AP Week in Pictures: Asia
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
China’s President Xi Jinping, center left, and Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, center right, attend a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool via AP)
A man bathes in the river Brahmaputra in Guwahati, India, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Brahmaputra is one of Asia’s largest rivers, which passes through China’s Tibet region, India and Bangladesh before converging into the Bay of Bengal. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Exile Tibetan artists play their national anthem during an event marking the anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
Kashmiris carry the coffin of police officer Masroor Ahmad Wani during his funeral procession in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Wani succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after he was wounded when suspected rebels shot at him while he was playing cricket with boys in his neighborhood in October. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Unidentified relatives of police officer Masroor Ahmad Wani wail during his funeral procession in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Wani succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after he was wounded when suspected rebels shot at him while he was playing cricket with boys in his neighborhood in October. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A woman toss up snow for photos near the iconic Drum Tower after snow fall in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Throngs of people in down parkas and boots climbed a hill that overlooks the Forbidden City this week to jostle with others trying to get a shot of the snow-covered roofs of the former imperial palace. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Residents fight for to get a shot of the snow covered Forbidden City from a hilltop pavilion in Jingshan Park in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Roadside vendors wait for customers at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. The Asian Development Bank said Friday that it has approved $200-million concessional loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country’s finance sector following an unprecedented economic crisis that engulfed the Indian Ocean island nation last year. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Security officers stand guard enveloped by smog early morning in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The city is witnessing an increase in the pollution level, which continued to stay within the very poor category. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A giant panda rests on a tree at a zoo after a snow fall in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. An overnight snowfall across much of northern China prompted road closures and the suspension of classes and train service on Monday. (Chinatopix via AP)
Owls rest on a palm tree in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Bronze medalists Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier compete in the Ice Dance Final for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final held in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Junior Men’s bronze medalist Slovakia’s Adam Hagara performs during the exhibition segment of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final held in Beijing, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China’s President Xi Jinping, center left, and Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, center right, attend a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool via AP)
China’s President Xi Jinping, center left, and Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, center right, attend a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool via AP)
A man bathes in the river Brahmaputra in Guwahati, India, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Brahmaputra is one of Asia’s largest rivers, which passes through China’s Tibet region, India and Bangladesh before converging into the Bay of Bengal. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
A man bathes in the river Brahmaputra in Guwahati, India, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Brahmaputra is one of Asia’s largest rivers, which passes through China’s Tibet region, India and Bangladesh before converging into the Bay of Bengal. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Exile Tibetan artists play their national anthem during an event marking the anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
Exile Tibetan artists play their national anthem during an event marking the anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
Kashmiris carry the coffin of police officer Masroor Ahmad Wani during his funeral procession in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Wani succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after he was wounded when suspected rebels shot at him while he was playing cricket with boys in his neighborhood in October. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Kashmiris carry the coffin of police officer Masroor Ahmad Wani during his funeral procession in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Wani succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after he was wounded when suspected rebels shot at him while he was playing cricket with boys in his neighborhood in October. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Unidentified relatives of police officer Masroor Ahmad Wani wail during his funeral procession in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Wani succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after he was wounded when suspected rebels shot at him while he was playing cricket with boys in his neighborhood in October. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Unidentified relatives of police officer Masroor Ahmad Wani wail during his funeral procession in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Wani succumbed to his injuries at a hospital after he was wounded when suspected rebels shot at him while he was playing cricket with boys in his neighborhood in October. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A woman toss up snow for photos near the iconic Drum Tower after snow fall in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Throngs of people in down parkas and boots climbed a hill that overlooks the Forbidden City this week to jostle with others trying to get a shot of the snow-covered roofs of the former imperial palace. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A woman toss up snow for photos near the iconic Drum Tower after snow fall in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Throngs of people in down parkas and boots climbed a hill that overlooks the Forbidden City this week to jostle with others trying to get a shot of the snow-covered roofs of the former imperial palace. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Residents fight for to get a shot of the snow covered Forbidden City from a hilltop pavilion in Jingshan Park in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Residents fight for to get a shot of the snow covered Forbidden City from a hilltop pavilion in Jingshan Park in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Roadside vendors wait for customers at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. The Asian Development Bank said Friday that it has approved $200-million concessional loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country’s finance sector following an unprecedented economic crisis that engulfed the Indian Ocean island nation last year. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Roadside vendors wait for customers at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. The Asian Development Bank said Friday that it has approved $200-million concessional loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country’s finance sector following an unprecedented economic crisis that engulfed the Indian Ocean island nation last year. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Security officers stand guard enveloped by smog early morning in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The city is witnessing an increase in the pollution level, which continued to stay within the very poor category. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Security officers stand guard enveloped by smog early morning in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The city is witnessing an increase in the pollution level, which continued to stay within the very poor category. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A giant panda rests on a tree at a zoo after a snow fall in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. An overnight snowfall across much of northern China prompted road closures and the suspension of classes and train service on Monday. (Chinatopix via AP)
A giant panda rests on a tree at a zoo after a snow fall in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. An overnight snowfall across much of northern China prompted road closures and the suspension of classes and train service on Monday. (Chinatopix via AP)
Owls rest on a palm tree in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Owls rest on a palm tree in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Bronze medalists Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier compete in the Ice Dance Final for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final held in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Bronze medalists Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier compete in the Ice Dance Final for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final held in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Junior Men’s bronze medalist Slovakia’s Adam Hagara performs during the exhibition segment of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final held in Beijing, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Junior Men’s bronze medalist Slovakia’s Adam Hagara performs during the exhibition segment of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final held in Beijing, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Dec. 8-14, 2023
Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Vietnam to shore up Beijing’s relationship with Hanoi.
Crowds bundled up to take snowy photos of Beijing’s imperial-era architecture.
Exiled Tibetan artists celebrated the anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Dharamshala.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in Asia made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Shuji Kajiyama in Tokyo.
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