If today is your first day back at work for 2012, you may have a little junk mail in your email. And you might be surprised to learn where most of it is coming from. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

China plans to put a man on the moon. And that’s just one of the goals of an ambitious space program just announced in Beijing. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Thousands of factory workers in eastern China are back on the job today after settling a dispute with a Korean electronics maker. This case involved wages and bonuses, but it’s just the latest in a growing number of confrontations involving labor and management in China. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Authorities in China have released a long-awaited report on the crash of a bullet train in July. Forty people were killed and nearly 200 injured in the crash that may have a lingering impact on China’s plans to export high speed trains. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Flooding has ravaged several countries in southeast Asia this year. While residents in the southern part of the Philippines are in the early stages of recovery, a bit more progress has been made in Thailand. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.