2016 in Asia

This is a list of events in Asia in 2016.

January

 * January 1–2 killed in suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan.
 * January 6 - January 2016 North Korean nuclear test
 * January 16 - 2016 Taiwanese presidential election

February

 * February 6 - 2016 Taiwan earthquake
 * 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

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.
 * 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

 * 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.