Asia, East and Southeast

Asia is the largest continent on the planet, accounting for almost 30% of the Earth’s landmass and nearly 60% of the global population. It reaches as far west as portions of Europe and North Africa and extends east all the way to the Pacific Ocean. It ranges north to encompass all of Russia and south to include many island nations in the South Pacific. East and Southeast Asia are a subset of this region that are defined not only geographically, but also ethno-culturally.

East Asia comprises China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Southeast Asia includes Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

East and Southeast Asia have a vast array of media in various types ...

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