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| Dec.12 |
China |
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China ends school fees for 150m| China will abolish tuition fees for 150 million rural students to narrow the gap between coastal provinces and poorer regions | |
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| Dec.17 |
Beijing |
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N Korea warning to 'hostile' US  | N Korea will not halt its nuclear programme unless the US gives up its 'hostile policies' | |
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| Dec.19 |
Beijing |
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U.S., North Korea meet one-on-one| Financial experts met to address US campaign to isolate the North from the international banking system | |
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| Dec.22 |
Beijing |
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Six-party talks end, no agreement| Japan's PM has warned North Korea it faces increased international pressure after talks ended without a breakthrough | |
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| Dec.27 |
China |
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Body of one missing U.S. climber found| A second climber is still missing and presumed dead on a remote mountain in southwestern China | |
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