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Asia, 2019.
This video will be different from normal, because it won't just be about one event,
but 42 events in the near future, all happening in Asia in 2019.
Now of course predicting such events is extremely difficult, but we can always give our best
estimates based on the information we currently have.
Before we start, if you're unsure of which countries are considered Asian (according
to the international community), feel free to check out our video series on Asian borders.
We will start from January 2019.
India will launch the Chandrayaan-2 lunar exploration mission where, if successful,
will become only the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon.
They will, however, be the first to land near the lunar south pole, a territory yet to be
explored.
Back on earth, the Philippines will hold the 10th edition of the Mister World competition,
an international male beauty pageant.
This will be the biggest Mister World in history with more than a 100 candidates from around
the world converging in Manilla.
The defending champion Rohit Khandelwal from India, is actually the first Asian competitor
to have won Mister World back in 2016.
Baidu, a Chinese tech giant, one of the largest internet companies in the world and China's
biggest online search provider will launch self-driving buses to the public in various
Chinese cities like Shenzhen and Beijing.
Trials for this self-driving technology are currently being wrapped up, with the company
planning to also deliver at least 10 of the buses to Tokyo.
Baidu is basically seen as the Chinese equivalent to Google due to Google being blocked in China,
but come January this will likely not be the case as Google has been quietly collaborating
with the Chinese government to launch a new, censored version of their search engine, codenamed
Dragonfly.
Amnesty International has called this "a dark day for internet freedom", which could
pave the way for other countries like Russia, Turkey and Iran to implement their own control
measures to censor content and opinion on Google in their countries.
This has lead to significant uproar, even from Google's own employees over 1400 of
which have signed a petition raising moral and ethical issues.
On a lighter note, January may see the Indian YouTube channel T-Series finally defeat Pewdiepie
to become the most subscribed YouTube channel of all time, making them the first Asian channel
to top the YouTube rankings.
Though of course as with anything on YouTube, this is highly unpredictable.
And speaking of being unpredictable, around this time Kim Jong-un is expected to visit
the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for the first time, which would make Russia
only the fourth country the Supreme Leader has set foot in since taking power; after
China, South Korea and of course Singapore, where Kim Jong-un and US President Donald
Trump met back in June.
Not much information though has yet come out for Kim and Trump's second meeting, but
it is planned for early 2019.
In about February, South Korean conglomerate Samsung will release what they claim will
be the first foldable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy X, where the fold will be on the actual
display screen (so, it can be a tablet one moment and a phone the next).
Now towards the end of the month, Thailand will hold their much-delayed general elections,
the first since the 2014 military coup.
In March, North Korea will hold their elections - or rather 'elections' in quotation marks
- as so-called candidates are chosen by the state (hand-picked by Kim himself).
These candidates then run unopposed meaning it's fair to say (with 99.99% certainty)
that Kim Jong-un will win re-election.
In April, Afghanistan and Indonesia will also hold their elections, but unlike the Hermit
Kingdom, actual regime change will be far more likely.
Both elections have been overshadowed by a divided political system and threats of rising
extremism, which isn't so surprising in the case of Afghanistan where much of its
territory is still controlled by the Taliban.
And it's really not much better in Indonesia with the flag-burning, protests, and crackdowns
on LGBT communities.
Now I quickly want to say special thanks to our long-time patron and channel supporter
Bruce (currently living in Jakarta) who helped provide information for that last point.
And speaking of this channel - this 'Asiany' channel, April will hopefully see Kento Bento
reach half a million subscribers (why am I referring to myself in the third-person?).
I do hope it'll happen sooner, but with videos getting demonetized and suppressed
like our very last video (which probably wasn't suggested to you) who knows when that'll
actually be.
Of course, if you want to be a patron like Bruce and help support this channel, please
check out our Patreon page.
Also in April, Japanese emperor Akihito will abdicate his throne, in favor of his eldest
son crown prince Naruhito.
This event will mark the end of the Heisei period, the current era in Japan.
Abdication has not occured in the country in over 200 years.
Now the first Emirati astronaut (from the UAE) will make his way to space, followed
shortly in May by Israel who will launch their first spacecraft to the moon, which, after
India's south pole mission, will make them the 5th country to land a lunar craft.
And speaking of Israel, the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Tel Aviv.
Eurovision is a super popular international song competition held primarily among countries
in Europe; which (as such) might seem odd to some that Israel (a west Asian country)
is hosting and participating; but with Morocco and even Australia having joined in the past,
you can see eligibility is pretty loose.
May will also see Taiwan make history as the first Asian state to legalize same-sex marriage;
and about this time India will hold their general elections, which in their 70 plus
years of Independence, will likely be the first election that seriously challenges their
inclusive political culture.
Current prime minister Narendra Modi may be unseated.
In June, Japan will host their first G20 Summit of world leaders; and in Sri Lanka, construction
will begin on a new financial and commercial center.
This 1.4 billion dollar port city in the Indian Ocean will be built by China under their Belt
and Road Initiative; meant to resemble other major urban centers like Hong Kong, Singapore
and Dubai.
