WebThe Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC / ˈ eɪ p ɛ k / AY-pek) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Following the success of ASEAN's series of post-ministerial conferences launched in the mid-1980s, APEC started in 1989, in response to …

WebThe history of Asia can be seen as the collective history of several distinct peripheral coastal regions such as East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East linked by the interior mass of the Eurasian steppe.See History of the Middle East and History of the Indian Subcontinent for further details.. The coastal periphery was the home to some of …

WebThe South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.SAARC comprises 3% of the world's land area, 21% of the world's population and …

WebThe Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic and security organization. It is the world's largest regional organization in terms of geographic scope and population, covering approximately 60% of the area of Eurasia, 40% of the world population, and more than 30% of global GDP.. The SCO is the successor to the …

WebThis list of tallest buildings in Asia ranks skyscrapers which are at least 274 m (899 ft) tall. The tallest building in Asia (and the tallest in the world) is Burj Khalifa, which stands 828 m (2,717 ft) which was opened on January 4, 2010, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.. Nearly three-quarters of the 50 tallest skyscrapers in the world are located in Asia.

WebThe Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; Arabic: مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

WebThe Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC; Arabic: منظمة التعاون الإسلامي, romanized: Munaẓẓama at-Taʿāwun al-ʾIslāmiyy; French: Organisation de la coopération islamique), formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states, with 48 being Muslim-majority countries.

WebThe Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD), commonly known as the Quad, is a strategic security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States that is maintained by talks between member countries. The dialogue was initiated in 2007 by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with the support of Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Indian …

WebThe Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, or Manila Pact, signed in September 1954 in Manila, the Philippines.The formal institution of SEATO was established on 19 February 1955 at a meeting of treaty partners …

WebPersatuan Negara-negara Asia Tenggara (Bahasa Inggeris: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, disingkatkan kepada ASEAN) ialah sebuah pertubuhan antara kerajaan serantau yang terdiri daripada 10 negara di Asia Tenggara, yang menggalakkan kerjasama antara kerajaan dan memudahkan integrasi ekonomi, politik, keamanan, ketenteraan, …