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Jang Song-thaek was also charged with corruption, drug use, gambling and womanising.

Kim Kyong-hui, aunt of Kim from his father's side, last of North Korean leader's guardians.

Tokyo and Seoul ignore Beijing's ADIZ in diplomatic row over disputed territories in East China Sea.

Market players await Eurozone factory output and US retail sales data.

From Samsung and Sony, to Nokia and Huawei, here are our top five phablets of 2013.

Asian indices slide to 10-week lows on 12 December.

Park Geun-hye warns that removal of Jang Song-thaek will push Pyongyang closer to instability.

We round-up all the details about Samsung's Galaxy S5, including price, release date, specs and more.

Ousted North Korean official becomes '1984 non-person' after removal from top post.

Territorial dispute with China heightens tensions in region.

Seoul's new zone includes disputed submerged rock also claimed by Beijing.

Newman arrives in Beijing from Pyongyang after North Korea frees him on 'humanitarian grounds'.

Major defection follows removal of uncle of North Korea's Supreme Leader.

The draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held at Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil on December 6.

IBTimes UK looks at all the information regarding the draw for the 2014 World Cup.

With the World Cup Draw scheduled for Friday, we look at the best and worst possible group that England can be placed in

South Korean unit may have violated capital markets rules.

Chinese president Xi Jinping discusses East China Sea dispute with US vice president Joe Biden.

World's first liquefied gas facility reaches landmark in construction at Geoje

Seoul's move follows China declaration of Air Defence Identification Zone over Diaoyu/Senkaku islands.

Seoul plans to expand Korean air defence identification zone over disputed East China Sea islands.

Project seen as a diplomatic gesture aimed at Taiwan as Air Defence Zone angers neighbours.

China calls dispatch of fighter jets and early warning aircraft over East China Sea exercise.

Beijing's air defence zone over Diaoyu/Senkaku islands ignored in widening row over archipelago's ownership.

Samsung Galaxy Round sees poor sales in its home market as consumers shun curved smartphones.

Japan vows to protect its interests in Senkaku, known as Diaoyu in China.

Islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, firmly on Chinese radar.

Read the full transcript of a poetic love letter written by a mourning wife and found by South Korean archaeologists in a mummy's tomb.

Major countries putting role in web innovation at risk because of 'excessive state surveillance'.

Officials in the United States and China probe numerous cases involving multinationals and bribery in China.