Feb. 29, 2024 21:18 PM EST

Ap Week In Pictures: Asia

By The Associated Press
The feet of a protestor is seen as borrowers, mostly farmers from Nepal's rural districts, protesting against the alleged excesses of private lenders gather in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Hundreds of protestors from remote villages had walked for weeks to arrive in the capital to demand that the government enact laws to regulate the lenders. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Niranjan Shrestha, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The feet of a protestor is seen as borrowers, mostly farmers from Nepal's rural districts, protesting against the alleged excesses of private lenders gather in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Hundreds of protestors from remote villages had walked for weeks to arrive in the capital to demand that the government enact laws to regulate the lenders. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
South Korean traditional band members perform near the burning Daljips, a wooden hut built on top of a hill, to celebrate the first full moon of the Lunar New Year in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. According to the lunar calendar, the first full moon falls on Feb. 24 this year. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A member of the Imperial Guard stands before Japan's Emperor Naruhito appears on the balcony of the Imperial Palace for his birthday in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Emperor Naruhito turns 64 on Friday. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool Photo via AP)
A person eats while walking past a space craft at an exhibition about "The Three-Body Problem" in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. The series that began with "The Three-Body Problem," written by former engineer Liu Cixin, helped Chinese science fiction break through internationally, winning awards and making it onto the reading lists of the likes of former U.S. President Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Firefighters march during a rally demanding better work conditions near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Hundreds of firefighters demanded a complete nationalization of the fire service organization and more manpower. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Feb. 23-29, 2024

A Hindu devotee performed rituals during Maghi Purnima in Prayagraj, India. South Korean doctors protested the government’s medical policy near the presidential office in Seoul. Farmers and other borrowers protesting the alleged excesses of private lenders gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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 Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

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