Feb. 09, 2024 04:42 AM EST

Ap Week In Pictures: Asia

By The Associated Press
South Korean seniors clad in traditional attire take a selfie after a joint graduation and coming-of-age ceremony at Dongmyung Girls' High School in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Ahn Young-joon, ASSOCIATED PRESS
South Korean seniors clad in traditional attire take a selfie after a joint graduation and coming-of-age ceremony at Dongmyung Girls' High School in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Kashmiri Muslims pray as the head priest displays a relic at the Hazratbal shrine on the occasion of Mehraj-u-Alam, believed to mark the ascension of Prophet Muhammad to heaven, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims gathered at the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Women take a selfie with a giant dragon lantern decorated near the frozen Houhai Lake in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Chinese will celebrate Lunar New Year on Feb. 10 this year which marks the Year of the dragon on the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Fans sing along to a K-pop song during an event organized by a cosmetic brand collaborating with a South Korean boy band, at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. As Indonesia votes this month to replace popular President Joko Widodo, all three candidates have all been aggressively seeking to win the votes of younger people, reaching out to them on the apps they use, through the K-pop music many love, and even video gaming events. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
England's Tom Hartley dives unsuccessfully to stop a boundary by India's Srikar Bharat on the third day of the second cricket test match between India and England in Visakhapatnam, India, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Feb. 2-Feb. 8, 2024

People prepare to celebrate Lunar New Year in many Asian countries including China and Taiwan; senior high school students celebrate graduation in Seoul, South Korea; fans cheers for a K-pop band in Jakarta, Indonesia; Kashmiri Muslim devotees pray during Mehraj-u-Alam, believed to mark Prophet Muhammad’s ascension to heaven; and Indian Hindu devotees prepare for the Magh Mela fair in Prayagraj, India.

Muslim grooms sit waiting for their brides in a mass wedding in Ahmedabad, India; people grieve after a landslide in Macao town, Philippines; England competes in a cricket match against India; and badminton players compete in a tournament in Bangkok.

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 Shuji Kajiyama in Tokyo.

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