These scholars have held that, if not for Confucianism's influence on these cultures, many of the people of the East Asia region would not have been able to modernize and industrialize as quickly as Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and even China have done.

They quickly gained air superiority over the Allies, who at this stage of the war were often disorganized, under-trained and poorly equipped, and Japanese air power contributed significantly to their successes in the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore, the Dutch East Indies and Burma.

Malaysia is a country in South East Asia whose strategic sea-lane position brought trade and foreign influences that fundamentally influenced its history.

Four of the islands are shared with other nations: Borneo is shared with Malaysia and Brunei, Sebatik, located eastern coast of Kalimantan, shared with Malaysia, Timor is shared with East Timor, and the newly divided provinces of Papua and West Papua share the island of New Guinea with Papua New Guinea.

border countries: Malaysia 1, 782 km, Papua New Guinea 820 km, East Timor 228 km

Indonesia claimed all territories of the former Dutch East Indies, and previously viewed British plans to group the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, Sarawak and British North Borneo into a new independent federation of Malaysia as a threat to its objective to create a united state called Greater Indonesia.

The highest court in the judicial system is the Federal Court, followed by the Court of Appeal, and two High Courts, one for Peninsular Malaysia, and one for East Malaysia.

Peninsular Malaysia and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak each has a high court.

In 2007, the economy of Malaysia was the 3rd largest economy in South East Asia and 28th largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity with gross domestic product for 2008 of $ 222 billion with a growth rate of 5 % to 7 % since 2007 Malaysia also accounts for two thirds of global $ 82. 2 billion sukuk market in 2007.

The network of roads in Peninsular Malaysia is of high quality, whilst the road system in East Malaysia is not as well developed.

He long sought to establish an East Asian Economic Group as an alternative to APEC, excluding Australia, New Zealand and the Americas, and during his premiership Malaysia signed up to an ASEAN Free Trade Area ( AFTA ) and ASEAN + 3, a regional forum with China, Japan and South Korea.

Kuala Lumpur was the site of the first East Asia Summit in 2005, and Malaysia has chaired ASEAN, the OIC, and the NAM in the past.

Under a special arrangement agreed during the formation of Malaysia, the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak can retain their respective immigration control systems.

As a result, a passport is required for foreigners when traveling from Peninsular Malaysia to East Malaysia, as well as traveling between Sabah and Sarawak.

Previously, Malaysian citizens from Peninsular Malaysia were required to present a Malaysian passport when travelling to East Malaysia from Peninsular Malaysia, but this is no longer required for social / business visits up to 3 months as long as they do not land in a third country.

However, West Malaysians are required to produce a Malaysian identity card or, for children below 12 years, birth certificate, obtain a special immigration printout form ( Document In Lieu of Internal Travel Document, IMM. 114 ), and keep the form until they leave East Malaysia.

It has been a supporter of East Timor since the latter's independence and has expanded trade links with its traditional allies Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.

Malaysia has an article in its constitution which distinctly segregates the ethnic Malays and indigenous peoples of Malaysia — i. e. bumiputra — from the non-Bumiputra such as the Chinese and the East Indians under the social contract, of which by law would guarantee the former certain special rights and privileges.

The eastern branch of the East African Rift, contains much smaller lakes, many of them brackish and without outlet, the only one comparable to those of the western trough being Lake Turkana or Basso Norok.

The last major structural additions were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the East front which contains the well-known balcony on which the royal family traditionally congregates to greet crowds outside.

North Jakarta contains part of Jakarta Old Town, formerly known as Batavia since the 17th century, and was a centre of VOC trade activity in Dutch East Indies.

Kenya has a coastline on the Indian Ocean, which contains swamps of East African mangroves.

In southern Mozambique the coastline is low, sandy and contains swamps of East African mangroves.

The next group contains a number of points from the Middle East characterized as cultural markers.

The most popular of Lowell's books on the Orient, The Soul of the Far East, ( 1888 ) contains an early synthesis of some of his ideas, that in essence, postulated that human progress is a function of the qualities of individuality and imagination.

The East Wing, which contains additional office space, was added to the White House in 1942.

The band released recordings of a fair number of their concerts, and on some of these the band worked out material which would later form the backbone of their studio recordings ( for example, Pergamon, which documents a concert given in East Berlin shortly after Johannes Schmoelling joined the group, contains themes that would appear later on Tangram ).

Also, its song " Living In America ", on its album titled East ( 1990 ), contains the phrase " I still remember Manzanar.

The collection contains wood veneers such as Macassar ebony ( The Ruby ), East Indian rosewood ( The Sapphire ), kewazinga bubinga ( The Opal ) and Santos rosewood ( The Emerald ).

The East End Historic District, located on both sides of Broadway and Market Streets, contains 463 buildings.

The Bloomsbury Campus also contains eight Halls of Residence and Senate House, which houses the Senate House Library, the chancellor's official residence and previously housed the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, now part of University College London ( UCL ) and housed in its own new building.

* Norwalk, Connecticut, a city in southwestern Connecticut that contains several neighborhoods including Central Norwalk, East Norwalk, South Norwalk, and West Norwalk

The nave contains the West Window, constructed in 1338, and over the Lady Chapel in the east end is the Great East Window, ( finished in 1408 ), the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world.

Newskies ( NSS 6 ), launched in December 2002 and positioned at 95 ° East, contains only K < sub > u </ sub >- band transponders with a footprint on Indonesia ( Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Moluccas ).

The area still contains a range of immigrants, particularly young Asian families, as well as elderly East Enders, some students, and the beginnings of a young middle class.

* Amos Herr House & Park, donated by Amos Herr upon his death, contains an old farmhouse built in 1852, adjoining barns and the East Hempfield Township municipal building.

It contains the confluence of the East and West forks of the Whitewater River ; the East fork forms a portion of the eastern boundary of the town.

The township contains East Side Cemetery.

( Assume that the East hand contains a heart.

" West Bloomington is mostly residential with newer housing stock, along with multi-story office high-rises along Interstate Highway 494 in the north, whereas East Bloomington contains more industry, destination retail centers, and the majority of Bloomington's less expensive housing.

Oxford contains three voting precincts in Granville County: Credle, East Oxford, and South Oxford.