This is a list of events in Asia in 2016.
Incumbents Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Cyprus
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Events January January 1–2 killed in suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan.« Un restaurant français de Kaboul visé par une attaque des talibans » Le Monde, 1er janvier 2016. January 6 - January 2016 North Korean nuclear test January 16 - 2016 Taiwanese presidential election
February February 6 - 2016 Taiwan earthquake« Le bilan s’alourdit après le séisme à Taïwan » Le Monde, 6 février 2016. February 17 - an attack in Ankara, Turkey caused at least 28 deaths. February 26 - 2016 Iranian legislative election
March March 4 - an attack in Aden caused at least 16 deaths. March 13–37 killed in an attack in Ankara. March 20 2016 Kazakhstani legislative election 2016 Laotian parliamentary election March 31 - an attack in Diyarbakir kills seven police officers« Turquie : sept policiers tués dans un attentat à la bombe en zone kurde », Le Monde, 31 mars 2016.
April April 13 - 2016 South Korean legislative election April 14 and 16 - 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes April 20 - Boungnang Vorachit is elected President of Laos; Thongloun Sisoulith appointed Prime Minister of Laos.
May May 6 - opening of the seventh Congress of the party of labor of Korea. May 9 - 2016 Philippine general election May 22 2016 Tajikistani constitutional referendum 2016 Vietnamese legislative election May 24 - Binali Yıldırım was appointed Prime Minister of Turkey. May 26 and 27 - 42nd G7 summit
June June 29 - 2016 Mongolian legislative election
July July 10 - 2016 Japanese House of Councillors election July 15 - 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt July 26 - Sagamihara stabbings July 31 - Yuriko Koike is the first woman elected Governor of Tokyo.
August August 7 - 2016 Thai constitutional referendum August 11 and 12 - bombings in Hua Hin, Surat Thani, Phuket and Trang.Le Monde, 12 août 2016. August 20 - more than 50 killed in a bombing in Gaziantep. August 26 - A bombing in Cizre targeted police. August 29 - an attack in Aden caused at least 71 dead.
September September 4 - 2016 Hong Kong legislative election September 7 and 8 - the 28th ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos. September 9 - fifth nuclear test in North Korea. September 20 - 2016 Jordanian general election
October October 13 - death of Bhumibol Adulyadejas, King of Thailand, known as the reign of Rama IX.
November November 26 - 2016 Kuwaiti general election
December December 1 - prince Vajiralongkorn is proclaimed King under the name of Rama X. December 4 - 2016 Uzbekistani presidential election December 11 - 2016 Kyrgyzstani constitutional referendum December 17 - a Kayseri attack caused at least 14 deaths. December 19 - the Ambassador of Russia Andrei Karlov was assassinated in Ankara. December 20 - the Eurasia under the Bosphorus tunnel is opened in Istanbul.
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