Being the biggest continent in the world, Asia includes 50 independent countries and occupies the eastern part of the single Eurasian landmass. Surrounded by the Arctic Ocean from the north, by the Pacific Ocean from the east and by the Indian Ocean from the south, it is separated from Africa by Suez Canal. The Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea separate Asia from Europe, farther the overland border runs through the Caucasus Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Ural River and Ural Mountains. This boundary crosses through the territory of Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, so these states are in both continents.
Armenia and Cyprus geographically are in Asia, but politically and culturally they also are considered as a part of Europe.
The largest of the Asian countries by area is Russia, which occupies about 30% of the total territory of the continent. The smallest one of the independent states is the Maldives, it is an archipelago of islands famous for its beach resorts.
The most visited by tourists country in this region is China as a huge cultural center, followed by no less popular destinations like India, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey. (Source)
Countries in Asia listed below. Click on the country to see related events:
A
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
B
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
G
Georgia
Chronological History of Events Related to Asia
Thousands Of Ukrainian Citizens Rounded Up By Their Own Government, Labeled ‘Traitors’
Ukrainian citizens accused of “helping Russia” during the recent war are being snatched out of their homes by the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU). According to the Associated Press, nearly 400 citizens were arrested in the Kharkiv region alone. This means there are thousands of Ukrainians being thrown into “traitor” prisons where they face up to fifteen years in jail, but the exact amount of people detained ...
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Federal Informant in Trump Probe Found Dead After He’s Reported Missing
A federal informant who turned over documents in an investigation into Trump’s relationship with Deutsche Bank was found dead in Los Angeles on Monday after he went missing last year. Valentin Broeksmit, 46, was reported missing last year, according to LAPD. According to the Los Angeles Times, a janitorial team at Woodrow Wilson High School found Broeksmit’s body Monday morning. Broeksmit was the son of a Deutsche Bank ...
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Taliban outlaw the production of poppies in Afghanistan
The Taliban have banned the cultivation of opium poppies in Afghanistan, according to a Sunday decree from the group's top commander. The decree was issued by the Islamic organization's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, who also banned other substances. The order also prohibits the "use, transport, trade, export and import of all types of narcotics," including alcohol, hashish, and heroin. "If anyone violates the decree" against poppy ...
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The International Elitists Conclude Meeting at The World Government Summit in Dubai (Mar 28-30)
While much of the “mainstream” world has spent the last few days obsessing over and debating the celebrity spectacle surrounding American actor Will Smith slapping American comedian Chris Rock, the international elitists were meeting in Dubai for the 2022 World Government Summit. From March 28th to the 30th, corporate media journalists, heads of state, and CEOs of some of the most profitable companies in the world met ...
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Russian Foreign Ministry Releases Alleged “BioBiden” Timeline of US Bioresearch in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marija Zakharova has published a timeline of US-Ukraine bioresearch, which Gateway Pundit documents here for purposes of critical analysis. Note: Bear in mind any information published by the Russian government in wartime must be viewed with extreme caution. 1991 – the US launches the Nunn-Lugar programme for the former Soviet countries to control/eliminate Soviet weapons of mass destruction including bioweapons. The Pentagon’s Defence ...
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Joe Biden Delivers State of the Union Address
President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address as his administration struggled to combat soaring inflation, confusing coronavirus messaging, surging illegal immigration, rising global influence of the Chinese Communist Party, and the possibility of a larger military conflict stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.1 Biden failed to mention one of his vital campaign proposals, the Build Back Better plan, during his first annual ...
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Russia-Ukraine War: Russia Invades Ukraine
There are multiple issues that led to the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022. First there is the issue of ethnic cleansing of native Russians in the Donbas region and unrelenting shelling of civilian communities by the Maidan regime since 2014; then the issue of collective security between the Donbas Republics and the Russian Federation; then the issue of NATO infiltration into Ukraine and supplying weapons and training for neo-Nazi groups; then the issue of U.S ...
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Global study finds the extent of pharmaceutical pollution in the world’s rivers
A new study looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers found concentrations at potentially toxic levels in more than a quarter of the locations studied. The new study looked at 258 rivers across the globe, including the Thames in London and the Amazon in Brazil, to measure the presence of 61 pharmaceuticals, such as carbamazepine, metformin and caffeine. The researchers studied rivers in ...
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EcoHealth Alliance Whistleblower Exposes Corruption
A former executive of the EcoHealth Alliance has come forward as a material witness to claim “numerous unethical and criminal behaviors” took place during his tenure there. Andrew G. Huff, Ph.D., MS is the former VP of Data and Technology at EcoHealth Alliance, an organization that studies emerging infectious diseases “across a large portfolio of government contracts.” In his letter to the Senate Whistleblower committee, Huff says he “participated in all executive ...
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Peter Schweizer’s ‘Red-Handed’ Hits #1 on New York Times Bestseller List
Peter Schweizer’s blockbuster new book Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win hit number one on the New York Times bestseller list, one week after its release by HarperCollins. This is the third consecutive New York Times #1 bestseller for Schweizer, following his 2020 book Profiles in Corruption and 2019’s Secret Empires. Red-Handed has also premiered at number one on USA Today’s bestseller list and has topped the charts at Amazon. Schweizer, whose past books have sparked an FBI investigation and exposed congressional ...
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