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This is a list of events in Asia in 2016.
- January 1–2 killed in suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. [1]
- January 6 - January 2016 North Korean nuclear test
- January 16 - 2016 Taiwanese presidential election
- February 6 - 2016 Taiwan earthquake [2]
- February 17 - an attack in Ankara, Turkey caused at least 28 deaths.
- February 26 - 2016 Iranian legislative election
- March 4 - an attack in Aden caused at least 16 deaths.
- March 13–37 killed in an attack in Ankara.
- March 20
- March 31 - an attack in Diyarbakir kills seven police officers [3]
- 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 6 - opening of the seventh Congress of the party of labor of Korea.
- May 9 - 2016 Philippine general election
- May 22
- May 24 - Binali Yıldırım was appointed Prime Minister of Turkey.
- May 26 and 27 - 42nd G7 summit
- June 29 - 2016 Mongolian legislative election
- 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 7 - 2016 Thai constitutional referendum
- August 11 and 12 - bombings in Hua Hin, Surat Thani, Phuket and Trang. [4]
- August 20 - more than 50 killed in a bombing in Gaziantep.
- August 26 - bombing to Cizre against the police.
- August 29 - an attack in Aden caused at least 71 dead.
- 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 13 - death of Bhumibol Adulyadejas, King of Thailand, known as the reign of Rama IX.
- November 26 - 2016 Kuwaiti general election
- 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.
- ^ « Un restaurant français de Kaboul visé par une attaque des talibans » Le Monde, 1er janvier 2016.
- ^ « Le bilan s’alourdit après le séisme à Taïwan » Le Monde, 6 février 2016.
- ^ « Turquie : sept policiers tués dans un attentat à la bombe en zone kurde », Le Monde, 31 mars 2016.
- ^ Le Monde, 12 août 2016.
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| Years in Asia: | 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 |
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| Decades: | 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s |
| Years: | 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 |
This is a list of events in Asia in 2016.
- January 1–2 killed in suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. [1]
- January 6 - January 2016 North Korean nuclear test
- January 16 - 2016 Taiwanese presidential election
- February 6 - 2016 Taiwan earthquake [2]
- February 17 - an attack in Ankara, Turkey caused at least 28 deaths.
- February 26 - 2016 Iranian legislative election
- March 4 - an attack in Aden caused at least 16 deaths.
- March 13–37 killed in an attack in Ankara.
- March 20
- March 31 - an attack in Diyarbakir kills seven police officers [3]
- 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 6 - opening of the seventh Congress of the party of labor of Korea.
- May 9 - 2016 Philippine general election
- May 22
- May 24 - Binali Yıldırım was appointed Prime Minister of Turkey.
- May 26 and 27 - 42nd G7 summit
- June 29 - 2016 Mongolian legislative election
- 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 7 - 2016 Thai constitutional referendum
- August 11 and 12 - bombings in Hua Hin, Surat Thani, Phuket and Trang. [4]
- August 20 - more than 50 killed in a bombing in Gaziantep.
- August 26 - bombing to Cizre against the police.
- August 29 - an attack in Aden caused at least 71 dead.
- 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 13 - death of Bhumibol Adulyadejas, King of Thailand, known as the reign of Rama IX.
- November 26 - 2016 Kuwaiti general election
- 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.
- ^ « Un restaurant français de Kaboul visé par une attaque des talibans » Le Monde, 1er janvier 2016.
- ^ « Le bilan s’alourdit après le séisme à Taïwan » Le Monde, 6 février 2016.
- ^ « Turquie : sept policiers tués dans un attentat à la bombe en zone kurde », Le Monde, 31 mars 2016.
- ^ Le Monde, 12 août 2016.