| No. | Year | Venue |
| 1st | 1980 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2nd | 1981 | Beijing, China |
| 3rd | 1982 | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 4th | 1983 | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 5th | 1984 | Kathmandu,Nepal |
| 6th | 1985 | Hyderabad, India |
| 7th | 1986 | Seoul, Rep. of Korea |
| 8th | 1987 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 9th | 1988 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 10th | 1989 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 11th | 1990 | Guangzhou, China |
| 12th | 1991 | Singapore |
| 13th | 1992 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| 14th | 1993 | Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran |
| 15th | 1994 | Bangalore, India |
| 16th | 1995 | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
| 17th | 1996 | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 18th | 1997 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 19th | 1998 | Manila, Philippines |
| 20th | 1999 | Hong Kong, China |
| 21st | 2000 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 22nd | 2001 | Singapore |
| 23rd | 2002 | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 24th | 2003 | Busan, South Korea |
| 25th | 2004 | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 26th | 2005 | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 27th | 2006 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| 28th | 2007 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |