AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands on the stage as he delivers his speech during an Indian community event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Modi has arrived in Sydney for his second Australian visit as India’s prime minister and told local media he wants closer bilateral defense and security ties as China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region grows. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Dancers perform ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival to attend an Indian community event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Modi has arrived in Sydney for his second Australian visit as India’s prime minister and told local media he wants closer bilateral defense and security ties as China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region grows. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Members of a Chinese honor guard march in formation during a welcoming ceremony for Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)
Leaders of the Group of Seven nations’ meetings walk before the Atomic Bomb Dome during a visit to the Peace Memorial Park as part of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima, western Japan Friday, May 19, 2023. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, pose for a photo after laying wreath in front of the Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, after he was invited to the Group of Seven nations’ summit in Hiroshima, western Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
A man passes by the still smoldering Manila Central Post Office after it caught fire early Monday, May 22, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. A massive fire tore through Manila’s historic post office building overnight, police and postal officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Cambodian dancers perform their the great soul of Kun Bokator during the closing ceremony of the 32nd Southeast East Asia Games in Morodok Techo National Stadium outside Phnom Penh Cambodia, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
The South Korean army’s drones fly during South Korea-U.S. joint military drills at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The South Korean and U.S. militaries held massive live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on Thursday, despite the North’s warning that it won’t tolerate what it calls such a hostile invasion rehearsal on its doorstep. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A man with a ghost painting takes part in a ceremony to invoke rain amid the rice planting season in Pring Ka-ek village, northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Hari Budha Magar, former Gurkha veteran and double amputee climber who scaled Mount Everest, is welcomed upon arrival at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The former Gurkha veteran had lost both his legs in Afghanistan when he accidentally stepped on an improvised explosive device in 2010. Magar, who was a soldier in the Gurkha regiment, was born in a remote mountain village in Nepal and later was recruited by the British army. He now lives with his family in Canterbury, England. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands on the stage as he delivers his speech during an Indian community event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Modi has arrived in Sydney for his second Australian visit as India’s prime minister and told local media he wants closer bilateral defense and security ties as China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region grows. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands on the stage as he delivers his speech during an Indian community event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Modi has arrived in Sydney for his second Australian visit as India’s prime minister and told local media he wants closer bilateral defense and security ties as China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region grows. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Dancers perform ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival to attend an Indian community event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Modi has arrived in Sydney for his second Australian visit as India’s prime minister and told local media he wants closer bilateral defense and security ties as China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region grows. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Dancers perform ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival to attend an Indian community event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Modi has arrived in Sydney for his second Australian visit as India’s prime minister and told local media he wants closer bilateral defense and security ties as China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region grows. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Members of a Chinese honor guard march in formation during a welcoming ceremony for Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)
Leaders of the Group of Seven nations’ meetings walk before the Atomic Bomb Dome during a visit to the Peace Memorial Park as part of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima, western Japan Friday, May 19, 2023. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
Leaders of the Group of Seven nations’ meetings walk before the Atomic Bomb Dome during a visit to the Peace Memorial Park as part of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima, western Japan Friday, May 19, 2023. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, pose for a photo after laying wreath in front of the Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, after he was invited to the Group of Seven nations’ summit in Hiroshima, western Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, pose for a photo after laying wreath in front of the Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, after he was invited to the Group of Seven nations’ summit in Hiroshima, western Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
A man passes by the still smoldering Manila Central Post Office after it caught fire early Monday, May 22, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. A massive fire tore through Manila’s historic post office building overnight, police and postal officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A man passes by the still smoldering Manila Central Post Office after it caught fire early Monday, May 22, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. A massive fire tore through Manila’s historic post office building overnight, police and postal officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Cambodian dancers perform their the great soul of Kun Bokator during the closing ceremony of the 32nd Southeast East Asia Games in Morodok Techo National Stadium outside Phnom Penh Cambodia, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodian dancers perform their the great soul of Kun Bokator during the closing ceremony of the 32nd Southeast East Asia Games in Morodok Techo National Stadium outside Phnom Penh Cambodia, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
The South Korean army’s drones fly during South Korea-U.S. joint military drills at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The South Korean and U.S. militaries held massive live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on Thursday, despite the North’s warning that it won’t tolerate what it calls such a hostile invasion rehearsal on its doorstep. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The South Korean army’s drones fly during South Korea-U.S. joint military drills at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The South Korean and U.S. militaries held massive live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on Thursday, despite the North’s warning that it won’t tolerate what it calls such a hostile invasion rehearsal on its doorstep. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A man with a ghost painting takes part in a ceremony to invoke rain amid the rice planting season in Pring Ka-ek village, northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Hari Budha Magar, former Gurkha veteran and double amputee climber who scaled Mount Everest, is welcomed upon arrival at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The former Gurkha veteran had lost both his legs in Afghanistan when he accidentally stepped on an improvised explosive device in 2010. Magar, who was a soldier in the Gurkha regiment, was born in a remote mountain village in Nepal and later was recruited by the British army. He now lives with his family in Canterbury, England. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Hari Budha Magar, former Gurkha veteran and double amputee climber who scaled Mount Everest, is welcomed upon arrival at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The former Gurkha veteran had lost both his legs in Afghanistan when he accidentally stepped on an improvised explosive device in 2010. Magar, who was a soldier in the Gurkha regiment, was born in a remote mountain village in Nepal and later was recruited by the British army. He now lives with his family in Canterbury, England. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
May 19-25, 2023
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and the Pacific.
The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.
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