December 3, 2015 S. Korea moviemakers furious over film withdrawal South Korea's film community reacted angrily Monday to a major cinema chain's decision to stop screening a documentary that questions whether North Korea was really behind the 2010 sinking of the warship Cheonan.
December 3, 2015 All Blacks beat France 24-9 in third Test The All Blacks beat France 24-9 in the third rugby Test at Yarrow Stadium in the New Zealand city of New Plymouth on Saturday.
December 3, 2015 Japan PM Abe demands end to Fukushima leaks Japan's prime minister told Fukushima's operator to fix radioactive water leaks as he toured the crippled nuclear plant Thursday, less than two weeks after assuring the world the situation was under control.
December 3, 2015 Islamic games open in Indonesia The Islamic Solidarity Games got under way in Indonesia on Sunday despite a chaotic run-up to the event and debates over appropriate outfits for Muslim athletes.
December 3, 2015 Japan to raise sales tax, launch $50 bln stimulus Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to raise Japan's sales tax next year but plans to launch a $50 billion stimulus package to avoid hurting the nation's budding economic recovery, reports said Thursday.
December 3, 2015 Rescuers review search for missing US yacht New Zealand rescuers were reviewing the search for the missing crew of a vintage US yacht on Friday, hours after a final message from the sailors caught in rough weather was released.
December 3, 2015 Giant panda donated by China gives birth in Taiwan A female giant panda donated by China to Taiwan four years ago gave birth to a cub on Saturday after being artificially inseminated, the Taipei city government said.
December 3, 2015 Singapore officials to declare casino trips after graft scandal Singapore civil servants must declare casino visits starting Tuesday, authorities said, months after a senior anti-graft official was charged with embezzling state money to fund his gambling habit.
December 3, 2015 UN urges Cambodia to allow opposition chief full role A United Nations envoy urged Cambodia Monday to let opposition leader Sam Rainsy play a "full part" in politics as the recently-pardoned politician prepares to return ahead of elections.
December 3, 2015 Same-sex couples tie knot in New Zealand Dozens of same-sex couples said "I do" Monday as New Zealand became the first Asia-Pacific country, and only the 14th in the world, to legalise gay marriage.