Asian nations and territories include the former Soviet republics (Central Asia); China, North and South Korea, Japan (North Asia); the Indian sub-continent (South Asia); South East Asia including the 'Pacific Rim' and also some Indian Ocean islands.

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Retire-Asia.com concentrates on the smaller Southeast Asian region which includes ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) as well as East Timor, making a total of 11 countries. From time to time we will add articles of interest and links to websites and organisations in other countries of Asia, whether or not they could be considered as 'foreign' or 'expat' retirement destinations.

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You can retire almost anywhere if you have sufficient income and any required visa. Retire-Asia aims to suggest ways to earn more money – wherever there's an internet connection!

As a first time visitor looking for a taste of life as an expat in an Asian country, one of the best ways is to take a vacation but not book into a hotel or resort. There are vacation rentals available where you will stay in a house and self-cater; this will often be in an area where other foreign residents live. If you are travelling with family or friends, a holiday rental will be considerably cheaper than staying in hotels and eating only in restaurants.

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INFORMATION FOR VISITORS

Brunei

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Timor Leste

Vietnam

Here are the flags of the 10 ASEAN Member Nations of South East Asia:

ASEAN member country flags

Timor-Leste
(applied)*

South East Asia is the region south of China, east of India and north of Australia.

Apart from some small islands or archipelagos (groups of islands) like Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands administered by Australia, South-east Asia includes eleven countries which are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (which is still referred to as Burma by some), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and East Timor (Timor-Leste).

* Although Timor-Leste (East Timor) has not yet been accepted into ASEAN, it has been a member of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) since 2005 and has committed to comply with the relevant requirements by 2015.

Countries covered in some detail on our website presently include Thailand, Philippines, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Timor Leste and Bali, Indonesia's best-known exotic holiday island province.

Click on the all-Asia map above or country links below to find useful travel information for other SE Asian countries not yet covered on Retire-Asia pages here:

Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indonesia (all islands)

North Asia & Pacific Rim region

Mainland China, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macau,

Tibet, Taiwan; also Mongolia, South Korea, Japan

South Asia region:

Bhutan, Nepal, India & Kashmir, Maldives, Cocos (Keeling)

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan

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