5:58pm

Bombing injures Afghan intelligence chief

Khalid taken to hospital after suicide attack at guest house

3:57pm

Thai ex-PM charged over 2010 protests

Abhisit allegedly ordered troops to use lethal force

Kim Dotcom ©Bloomberg 9:09am

Kim Dotcom cleared to sue NZ spy agency

Security bureau ordered to hand over records on illegal bugging

JAPAN 2:44pm

Japan’s opposition LDP ahead in surveys

Ten-year bond futures rise on expectations of further stimulus

NORTH KOREA 12:25pm

Chef serves new detail on N Korea leader

Former confidante reveals age of Kim Jong-eun

CHINA 11:54am

China snubs Norway in visa reforms

Beijing still smarting over 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for dissident

JAPAN 8:35am

China looms large over Japanese poll

Critics argue Abe election would damage tense relations with Beijing

From COMPANIES 2:22am

ZTE secures $5bn from Beijing-backed bank

New funding will raise questions about its links with the state

JAPAN 10:18pm

Candidates vie for BoJ governorship

LDP win would put Toshiro Muto among frontrunners

Ferguson ©Ferguson David Pilling from COMMENT Dec 5, 2012

Old rivalries stir in Japan and Korea

The differences in the elections in Asia’s second and fourth-largest economies are striking

Dec 5, 2012

India’s ruling party wins retail FDI vote

Vote a crucial test of strength for Congress-led ruling coalition

Dec 5, 2012

Holidaying Chinese opt for Australia

Tourists help economy to cut reliance on mining

Dec 5, 2012

Over 270 dead in Philippines after typhoon

Officials say their efforts were no match for storm’s ferocity

Dec 5, 2012

Australian economy loses steam

Economy expands 0.5% in third quarter

CHINA Dec 5, 2012

China’s ranking in corruption index slips

Report highlights challenges facing new leaders

AFGHANISTAN Dec 4, 2012

US wrestles with Afghan security deal

Post-2014 status of forces talks hit stumbling blocks

JAPAN Dec 4, 2012

Economic indecision turns off Japan voters

Main parties bound by pact on tax and social security reform

From COMMENT Dec 4, 2012

Myanmar: A nation rises

The impact of the rapid shift to democracy is far-reaching but barriers remain

CHINA Dec 4, 2012

China’s Xi to let a hundred flowers wilt

New leader cracks down on lavish welcomes and bloated bureaucracy

Notebook from COMMENT Dec 4, 2012

The folly of ranking national nirvana

If the state wants to spread joy, it should bring out the pocketbook, writes Patti Waldmeir