A long list of countries has been prepared for inclusion in the project. They are:

East Asia: China, HongKong/Macau, Japan, Korea (North & South), Taiwan

Southeast Asia: Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Central Asia: Tajikistan/Uzbekistan

West Asia: 2 countries – Iran/Palestine/Saudi Arabia but with regional analysis