Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th century under King...

The first recorded kingdom (Choson) on the Korean Peninsula dates from approximately 2300 B.C. Over the subsequent centuries, three main...

The first recorded kingdom (Choson) on the Korean Peninsula dates from approximately 2300 B.C. Over the subsequent centuries, three main...

In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of...

The archipelago was once largely under the control of Buddhist and Hindu rulers. By around the 7th century, a Buddhist...

The UK seized Hong Kong in 1841, and China formally ceded it the following year at the end of the...

China's historical civilization dates to at least the 13th century B.C., first under the Shang (to 1046 B.C.) and then...

Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia and...

Burma is home to ethnic Burmans and scores of other ethnic and religious minority groups that have resisted external efforts...

The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries, when its control extended over coastal areas of...

Uzbekistan is the geographic and population center of Central Asia, with a diverse economy and a relatively young population. Russia...