AP Week in Pictures: Asia
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
A Hindu devotee performs rituals at Sangam, the confluence of rivers the Ganges and the Yamuna during Maghi Purnima or the full-moon day at the annual traditional fair in Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips here hoping to wash away sins during a month-long festival called Magh Mela. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Doctors stage a rally against the government’s medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. The South Korean government on Wednesday warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately or face legal action after their collective walkouts caused cancellations of surgeries and disrupted other hospital operations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean traditional band members perform near the burning Daljips, a wooden hut built on top of a hill, to celebrate the first full moon of the Lunar New Year in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. According to the lunar calendar, the first full moon falls on Feb. 24 this year. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The feet of a protestor is seen as borrowers, mostly farmers from Nepal’s rural districts, protesting against the alleged excesses of private lenders gather in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Hundreds of protestors from remote villages had walked for weeks to arrive in the capital to demand that the government enact laws to regulate the lenders. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A member of the Imperial Guard stands before Japan’s Emperor Naruhito appears on the balcony of the Imperial Palace for his birthday in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Emperor Naruhito turns 64 on Friday. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Kiko Seike, left, prepares to kick the ball in an attempt to score as North Korea’s goalkeeper Pak Ju Mi dives in to save the ball during the final qualifier for the Paris Olympic women’s football tournament at the National Stadium Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A couple embrace at the Paddington residence of Jesse Baird in Sydney, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Police on Tuesday discovered the bodies of former television reporter Jesse Baird, 26, and his flight attendant partner Luke Davies, 29, who were allegedly shot dead in Baird’s Sydney home on Monday last week. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
A person eats while walking past a space craft at an exhibition about “The Three-Body Problem” in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. The series that began with “The Three-Body Problem,” written by former engineer Liu Cixin, helped Chinese science fiction break through internationally, winning awards and making it onto the reading lists of the likes of former U.S. President Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Women walk by a reflected art installation at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Firefighters march during a rally demanding better work conditions near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Hundreds of firefighters demanded a complete nationalization of the fire service organization and more manpower. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A Hindu devotee performs rituals at Sangam, the confluence of rivers the Ganges and the Yamuna during Maghi Purnima or the full-moon day at the annual traditional fair in Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips here hoping to wash away sins during a month-long festival called Magh Mela. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A Hindu devotee performs rituals at Sangam, the confluence of rivers the Ganges and the Yamuna during Maghi Purnima or the full-moon day at the annual traditional fair in Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips here hoping to wash away sins during a month-long festival called Magh Mela. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Doctors stage a rally against the government’s medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. The South Korean government on Wednesday warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately or face legal action after their collective walkouts caused cancellations of surgeries and disrupted other hospital operations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Doctors stage a rally against the government’s medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. The South Korean government on Wednesday warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately or face legal action after their collective walkouts caused cancellations of surgeries and disrupted other hospital operations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean traditional band members perform near the burning Daljips, a wooden hut built on top of a hill, to celebrate the first full moon of the Lunar New Year in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. According to the lunar calendar, the first full moon falls on Feb. 24 this year. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean traditional band members perform near the burning Daljips, a wooden hut built on top of a hill, to celebrate the first full moon of the Lunar New Year in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. According to the lunar calendar, the first full moon falls on Feb. 24 this year. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The feet of a protestor is seen as borrowers, mostly farmers from Nepal’s rural districts, protesting against the alleged excesses of private lenders gather in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Hundreds of protestors from remote villages had walked for weeks to arrive in the capital to demand that the government enact laws to regulate the lenders. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
The feet of a protestor is seen as borrowers, mostly farmers from Nepal’s rural districts, protesting against the alleged excesses of private lenders gather in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Hundreds of protestors from remote villages had walked for weeks to arrive in the capital to demand that the government enact laws to regulate the lenders. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A member of the Imperial Guard stands before Japan’s Emperor Naruhito appears on the balcony of the Imperial Palace for his birthday in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Emperor Naruhito turns 64 on Friday. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool Photo via AP)
A member of the Imperial Guard stands before Japan’s Emperor Naruhito appears on the balcony of the Imperial Palace for his birthday in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Emperor Naruhito turns 64 on Friday. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan’s Kiko Seike, left, prepares to kick the ball in an attempt to score as North Korea’s goalkeeper Pak Ju Mi dives in to save the ball during the final qualifier for the Paris Olympic women’s football tournament at the National Stadium Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Japan’s Kiko Seike, left, prepares to kick the ball in an attempt to score as North Korea’s goalkeeper Pak Ju Mi dives in to save the ball during the final qualifier for the Paris Olympic women’s football tournament at the National Stadium Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A couple embrace at the Paddington residence of Jesse Baird in Sydney, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Police on Tuesday discovered the bodies of former television reporter Jesse Baird, 26, and his flight attendant partner Luke Davies, 29, who were allegedly shot dead in Baird’s Sydney home on Monday last week. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
A couple embrace at the Paddington residence of Jesse Baird in Sydney, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Police on Tuesday discovered the bodies of former television reporter Jesse Baird, 26, and his flight attendant partner Luke Davies, 29, who were allegedly shot dead in Baird’s Sydney home on Monday last week. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
A person eats while walking past a space craft at an exhibition about “The Three-Body Problem” in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. The series that began with “The Three-Body Problem,” written by former engineer Liu Cixin, helped Chinese science fiction break through internationally, winning awards and making it onto the reading lists of the likes of former U.S. President Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A person eats while walking past a space craft at an exhibition about “The Three-Body Problem” in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. The series that began with “The Three-Body Problem,” written by former engineer Liu Cixin, helped Chinese science fiction break through internationally, winning awards and making it onto the reading lists of the likes of former U.S. President Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Women walk by a reflected art installation at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Women walk by a reflected art installation at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Firefighters march during a rally demanding better work conditions near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Hundreds of firefighters demanded a complete nationalization of the fire service organization and more manpower. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Firefighters march during a rally demanding better work conditions near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Hundreds of firefighters demanded a complete nationalization of the fire service organization and more manpower. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Feb. 23-29, 2024
A Hindu devotee performed rituals during Maghi Purnima in Prayagraj, India. South Korean doctors protested the government’s medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul. Farmers and other borrowers protesting the alleged excesses of private lenders gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in the Asia-Pacific region made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.
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