Apr. 05, 2024 00:26 AM EST

Ap Week In Pictures: Asia

By The Associated Press
Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday at Holy Family Church in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 29, 2024. Christians all over the world attend mock crucifixions and passion plays that mark the day Jesus was crucified, known to Christians as Good Friday. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Mahesh Kumar A., ASSOCIATED PRESS
Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday at Holy Family Church in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 29, 2024. Christians all over the world attend mock crucifixions and passion plays that mark the day Jesus was crucified, known to Christians as Good Friday. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Muslim children offer prayers early morning to observe the martyr day of Hazrat Ali, the fourth caliph of Islam, at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, April 1, 2024. Muslims across the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan, when devout refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Debris surrounds a titled building a day after a powerful earthquake struck, in Hualien City, eastern Taiwan, Thursday, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, arrives for a farewell ceremony before Fu Bao is transferred to the airport for China at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at the rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Models display creations by Moe Ho by Mengmeng He, during China Fashion Week in Beijing, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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March 29 - April 4, 2024

Rescuers searched for missing people and worked to reach hundreds stranded following Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at the rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China. Hundreds gathered to bid farewell as the independent bookstore closed its doors in Hong Kong.

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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