<Li> <Ul> <Li> Bandung </Li> <Li> Bangkok </Li> <Li> Cebu City </Li> <Li> Davao City </Li> <Li> George Town </Li> <Li> Haiphong </Li> <Li> Hanoi </Li> <Li> Ho Chi Minh City </Li> <Li> Jakarta </Li> <Li> Kuala Lumpur </Li> <Li> Manila </Li> <Li> Singapore </Li> <Li> Surabaya </Li> <Li> Yangon </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> Bandung </Li> <Li> Bangkok </Li> <Li> Cebu City </Li> <Li> Davao City </Li> <Li> George Town </Li> <Li> Haiphong </Li> <Li> Hanoi </Li> <Li> Ho Chi Minh City </Li> <Li> Jakarta </Li> <Li> Kuala Lumpur </Li> <Li> Manila </Li> <Li> Singapore </Li> <Li> Surabaya </Li> <Li> Yangon </Li> </Ul> <Li> Ho Chi Minh City </Li> <P> Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia . Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and Bay of Bengal, to the east by Oceania and Pacific Ocean, and to the south by Australia and Indian Ocean . The region is the only part of Asia that lies within the Southern Hemisphere . In contemporary definition, Southeast Asia consists of two geographic regions: </P>

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