AP Week in Pictures: Asia
A Malaysian ethnic Chinese prays on the first day of the Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on Jan. 22, marking the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Pleasure craft follows ferries that are having an annual race on Sydney Harbour during Australia Day celebration in Sydney, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Australia marks the anniversary of British colonists settling modern day Sydney in 1788 while Indigenous protesters deride Australia Day as Invasion Day. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Holger Rune of Denmark plays a backhand return to Ugo Humbert of France during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
India’s Shubhman Gill, left, celebrates scoring a century as New Zealand’s Blair Tickner watches during the third one-day international cricket match between India and New Zealand in Indore, India, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Roosters attack each other during a cockfight as part of Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of Guwahati, India, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Tribal communities like Tiwa, Karbi, Khasi, and Jaintia from nearby hills participate in large numbers in this festival, that signifies harmony and brotherhood amongst various tribes and communities, and exchange goods through an established barter system. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts after defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A man wearing a face mask burns his first joss sticks as he offers prayer at Hok Lay Kiong temple in Bekasi, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. The Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A Chinese tourist Niu Jiayi poses for a picture near a light sculpture for the Year of the Rabbit in Bangkok, Thailand on Jan. 20, 2023. The expected resumption of group tours from China is likely to bring far more visitors. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves to Andrey Rublev of Russia during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A couple wearing traditional “Hanbok” outfits takes a selfie in the snow at the Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty and one of South Korea’s well known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A woman wears a face mask and a rabbit headgear in freezing cold temperatures as she heads to a temple fair at the Yuanmingyuan Garden during the second day of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China. Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle, with this year being the Year of the Rabbit. For the past three years, celebrations were muted in the shadow of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A Malaysian ethnic Chinese prays on the first day of the Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on Jan. 22, marking the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Malaysian ethnic Chinese prays on the first day of the Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on Jan. 22, marking the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Pleasure craft follows ferries that are having an annual race on Sydney Harbour during Australia Day celebration in Sydney, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Australia marks the anniversary of British colonists settling modern day Sydney in 1788 while Indigenous protesters deride Australia Day as Invasion Day. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Pleasure craft follows ferries that are having an annual race on Sydney Harbour during Australia Day celebration in Sydney, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Australia marks the anniversary of British colonists settling modern day Sydney in 1788 while Indigenous protesters deride Australia Day as Invasion Day. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Holger Rune of Denmark plays a backhand return to Ugo Humbert of France during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Holger Rune of Denmark plays a backhand return to Ugo Humbert of France during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
India’s Shubhman Gill, left, celebrates scoring a century as New Zealand’s Blair Tickner watches during the third one-day international cricket match between India and New Zealand in Indore, India, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
India’s Shubhman Gill, left, celebrates scoring a century as New Zealand’s Blair Tickner watches during the third one-day international cricket match between India and New Zealand in Indore, India, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Roosters attack each other during a cockfight as part of Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of Guwahati, India, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Tribal communities like Tiwa, Karbi, Khasi, and Jaintia from nearby hills participate in large numbers in this festival, that signifies harmony and brotherhood amongst various tribes and communities, and exchange goods through an established barter system. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Roosters attack each other during a cockfight as part of Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of Guwahati, India, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Tribal communities like Tiwa, Karbi, Khasi, and Jaintia from nearby hills participate in large numbers in this festival, that signifies harmony and brotherhood amongst various tribes and communities, and exchange goods through an established barter system. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts after defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts after defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A man wearing a face mask burns his first joss sticks as he offers prayer at Hok Lay Kiong temple in Bekasi, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. The Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A man wearing a face mask burns his first joss sticks as he offers prayer at Hok Lay Kiong temple in Bekasi, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. The Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A Chinese tourist Niu Jiayi poses for a picture near a light sculpture for the Year of the Rabbit in Bangkok, Thailand on Jan. 20, 2023. The expected resumption of group tours from China is likely to bring far more visitors. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A Chinese tourist Niu Jiayi poses for a picture near a light sculpture for the Year of the Rabbit in Bangkok, Thailand on Jan. 20, 2023. The expected resumption of group tours from China is likely to bring far more visitors. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves to Andrey Rublev of Russia during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A couple wearing traditional “Hanbok” outfits takes a selfie in the snow at the Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty and one of South Korea’s well known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A couple wearing traditional “Hanbok” outfits takes a selfie in the snow at the Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty and one of South Korea’s well known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A woman wears a face mask and a rabbit headgear in freezing cold temperatures as she heads to a temple fair at the Yuanmingyuan Garden during the second day of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China. Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle, with this year being the Year of the Rabbit. For the past three years, celebrations were muted in the shadow of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A woman wears a face mask and a rabbit headgear in freezing cold temperatures as she heads to a temple fair at the Yuanmingyuan Garden during the second day of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China. Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle, with this year being the Year of the Rabbit. For the past three years, celebrations were muted in the shadow of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Jan. 20-26, 2023
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