion from British drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline, a report said Friday.
December 3, 2015 Chinese ships sail near disputed island: Japan Three Chinese government ships sailed into waters around islands at the centre of a territorial dispute on Thursday, the day after Japan's premier visited coastguards who patrol the area.
December 3, 2015 Five Philippine soldiers arrested for looting amid city battle Five Philippine soldiers have been arrested for looting during a lengthy battle against Muslim guerrillas, a military spokesman said Tuesday, in the first such disciplinary action in recent memory.
December 3, 2015 New Zealand paceman Chris Martin retires New Zealand paceman Chris Martin announced his retirement Wednesday, bowing out as the third highest Test wicket-taker in Black Caps' history.
December 3, 2015 Indonesian province bans female secretaries The governor of an Indonesian province on Saturday said he had ordered his top staff to replace their female secretaries with men following a string of extra-marital affairs.
December 3, 2015 Thai police seize nearly a million methamphetamine pills Thai authorities Sunday seized some 980,000 illegal methamphetamine pills worth almost six million dollars stashed in a truck thought to be heading to the capital Bangkok from northern Thailand, police said.
December 3, 2015 Two children, man killed by leftover Cambodia mine: police Two Cambodian children and a man were killed when their buffalo cart hit an anti-tank mine left over from the country's civil war, police said Wednesday.
December 3, 2015 China flotilla in Japan disputed island waters Eight Chinese ships were in waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Tuesday, as Tokyo said it had not ruled out stationing officials there.