the Far East

noun

: the countries of eastern and southeastern Asia (such as China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam)

Examples of the Far East in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Peninsula Hong Kong may have earned the moniker the ‘Grande Dame of the Far East, but the years have been kind to this distinguished lady. —Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

During the civil war, workers from the Ministry of Culture and the French School of the Far East took hundreds of pieces from local temples and stashed them away nearby at the Angkor conservatory. —Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024

After all, her dad is known as the Gibbs of the Far East. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024

Renault has become the latest EV group to place itself on a war footing with Chinese Tesla-killer BYD, and the French carmaker’s boss is harking back to the 1940s for a plan to help Europe’s carmakers fight off rising threats from the Far East. —Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024

Its regional affiliates are also present in Afghanistan, West Africa, and the Far East. —Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2024

Instead, Abang Adik picked up awards as far afield as the Far East Film Festival in northern Italy as well as at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards, routinely referred to as the Oscars of Chinese-language cinema. —Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024

Bedi said that the word ‘Asian’ suggests mainly content from the Far East and the Frames market plugs the gap for South Asian and Middle Eastern content. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024

The celebration at the Far East Center is in its 33rd year and took place over two days this weekend. —Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2024