Daily brief
Police in Tokyo have arrested a man suspected of involvement in a blog about child prostitution in Laos, following a similar arrest reported yesterday (ongoing coverage).
Authorities in Vietnam seized over four tons of counterfeit coffee made from soybeans.
A couple in Indonesia's Aceh province were caned 140 times each for sex and alcohol offences.
A Chinese court sentenced Xu Faqi, head of a Myanmar-based criminal gang, to death with a two-year reprieve.
The US issued a security alert warning of potential extremist attacks ahead of Bangladesh's upcoming elections.