SOUTH KOREA

Spy jailed for four years in South Korea after posing as defector to carry out espionage.

Asian investors remain upbeat after the Chinese PMI rose to 50.6 in November.

Pyongyang says a long-range rocket may be launched at any time between 10 and 22 December.

Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries rises 0.6 percent in October.

Asian markets gain as Japan's October industrial output increases, but concerns on 'fiscal cliff' remain as US lawmakers continue talks.

Scientists suspend the launch of Naro-1 just 17 minutes before the scheduled launch time.

European stocks gain in the morning trade, following global markets, on hopes of US lawmakers reaching a solution on the 'fiscal cliff'.

North Korea may take advantage of Naro-1 launch to pursue its own programme.

A video by South Korean popstar Psy has broken the YouTube record for most watched video ever, with Gangnam Style racking up over 820 million views.

Ratings agency cuts grades of consumer electronics giants, citing business weakness.

Dissolution follows support for key electoral reforms.

Renminbi's ascendance as international reference currency depends on size and scale of new leadership's economic reforms.

Has Apple cracked the 7in tablet market, or are Google's and Amazon's cheaper alternative still the ones to go for?

Improved US jobs data fails to cheer

While PSY's Gangnam Style takes over the world, Lianna Brinded takes a look at how it will spell the end to us all.

Shares fall after US watchdog finding that Hyundai and Kia overstated fuel efficiency of vehicles.

As the 18th Party Congress prepares to anoint a new leadership, China expert Jonathan Fenby warns of the potential of nationalism undermining economic progress for the new superpower.

Elephant at South Korea's Everland Zoo learns to say five words by vocalising words with trunk and mouth.

Samsung Galaxy S4 is expected to be powered by a 28nm quad-core ARM15 CPU.

Nikkei ends 1.17 percent up while KOSPI gains 1.07 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng have gained 0.60 and 1.33 percent respectively.

Nikkei and KOSPI gain 0.96 percent and 0.63 percent respectively. Hang Seng is up 0.51 percent while Shanghai slid 0.14 percent.