Asia definition

Asia means Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
Asia means Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Greater China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
Asia means Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Examples of Asia in a sentence

  • Associates is a specialist foreign direct investment practice, providing corporate establishment, business advisory, tax advisory and compliance, accounting, payroll, due diligence and financial review services to multinationals investing in emerging Asia.

  • Increasing household food insecurity continues to threaten the livelihoods of vulnerable populations in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and south and southeast Asia.

  • In Asia, NAFLD is estimated to affect 25% of the population (Fan et al., 2017) and in the Middle East it is up to 32.6%, with regional variation (Das et al., 2010).

  • In Southeast Asia, Timor-Leste leads with little over a prevalence of 40% undernourished individuals (UNICEF et al., 2021).

  • In Southern Asia, Afghanistan had the highest food insecurity prevalence at 40% (UNICEF et al., 2021).


More Definitions of Asia

Asia means each state and territory in Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Labuan, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the PRC, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Asia means, collectively, the following countries and territories: China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Asia means People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Asia means Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. “North America” shall mean the United States and Canada. “Semi-Private Room” shall mean a single or double occupancy room, with a shared bath/shower room, in a Hospital. “Standard Private Room” shall mean a basic single occupancy room with adjoining bathroom in a Hospital. For the avoidance of doubt, Standard Private Room does not include any room with amenities upgraded beyond a basic single occupancy room with adjoining bathroom in a Hospital. “Western Europe” shall mean Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Vatican City.
Asia means Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. “Designated Ward Class” shall mean the ward class selected in the Application or any application made after the issuance of this Policy for a subsequent upgrade or downgrade in any of the benefits under this Certified Plan. The Designated Ward Class is specified as “Designated Ward Class” in the Benefit Schedule and the Policy Schedule or in the latest endorsement (if any). “Eligible Excess Expenses” shall mean the Eligible Expenses as stated in Section 6(a) of Part 1 of this Supplement for Enhanced Benefits. “Location Adjustment Factor” shall mean the adjustment percentage specified in Section 6(f) of Part 1 of this Supplement for Enhanced Benefits to be applied to the calculation of the benefit under Section 6 of Part 1 of this Supplement for Enhanced Benefits for any Eligible Excess Expenses incurred outside Asia. “Preliminary Assessment” shall mean the written notice issued by the Company to the Policy Holder which sets out the claimable amount estimate on Eligible Expenses in respect of the relevant Medical Services which are Reasonable and Customary, provided that the request for Preliminary Assessment fulfills the conditions as set out in Section 6(d) of Part 1 of this Supplement for Enhanced Benefits. “Private Room” shall mean a Hospital room for the Insured Person’s private use during the Confinement with its own private facilities including a bedroom and bath/shower room(s) only, but excluding a room of any higher ward class with its own kitchen, dining or sitting room(s) or otherwise. “Registered Nurse” shall mean a nurse,
Asia means Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. For Medical Services performed outside Asia solely and directly due to Accidents occurred outside Asia, the Eligible Expenses and/or costs charged shall be payable in accordance with this Benefit Schedule. For details of territorial scope of cover, please refer to Section 1 (a) of Part 6 of these Terms and Benefits and Section 1 of the Supplement to “PRUHealth VHIS VIP Plan – Benefits”.
Asia means Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, mainland China, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. “Designated Ward Class” shall mean a) Semi-private Room in the case of Confinement in Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand; and b) Standard Private Room in the case of Confinement anywhere else in the world, except Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. “Elite Hospital” shall mean a Hospital that is listed in the “Elite Hospitals” section under the list of designated hospitals in mainland China located at the product page “Manulife Supreme VHIS Flexi Planof the Company’s website (www.manulife.com.hk). “Standard Private Room” shall mean a Hospital room for the Insured Person’s private use during the Confinement with its own private facilities including a bedroom and bath/shower room(s) only, but excluding a room of any higher ward class with its own kitchen, dining or sitting room(s) or otherwise. “Semi-private Room” shall mean a Hospital room for the Insured Person’s use during the Confinement that is a room with not more than two (2) patient beds (not including any companion bed) and a bath/shower room for sharing.