CIA World FactBook

A Malay trading port known as Temasek existed on the island of Singapore by the...

The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to...

The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and potential oil and gas reserves....

Papua New Guinea (PNG) occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; the...

The peoples of Mongolia have a long history under a number of nomadic empires dating...

Malaysia’s location has long made it an important cultural, economic, historical, social, and trade link...

Portuguese ships began arriving in 1513. In the 1550s, Portuguese paying tribute to China settled...

Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in...

The first recorded kingdom (Choson) on the Korean Peninsula dates from approximately 2300 B.C. Over...

The first recorded kingdom (Choson) on the Korean Peninsula dates from approximately 2300 B.C. Over...

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