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• Thai airports open as people wait Bangkok's airports resume operations slowly, as politicians and the public await a birthday speech by the King.
• Dalai Lama urges EU to stand firm The Dalai Lama urges the European Union to stand firm on human rights to protect the interests of the Chinese people.
• Australia stops 'asylum vessel' A fifth boat in two months is found carrying a group of suspected asylum seekers toward Australia.
• More Chinese eggs tainted, says HK Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety finds more eggs from China tainted with the industrial chemical melamine.
• Philippine rebels ambush soldiers Communist rebels in the Philippines ambushed and kill five soldiers, as informal peace efforts in Norway falter, officials say.
• Large cut in Thai interest rates Thailand's central bank cuts interest rates by the biggest amount in eight years, as it aims to lift an economy hit by unrest.
• Carbon monoxide kills China girls Eleven girls die of carbon monoxide poisoning in northern China, state media report, after lighting a fire to keep warm.
• S Koreans leave complex in North Hundreds of South Korean workers are expelled from a North Korean industrial complex, amid deteriorating relations on the Korean peninsula.
• Wales beat Australia Wales survive a late Australian fightback to seal a thrilling 21-18 win at the Millennium Stadium.
• Organised chaos How were Thai protesters able to take the airport?
• Nick Bryant's blog Does Australia still suffer from the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
• Border closure Glimpse of life in North Korea slips out of view
• Reynolds' China What do people in China do when they get a day off?
• Big squeeze Airport protests have damaged Thailand's economy
• Tunnel vision Dream of linking Asia by rail is becoming a reality
• Papua mulls microchips against HIV Papua province in Indonesia mulls the introduction of a law allowing microchips to be implanted in people living with HIV.
• China factory output down sharply China's manufacturing output fell sharply in November, the latest sign the global slowdown is impacting its economy.
• Chinese dairy exports in decline China's dairy exports have all but ground to a halt following the scandal earlier this year when milk was tainted with melamine.
• 15 year term sought in Munir case Prosecutors request a 15-year jail term for an ex-spy chief accused of ordering a murder, but are accused of leniency.
• N Korea increases border controls North Korea begins enforcing stricter border controls with South Korea, due to what it calls "relentless confrontation".
• Beached whales die in Australia About 150 pilot whales die in a mass stranding in a remote coastal area of the Australian island of Tasmania.
• China builds South East Asia ties Senior Chinese officials are visiting Laos and Cambodia as they cultivate ties with China's poorer southern neighbours.
• Japan set to tackle lending costs The Bank of Japan will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to tackle rising corporate borrowing costs amid Japan's deepening economic crisis.
• Economy warning from China leader China's President Hu Jintao warns that the global financial crisis could weaken his country's competitiveness.
