These are also highlighted below through discrete country pages. ASPI’s work on East Asia focuses on enhancing cooperation and dialogue within the region and between its countries and the United ...

Of every 100 infections last reported around the world, about 22 were reported from countries in Asia and the Middle East. The region is currently reporting a million new infections about every 6 ...

East Asia and the Pacific is the world’s most rapidly urbanizing region, with an average annual urbanization rate of 3 percent. By 2018, half of the region’s population will be urban – more than 1.2 ...

Here, we provide a brief overview of each Asian country, sorted by region and alphabetized for ... Japan, an island nation in ...