However do not expect to see this leading financial hub any time soon as completion
is slated for 2041.
In around July, the world's first air taxi trials will be completed in Singapore.
Taking a page out of the Jetsons, Volocopter (a German aviation company) backed up by tech
giant Intel and automotive firm Daimler, will attempt to transform mobility and logistics
in Singapore with their flying cars, based on drone technology.
The aim is to mitigate traffic congestion by opening up the first commercial air taxi
routes within the next three to five years.
Congestion is also great on the two bridges linking Singapore (an island nation) to the
Asian mainland, which is why around this time there are also plans to start construction
on a third Singapore-Malaysia bridge.
And speaking of southeast Asian countries, in August, all 10 countries in ASEAN - that's
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar
and Brunei - will, for the first time, hold maritime exercises with the US.
Having the US and all the ASEAN countries involved would be the biggest display of combined
force against China in modern time.
China and the US both wield considerable influence in the region, and with many ASEAN countries
currently being at odds with the PRC over claims to the South China Sea, it'll certainly
be interesting to see how China reacts.
Though come September China will be busy hosting the FIBA World Cup, a major international
basketball competition with a similar tournament structure to the FIFA World Cup.
But it'll in fact be Japan who will really have their hands full in September because
they will be hosting the first-ever Rugby World Cup in Asia.
What makes this event particularly challenging will be the threat of natural disaster.
The event is held in one of Japan's peak months for chaotic weather conditions which
have left organizers worried at the possibility of a sudden complete broadcasting blackout.
September, just a year before, saw the worst storm in 25 years wreak havoc across parts
of western Japan, leaving a trail of death and destruction.
Turkey will attempt to minimize shipping traffic in its region by starting construction on
the Kanal İstanbul, an artificial sea-level waterway that will connect the Black Sea to
the Mediterranean Sea.
It will bisect Turkey over here which would result in the formation of a new island between
the continents of Asia and Europe.
The 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China will happen in
October, which is also when they will open a new record-setting airport, the Beijing
Daxing International Airport, which will become the busiest airport in the world, expected
to serve a 100 million plus passengers a year; beating the current record holder Hartsfield-Jackson
in Atlanta.
October will also be the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Ghandi's birth, which will coincide
with India's grand plan to finish building 111 million toilets across the nation.
Yes that's 111 million toilets, the greatest toilet-building spree in human history.
This will be a huge step towards a better, cleaner India, as hundreds of thousands of
Indians actually die annually from unsafe water and sanitation (primarily due to open,
unclean toilets).
In November, in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, Japan will finally complete
construction on the New National Stadium in Tokyo, intended to be the main stadium of
the upcoming Olympics.
Now by this time, if state sources prove to be accurate, Russia will have sent humanoid
robots into space.
No not as cargo, but as actual crew members - this would be a world's first.
Their repertoire will include human-like actions like pushups, fist-bumping and shooting guns.
And that might not be the only first, because Russia is also planning to send paying tourists
to the International Space Station (or the ISS) where they would be able to go on commercial
spacewalks.
They would even be allowed to film videos, which means in the very near future vlogging
in space (splogging?) might just be a thing.
Now while Russia may be sending tourists into space, they won't be sending anyone from
NASA, because their obligation to deliver US astronauts to-and-from the International
Space Station ends in November.
NASA has relied on Russia to get to the ISS since the retirement of the Space Shuttle
in 2011, which means that they'll have to now find another way.
And, well, they have, because NASA will be paying Elon Musk's SpaceX and Boeing $6.8
billion to fly them to the ISS, a first for privately owned companies.
And speaking of Elon Musk, Tesla (the automotive company based in California) will open factories
in Shanghai, China.
It's the first time Tesla will be manufacturing outside of the US, and while other companies
are trying to move production outside of China due to the ongoing China-US trade war, Tesla
will be doubling down as they attempt to get a stronger foothold in the Chinese market.
By this time, India may open its first Apple store with planned locations in New Delhi,
Bengaluru and Mumbai; with many other companies also trying to expand into the Indian market
in 2019 including Ikea, Xiaomi, Spotify, Mastercard, UNIQLO and, once again Tesla.
With India having one of the largest populations in the world, this isn't surprising.
By the end of 2019, their population will near 1.39 billion people, which would be 30
percent of Asia's entire population at over 4.62 billion.
And with all these people I guess it's only fair Asia get its own international song competition
which is why in December Eurovision Asia will be launched, intended to be very similar in
concept to the European version.
As for why it's not called Asiavision, well, that's due to legal reasons.
Now Hong Kong and Singapore have made bids to host the very first event, but it was ultimately
Australia that ended up being selected - which seems a pretty weird choice for the first
Eurovision ASIA competition, but, there were extenuating circumstances.
Throughout 2019, Chinese telecom giant, Huawei will consolidate its lead over Apple in smartphone
sales, solidifying its global status, and making them second only to Samsung (note,
that's 8 Asian companies in the top 10).
This is especially impressive for Huawei given their products are effectively banned in the
US due to being perceived as a national cybersecurity threat.
(Washington has accused the company of being a potential facilitator for Chinese spying
and cyber-theft).
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