- Leaders from 21 Pacific Rim economies meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Papua New Guinea have begun the main part of their talks.
- South Korea says Chinese President Xi Jinping intends to visit North Korea next year at the invitation of its leader Kim Jong Un.
- Authorities in Taiwan have imposed a ban on imports of live pigs, pork and related products from Japan after a case of swine fever was detected in the country.
