AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Bharat Mandapam Convention Center, the dinner venue for G20 leaders, is seen illuminated during the summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. When the leaders of the Group of 20 arrived in host country India, they were feted by a classic Indian formula of Bollywood song and dance on the tarmac. Now as they tuck in to dinner, they are in for yet another cultural treat: dressed-up versions of a humble, earthy grain that’s a staple for millions of Indians. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire that razes through a peatland field in Ogan Ilir South Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Indonesian firefighters were trying to extinguish more peatland fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Muhammad Hatta)
A worker clears water on a flooded street following heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close Friday. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Aylanna Brown from the U.S. poses for photographers outside of the venue for the Seoul Fashion Week in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Fashion lovers gather at the Seoul Fashion Week which is being held from Sept. 5 to Sept. 9. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Men chat by the banks of the Jhelum river in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Sept 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A Hindu devotee gestures respectfully towards a clay idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh as he transports the same in a passenger train for worship in Mumbai, India, India, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Devotees will conduct prayers during the 10-day-long Ganesh Chaturti festival, which will end with the immersion of the idols in different water bodies. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Kashmiri Muslim brides sit during a mass wedding event in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Sept 10, 2023. Mass weddings in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help the economically backward families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts that are still prevalent in many communities. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A devotee prays as she watches a parade carrying idols of Buddha during the Pancha Dan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Pancha Dan, the festival of five summer gifts, is a day when devotees donate five commodities they consider essential for their well being, which are unhusked paddy, rice grains, pulses, salt and money. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Stray dogs walk across a street in the morning in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, sends off North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responds as Russian President Vladimir Putin sends him off from the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
A Tibetan monk walks into the Sangpiling Monastery in Xiangcheng county, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern China’s Sichuan province, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Bharat Mandapam Convention Center, the dinner venue for G20 leaders, is seen illuminated during the summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. When the leaders of the Group of 20 arrived in host country India, they were feted by a classic Indian formula of Bollywood song and dance on the tarmac. Now as they tuck in to dinner, they are in for yet another cultural treat: dressed-up versions of a humble, earthy grain that’s a staple for millions of Indians. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Bharat Mandapam Convention Center, the dinner venue for G20 leaders, is seen illuminated during the summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. When the leaders of the Group of 20 arrived in host country India, they were feted by a classic Indian formula of Bollywood song and dance on the tarmac. Now as they tuck in to dinner, they are in for yet another cultural treat: dressed-up versions of a humble, earthy grain that’s a staple for millions of Indians. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire that razes through a peatland field in Ogan Ilir South Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Indonesian firefighters were trying to extinguish more peatland fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Muhammad Hatta)
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire that razes through a peatland field in Ogan Ilir South Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Indonesian firefighters were trying to extinguish more peatland fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Muhammad Hatta)
A worker clears water on a flooded street following heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close Friday. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
A worker clears water on a flooded street following heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close Friday. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Aylanna Brown from the U.S. poses for photographers outside of the venue for the Seoul Fashion Week in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Fashion lovers gather at the Seoul Fashion Week which is being held from Sept. 5 to Sept. 9. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Aylanna Brown from the U.S. poses for photographers outside of the venue for the Seoul Fashion Week in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Fashion lovers gather at the Seoul Fashion Week which is being held from Sept. 5 to Sept. 9. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Men chat by the banks of the Jhelum river in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Sept 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Men chat by the banks of the Jhelum river in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Sept 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A Hindu devotee gestures respectfully towards a clay idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh as he transports the same in a passenger train for worship in Mumbai, India, India, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Devotees will conduct prayers during the 10-day-long Ganesh Chaturti festival, which will end with the immersion of the idols in different water bodies. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A Hindu devotee gestures respectfully towards a clay idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh as he transports the same in a passenger train for worship in Mumbai, India, India, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Devotees will conduct prayers during the 10-day-long Ganesh Chaturti festival, which will end with the immersion of the idols in different water bodies. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Kashmiri Muslim brides sit during a mass wedding event in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Sept 10, 2023. Mass weddings in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help the economically backward families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts that are still prevalent in many communities. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Kashmiri Muslim brides sit during a mass wedding event in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Sept 10, 2023. Mass weddings in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help the economically backward families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts that are still prevalent in many communities. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A devotee prays as she watches a parade carrying idols of Buddha during the Pancha Dan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Pancha Dan, the festival of five summer gifts, is a day when devotees donate five commodities they consider essential for their well being, which are unhusked paddy, rice grains, pulses, salt and money. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A devotee prays as she watches a parade carrying idols of Buddha during the Pancha Dan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Pancha Dan, the festival of five summer gifts, is a day when devotees donate five commodities they consider essential for their well being, which are unhusked paddy, rice grains, pulses, salt and money. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Stray dogs walk across a street in the morning in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Stray dogs walk across a street in the morning in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, sends off North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, sends off North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responds as Russian President Vladimir Putin sends him off from the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responds as Russian President Vladimir Putin sends him off from the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
A Tibetan monk walks into the Sangpiling Monastery in Xiangcheng county, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern China’s Sichuan province, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A Tibetan monk walks into the Sangpiling Monastery in Xiangcheng county, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern China’s Sichuan province, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Sept. 8-14, 2023
Leaders of the Group of 20 countries met in India. A fire burns on Sumatra Island in Indonesia. Rain causes flooding in Hong Kong. Devotees travel for the Ganesh Chaturti festival in India. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets President Vladimir Putin on a trip to Russia.
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 Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.
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