AP Week in Pictures: Asia
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Sun rises as a motorist drives amidst morning smog in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. Dense fog enveloped Delhi on Monday, bringing visibility down to zero and severely disrupting air, rail and road transport. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Ethnic Rohingya children sit around a fire at their camp near a beach in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Since November, more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees fleeing Bangladesh by boat have landed in Indonesia’s northern province of Aceh, three-quarters of them women and children. With so many Rohingya attempting the crossing in recent weeks, nobody knows how many boats did not make it, and how many people died. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
An elderly woman offers prayers at a church on Christmas in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
People try to keep warm standing by heaters as they wait for their seats outside a restaurant at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. A cold wave began earlier in the week bringing extensive snowfall and freezing temperatures across China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A participant takes part in a bull race competition called ‘Pacu Jawi’ in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. Originally held annually to celebrate rice harvest, the event has now become a major tourist attraction in the region. (AP Photo/Adi Prima)
A visitor stands near a display showing earth during an exhibition about China’s space program in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. China’s burgeoning space program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country’s orbiting space station against the background of a rivalry with the U.S. for reaching new milestones in outer space, reflecting their competition for influence on global events. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Pigeons fly over a beggar woman sitting by a roadside under a thick fog on a cold morning in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Dec 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A newly weds pose for wedding photos along a beach during a sunset in Xiamen in southeast China’s Fujian province, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Supporters of Jammu Kashmir National Conference shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Dec 23, 2023. Anger spread in some remote parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir after three civilians were killed while in army custody, officials and residents said Saturday. This comes two days after a militant ambush killed four soldiers. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A cyclist rides through the steam leak of the water heating network in Dongcheng district during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Temperatures has plunged across northern China, with a cold front moving eastward from Xinjiang in the west. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
British travelers kicks soccer ball around during a visit to Bondi Beach in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. Visitors and locals flock to Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach to spend time with families and friends on Christmas Day. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
A cat rests on the the steps of a church next to a statue of Jesus Christ as devotees pray inside on Christmas in Guwahati, India, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Sun rises as a motorist drives amidst morning smog in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. Dense fog enveloped Delhi on Monday, bringing visibility down to zero and severely disrupting air, rail and road transport. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Sun rises as a motorist drives amidst morning smog in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. Dense fog enveloped Delhi on Monday, bringing visibility down to zero and severely disrupting air, rail and road transport. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Ethnic Rohingya children sit around a fire at their camp near a beach in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Since November, more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees fleeing Bangladesh by boat have landed in Indonesia’s northern province of Aceh, three-quarters of them women and children. With so many Rohingya attempting the crossing in recent weeks, nobody knows how many boats did not make it, and how many people died. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
Ethnic Rohingya children sit around a fire at their camp near a beach in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Since November, more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees fleeing Bangladesh by boat have landed in Indonesia’s northern province of Aceh, three-quarters of them women and children. With so many Rohingya attempting the crossing in recent weeks, nobody knows how many boats did not make it, and how many people died. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
An elderly woman offers prayers at a church on Christmas in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
An elderly woman offers prayers at a church on Christmas in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
People try to keep warm standing by heaters as they wait for their seats outside a restaurant at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. A cold wave began earlier in the week bringing extensive snowfall and freezing temperatures across China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
People try to keep warm standing by heaters as they wait for their seats outside a restaurant at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. A cold wave began earlier in the week bringing extensive snowfall and freezing temperatures across China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A participant takes part in a bull race competition called ‘Pacu Jawi’ in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. Originally held annually to celebrate rice harvest, the event has now become a major tourist attraction in the region. (AP Photo/Adi Prima)
A participant takes part in a bull race competition called ‘Pacu Jawi’ in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. Originally held annually to celebrate rice harvest, the event has now become a major tourist attraction in the region. (AP Photo/Adi Prima)
A visitor stands near a display showing earth during an exhibition about China’s space program in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. China’s burgeoning space program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country’s orbiting space station against the background of a rivalry with the U.S. for reaching new milestones in outer space, reflecting their competition for influence on global events. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A visitor stands near a display showing earth during an exhibition about China’s space program in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. China’s burgeoning space program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country’s orbiting space station against the background of a rivalry with the U.S. for reaching new milestones in outer space, reflecting their competition for influence on global events. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Pigeons fly over a beggar woman sitting by a roadside under a thick fog on a cold morning in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Dec 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Pigeons fly over a beggar woman sitting by a roadside under a thick fog on a cold morning in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Dec 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A newly weds pose for wedding photos along a beach during a sunset in Xiamen in southeast China’s Fujian province, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A newly weds pose for wedding photos along a beach during a sunset in Xiamen in southeast China’s Fujian province, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Supporters of Jammu Kashmir National Conference shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Dec 23, 2023. Anger spread in some remote parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir after three civilians were killed while in army custody, officials and residents said Saturday. This comes two days after a militant ambush killed four soldiers. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Supporters of Jammu Kashmir National Conference shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Dec 23, 2023. Anger spread in some remote parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir after three civilians were killed while in army custody, officials and residents said Saturday. This comes two days after a militant ambush killed four soldiers. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A cyclist rides through the steam leak of the water heating network in Dongcheng district during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Temperatures has plunged across northern China, with a cold front moving eastward from Xinjiang in the west. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A cyclist rides through the steam leak of the water heating network in Dongcheng district during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Temperatures has plunged across northern China, with a cold front moving eastward from Xinjiang in the west. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
British travelers kicks soccer ball around during a visit to Bondi Beach in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. Visitors and locals flock to Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach to spend time with families and friends on Christmas Day. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
British travelers kicks soccer ball around during a visit to Bondi Beach in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. Visitors and locals flock to Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach to spend time with families and friends on Christmas Day. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
A cat rests on the the steps of a church next to a statue of Jesus Christ as devotees pray inside on Christmas in Guwahati, India, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
A cat rests on the the steps of a church next to a statue of Jesus Christ as devotees pray inside on Christmas in Guwahati, India, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Dec. 22-28, 2023
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.
Dense fog enveloped Delhi, bringing visibility down to zero and severely disrupting air, rail and road transport. Visitors and locals flock to Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach to spend time with families and friends on Christmas Day. More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees fleeing Bangladesh by boat have landed in Indonesia’s northern province.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Shuji Kajiyama in Tokyo.
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