Up to now, Thailand (1) ___ the host country of the Asian Games four times. In 1996, Thailand held the Games for the first time. It was the 5th Games with 18 countries (2) ____ . In 1970, South Korea dropped its plan to host the Games ( 3) _____ security threats from North Korea, and the ( 4) ___ host Thailand administered the Games in Bangkok using the fund of South Korea. In 1978, Pakistan dropped its plan to host the Games due to conflicts with Bangladesh and India. Thailand ( 5) ___ to help and the Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 6 to 20 December 1998.