2023 in Asia

Overview of Asia-related events during the year of 2023

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This is a list of events that took place in Asia in 2023.

## Incumbents

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### Afghanistan

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Main article: 2023 in Afghanistan

### Armenia

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Main article: 2023 in Armenia

### Azerbaijan

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### Bahrain

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### Bangladesh

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### Bhutan

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### Brunei

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### Cambodia

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### China

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### Cyprus

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### Georgia

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### India

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### Indonesia

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### Iran

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### Iraq

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### Israel

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### Japan

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### Jordan

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### Kazakhstan

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### Kuwait

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### Kyrgyzstan

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### Laos

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### Lebanon

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### Malaysia

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### Maldives

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### Mongolia

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### Myanmar

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### Nepal

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### North Korea

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### Oman

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### Pakistan

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### Palestine

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### Philippines

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### Qatar

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### Russia

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### Saudi Arabia

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### Singapore

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### South Korea

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### Sri Lanka

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### Syria

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### Taiwan

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### Tajikistan

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### Thailand

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### Timor-Leste

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### Turkey

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### Turkmenistan

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### United Arab Emirates

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### Uzbekistan

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### Vietnam

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### Yemen

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## Events

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See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Asia

### January

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* 13 January - 29 January - 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

### February

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* 13 February - 2023 Bangladeshi presidential election

### March

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* 2 March - 2023 Vietnamese presidential election
* 9 March - 2023 Nepalese presidential election
* 19 March - 2023 Kazakh legislative election
* 26 March - 2023 Turkmen parliamentary election

### May

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* 5 May – A penumbral lunar eclipse was visible in the evening and the following morning in Africa, Asia and Australia and was the 24th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 141.[1]
* 14 May – 2023 Thai general election
* 14 May – 2023 Turkish parliamentary election
* 21 May – 2023 East Timorese parliamentary election

### June

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* 6 June – 2023 Kuwaiti general election
* 16 June – 16 July 16 – 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

### July

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* 6 July – The 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes confirmed and approved by Legislative Council. Direct elected seats of district councilors decreased from 452 out of 479 (94%) to 88 out of 470 (19%), and will establish the District Council Eligibility Review Committee for review the eligibility of every District Council Candidates. [2]
* 9 July – 2023 Uzbek presidential election
* 23 July – 2023 Cambodian general election

### September

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* 1 September – 2023 Singaporean presidential election
* 9 September – 2023 Maldivian presidential election
* 10 September – 2023 Russian elections
* 19 September – Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against the Armenia-backed Republic of Artsakh.[3]
* September 20 – Armenian separatist forces in Nagorno-Karabakh surrender and agree to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire with Azerbaijan effective from 1 pm on Wednesday.[4]
* 23 September – 8 October – 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
* 24 September – 4 October – over 100,000 ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh.[5][6]
* 28 September – Samvel Shahramanyan, president of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, signs a decree to dissolve all state institutions of Artsakh beginning at the start of 2024.[7]

### October

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* 5 October – 26 November – 2023 Cricket World Cup in India.
* 7 October – 2023 Emirati parliamentary election
* 28 October – A partial lunar eclipse was visible in the evening and the next morning over Europe and most of Africa and Asia and was the 11th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 146.[8]
* 29 October – 2023 Omani general election

## See also

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* 2023 in Asian music
* List of state leaders in Asia in 2023

## References

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1. ^ "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on May 5–6, 2023 – Where and When to See". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
2. ^ "Hong Kong cuts directly elected District Council seats as overhaul unanimously approved". Hong Kong Free Press.
3. ^ Kirby, Paul (2023-09-19). "Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh". BBC. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
4. ^ "Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces reach Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
5. ^ "Why this week's mass exodus from embattled Nagorno-Karabakh reflects decades of animosity". The Independent. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
6. ^ "Separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh says it will dissolve itself by January 2024". AP News. 28 September 2023. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
7. ^ Edwards, Christian (2023-09-28). "Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist from next year. How did this happen?". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
8. ^ "28–29 October 2023 Partial Lunar Eclipse".

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Sovereign states|

* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Burma (Myanmar)
*   * Cambodia
*   * China
* Cyprus
* Egypt
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
*   * North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
*   * Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
*   * Nepal
* Oman
*   * Pakistan
*   *   *   * Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
*   *   * Singapore
*   * Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste (East Timor)
*   * Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
*   *   * Yemen
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States with limited
recognition

* Abkhazia
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
* Northern Cyprus
* Palestine
* South Ossetia
* Taiwan
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Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

*   *   * British Indian Ocean Territory
*   *   * Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
*   *   *   *   *   * Hong Kong
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