AP

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Dec 15, 2022, 3:26 AM | Updated: Dec 16, 2022, 12:49 am

Director James Cameron takes photos with a fan during the blue carpet event to promote his latest m...

Director James Cameron takes photos with a fan during the blue carpet event to promote his latest movie 'Avatar: The Way of Water' in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. The movie is to be released in the country on Dec. 14. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)


              Director James Cameron takes photos with a fan during the blue carpet event to promote his latest movie 'Avatar: The Way of Water' in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. The movie is to be released in the country on Dec. 14. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
            
              This image made with a long exposure, shows Jawai Dam at night in Pali District, Rajasthan, India, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
            
              Bangladesh National Party (BNP) supporters shout slogans during a rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Bangladesh's capital on Saturday to demand the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign and install a caretaker before next general elections expected to be held in early 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
            
              Switzerland's Thierry Bollin swims in a semifinal of the men's 100m backstroke during the world swimming short course championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
            
              Soldiers wearing face masks and goggles march past masked passengers waiting at a railway station in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Some Chinese universities say they will allow students to finish the semester from home in hopes of reducing the potential of a bigger COVID-19 outbreak during the January Lunar New Year travel rush. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              A woman wearing a face mask and covered with fur hoods walks on a street as capital city is hit by cold wind in Beijing, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              Empty shelves are seen in a pharmacy as customers tries to find medicine to prepare for a wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Some Chinese universities say they will allow students to finish the semester from home in hopes of reducing the potential of a bigger COVID-19 outbreak during the January Lunar New Year travel rush. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
            
              A Hindu women offer prayers after feeds pigeons in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
            
              Visitors take 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, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
            
              Nomadic women milk hardy Himalayan goats that produce cashmere in the remote Kharnak village in the cold desert region of Ladakh, India, on Sept. 17, 2022. As this part of Asia is particularly vulnerable to climate change, shifting weather patterns are altering people's lives. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
            
              People hold their umbrella as they walk on an embankment against gusty winds and high waves in Chennai, India, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. India's southern Tamil Nadu state is bracing for heavy rain as cyclone Mandous is set to cross near the Chennai coast overnight on Friday. (AP Photo/R.Parthibhan)

Dec. 9-15, 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.

Follow AP visual journalism:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews

AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Images

AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com

Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

AP

Image: A cargo ship is stuck under the part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after ...

Associated Press

Authorities identify 2 bodies recovered at site of Baltimore bridge collapse

A major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below.

16 hours ago

Photo: Mountaineer Jim Whittaker has died at 95....

Gene Johnson, The Associated Press

Lou Whittaker, among the most famous American mountaineers, has died at age 95

Lou Whittaker, a legendary American mountaineer who helped lead ascents of Mount Everest, K2 and Denali, has died at age 95.

16 hours ago

File photo: Former Sen. Joe Lieberman speaks in Washington on Jan. 18, 2024....

Associated Press

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82

Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in 2000, has died.

16 hours ago

islamic state attack...

Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press

What we know after the Islamic State group claims responsibility for Moscow massacre

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people.

4 days ago

Moscow shooting...

The Associated Press

Russia: 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility

Assailants burst into a concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people, injuring more than 100.

6 days ago

Photo: Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge visits 282 (East Ham) Squadron, RAF Air Cadets, Cornwel...

Associated Press

Kate Middleton announces she has cancer, is undergoing chemotherapy

Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, says she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat cancer. She has been out of view since Christmas.

6 days ago

AP Week in Pictures: Asia