AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Jun 16, 2022, 6:14 AM | Updated: 6:25 pm

Roof decorations on the corner tower at the Forbidden City depicting sacred beasts are silhouetted against a supermoon, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. The moon reach its full stage on Tuesday, during a phenomenon known as a supermoon because of its proximity to Earth, and it is also labeled as the "Strawberry Moon" because it is the full moon at strawberry harvest time. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Trucks are parked next to containers at the Inland Container Depot in Uiwang, South Korea, Monday, June 13, 2022. A weeklong strike by thousands of truckers in South Korea has triggered major disruptions in cargo transport and production that have caused 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in damages, officials said Monday. (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP)

Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant is towed away in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Hong Kong's iconic restaurant on Tuesday departed the city, after its parent company failed to find a new owner and lacked funds to maintain the establishment amid months of COVID-19 restrictions. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Female dancers are seen during the opening of Bali Arts Festival in Bali, Indonesia, Sunday, June 12, 2022. The island of Bali is currently holding a month-long annual Bali Arts Festival from June 12 until July 10. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

A rickshaw puller carries tourists near Sensoji Buddhist temple at Tokyo's Asakusa district Friday, June 10, 2022, in Tokyo. Japan on Friday eased its borders for foreign tourists and began accepting applications, but only for those on guided package tours who are willing to follow mask-wearing and other antivirus measures as the country cautiously tries to balance business and infection worries. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A man wearing a face mask drives a cart loaded with bedding and fabric along a street in Beijing, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Sri Lanka's Chamika Karunaratne celebrates his team's victory over Australia in the third Twenty20 cricket match in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, June 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Krishan Kariyawasam)

Exile Tibetan Buddhist monks construct a mandala, a traditional motif, at Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Kashmiri traders shout Islamic slogans during a protest against Nupur Sharma, a spokesperson of governing Hindu nationalist party over her remarks about Prophet Mohammed, during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 10, 2022. In Indian-controlled Kashmir, authorities locked down two towns on Friday and snapped internet on mobile phones in several towns and in Srinagar, the disputed region’s main city, fearing anger against the insulting remarks to Islam could morph into larger, anti-India protests. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Muslim students shout anti-government slogans during a protest outside Uttar Pradesh house, in New Delhi, Monday, June 13, 2022. The students were protesting against persecution of Muslims and recent demolition of their houses following last week's protests against former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma's remark deemed derogatory to Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A surfer rides a wave at One Mile Beach at Port Stephens, Australia, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

June 10-16, 2022

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific.

The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

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