A modern political map of Asia and Australasia.

New Zealand Closes Ports to U.S. Nuclear Warships

Auspicious Day of 8/8/88 Turns Deadly in Rangoon

Muslim Refugees Flee Persecution in Myanmar

Khmer Rouge Comes to Power in Cambodia

Vietnamese Troops Withdraw from Cambodia

Deadly Earthquake Strikes China

Hong Kong’s Citizens Prepare for Chinese Takeover

Premier Li Peng Announces the Three Gorges Dam Project

East Timor Declares Independence but Is Annexed by Indonesia

Kashmir Separatists Demand an End to Indian Rule

Suharto Resigns, Making Way for Habibie

Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait

Kōbe Earthquake Kills Thousands

Persian Gulf War

Hariri Begins Reconstruction of Lebanon