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 …
Asia
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 Thai media mogul and transgender rights campaigner has bought the firm that runs Miss Universe pageants for $20 million, according to a company announcement. Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip, who also hosts the local edition of “Project Runway”, becomes the first woman to own the beauty pageant organization outright, according to an announcement Wednesday by the JKN Global Group, of which she is chief executive. For much ...
On Tuesday Joe Biden threatened US ally Saudi Arabia during his CNN interview. Biden told Jake Tapper Saudi Arabia will face “consequences” for its oil production cuts announced this past week. BREAKING: Here is Joe Biden threatening Saudi Arabia if they do not ramp up oil production 1 month before Congressional elections where his party is expected to lose This is what Trump was impeached for in 2019 ...
Just one day after the New York Times attempted to downplay suspicions around the election software company Konnech, the company’s CEO, Eugene Yu, has been taken into custody under suspicion of sending data on American poll workers to Communist China. During Arizona's PIT conference in August, election integrity warriors Phillips and Engelbrecht alleged they were cooperating with the FBI in Michigan about data being sent overseas by this ...
The UN World Food Program warned Monday that the food crisis is being compounded by a fertilizer crisis. “If we don’t get fertilizers moving, you’re not going have just a food pricing problem, like we’re facing right now. You will have a food availability problem in 2023,” World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley said at an IMF conference hosted by Saudi Arabia on tackling food ...
U.S. Army Major Dr. Jamie Lee Henry, who came out as the first openly trans officer on 2015, is accused of betraying the military and country he serves by working with his wife Dr. Anna Gabrielian, an anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins, to give medical records to Russia on patients at Fort Bragg and Hopkins, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday by the Department of Justice. The ...
OVER 100,000 citizens protested in Prague, Czech Republic on Wednesday Sept 28, 2022 under the motto “Czechia First.” It was the LARGEST RALLY in Prague since the fall of the Communist regime over 30 years ago. And, just like in America, the far-left media in the Czech Republic completely ignored the massive demonstration. The protesters rallied against NATO and the EU elites destroying their way of ...
Three deep-water explosions destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea on Monday. While the MSM and governments reported “leaks” in the pipelines following sudden pressure drops to zero, Swedish seismologists knew better. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which runs parallel to Nord Stream 1 and was intended to double the capacity for undersea gas imports from Russia, was blocked by Berlin in the days ...
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) went on with John Solomon from Just the News on RAV on Thursday. Rep. Comer recently obtained new documents that show Hunter and Joe Biden were working to sell American natural gas and drilling assets to Communist China. The sale would have allowed China to take control of our natural gas industry through the deal. The documents show Hunter was working with the Chinese ...
Several FBI whistleblowers say that the agency’s probe into Hunter Biden was internally sabotaged during the 2020 election in order to derail the investigation, after agents wrongfully deemed verified evidence as “disinformation” to ignore. According to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), agents investigating Hunter “opened an assessment which was used by an FBI headquarters team to improperly discredit negative Hunter Biden information as disinformation and caused investigative activity ...
American-born Chinese skier, Eileen Gu, won the gold medal in the Women’s Free Ski Mid Air competition in the Olympics. In the presser afterward, she wouldn’t say whether she has a US or a Chinese passport. She also supports BLM and spoke out against any suggestions that the coronavirus was a China Flu. Gu is sponsored by several “American” companies. Chinese skier Eileen Gu won the gold medal ...
