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AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

2018-12-14 10:36 Last Updated At：12:01

Officers from North and South Korea shake hands at the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two countries during an on-site inspection of guard posts that each side had removed as part of measures to reduce tensions.

In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, a Chinese policeman stands outside the Canadian Embassy in Beijing as tensions between the two countries soared following the detentions of two Canadians on charges of endangering national security.

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In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, activists light candles while others hold signs with the Time Magazine cover with wives of two Reuters journalists during a rally to mark one year anniversary of the journalists' arrest in front of city hall in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP PhotoThein Zaw, File)

Officers from North and South Korea shake hands at the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two countries during an on-site inspection of guard posts that each side had removed as part of measures to reduce tensions.
In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Philippine Air Force personnel unload three church bells seized by American troops as war trophies more than a century ago, as they arrive in suburban Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines. American occupation troops took the bells in 1901 from a Catholic church following an attack by machete-wielding Filipino villagers, who killed 48 U.S. troops in the town of Balangiga on central Samar island in one of the U.S. Army's worst single-battle losses of that era. The bells are revered by Filipinos as symbols of national pride. (AP PhotoBullit Marquez, File)

Philippine air force personnel unload three church bells that were returned by the United States after they were seized by American colonial forces in 1901 as war booty.
In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Miss Uruguay Sofia Marrero displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)

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In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Miss El Salvador Marisela de Montecristo displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Miss El Salvador Marisela de Montecristo displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)
In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, visitors huddle under umbrellas 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. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon, File)

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, visitors huddle under umbrellas 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. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon, File)
In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, Iceland's Anton Svein McKee competes in heats for the men's 200m breaststroke during the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan, FIle)

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, Iceland's Anton Svein McKee competes in heats for the men's 200m breaststroke during the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan, FIle)
In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, protesters clench their fists during a rally at the Lower House to coincide with the joint Senate and Congress vote for the third extension of martial law in southern Philippines in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. In their statement, various opposition groups condemned the extension of Martial Law which allegedly will "lead to untimely death of more community leaders, human rights defenders, Indigenous Peoples, and Muslim opposition groups." (AP PhotoBullit Marquez)

In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, protesters clench their fists during a rally at the Lower House to coincide with the joint Senate and Congress vote for the third extension of martial law in southern Philippines in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. In their statement, various opposition groups condemned the extension of Martial Law which allegedly will "lead to untimely death of more community leaders, human rights defenders, Indigenous Peoples, and Muslim opposition groups." (AP PhotoBullit Marquez)
In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, file photo, a Kashmiri man shouts at an Indian policeman as he stands inside a damaged house at the site of a gun-battle in Mujagund area some 25 Kilometers (16 miles) from Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Indian troops killed three suspected rebels in the outskirts of disputed Kashmir's main city ending nearly 18-hour-long gunbattle, officials said Sunday. (AP PhotoMukhtar Khan, File)

In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, file photo, a Kashmiri man shouts at an Indian policeman as he stands inside a damaged house at the site of a gun-battle in Mujagund area some 25 Kilometers (16 miles) from Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Indian troops killed three suspected rebels in the outskirts of disputed Kashmir's main city ending nearly 18-hour-long gunbattle, officials said Sunday. (AP PhotoMukhtar Khan, File)
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In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, activists light candles while others hold signs with the Time Magazine cover with wives of two Reuters journalists during a rally to mark one year anniversary of the journalists' arrest in front of city hall in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP PhotoThein Zaw, File)

Officers from North and South Korea shake hands at the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two countries during an on-site inspection of guard posts that each side had removed as part of measures to reduce tensions.

In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Philippine Air Force personnel unload three church bells seized by American troops as war trophies more than a century ago, as they arrive in suburban Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines. American occupation troops took the bells in 1901 from a Catholic church following an attack by machete-wielding Filipino villagers, who killed 48 U.S. troops in the town of Balangiga on central Samar island in one of the U.S. Army's worst single-battle losses of that era. The bells are revered by Filipinos as symbols of national pride. (AP PhotoBullit Marquez, File)

Philippine air force personnel unload three church bells that were returned by the United States after they were seized by American colonial forces in 1901 as war booty.

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Miss Uruguay Sofia Marrero displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)

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In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Miss El Salvador Marisela de Montecristo displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Miss El Salvador Marisela de Montecristo displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, visitors huddle under umbrellas 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. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon, File)

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, visitors huddle under umbrellas 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. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon, File)

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, Iceland's Anton Svein McKee competes in heats for the men's 200m breaststroke during the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan, FIle)

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, Iceland's Anton Svein McKee competes in heats for the men's 200m breaststroke during the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan, FIle)

In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, protesters clench their fists during a rally at the Lower House to coincide with the joint Senate and Congress vote for the third extension of martial law in southern Philippines in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. In their statement, various opposition groups condemned the extension of Martial Law which allegedly will "lead to untimely death of more community leaders, human rights defenders, Indigenous Peoples, and Muslim opposition groups." (AP PhotoBullit Marquez)

In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, protesters clench their fists during a rally at the Lower House to coincide with the joint Senate and Congress vote for the third extension of martial law in southern Philippines in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. In their statement, various opposition groups condemned the extension of Martial Law which allegedly will "lead to untimely death of more community leaders, human rights defenders, Indigenous Peoples, and Muslim opposition groups." (AP PhotoBullit Marquez)

In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, file photo, a Kashmiri man shouts at an Indian policeman as he stands inside a damaged house at the site of a gun-battle in Mujagund area some 25 Kilometers (16 miles) from Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Indian troops killed three suspected rebels in the outskirts of disputed Kashmir's main city ending nearly 18-hour-long gunbattle, officials said Sunday. (AP PhotoMukhtar Khan, File)

In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, file photo, a Kashmiri man shouts at an Indian policeman as he stands inside a damaged house at the site of a gun-battle in Mujagund area some 25 Kilometers (16 miles) from Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Indian troops killed three suspected rebels in the outskirts of disputed Kashmir's main city ending nearly 18-hour-long gunbattle, officials said Sunday. (AP PhotoMukhtar Khan, File)

Myanmar activists light candles during a rally in Yangon to mark the anniversary of the arrests of two Reuters reporters who are among a group of journalists being honored by Time magazine as its "Person of the Year."

In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, activists light candles while others hold signs with the Time Magazine cover with wives of two Reuters journalists during a rally to mark one year anniversary of the journalists' arrest in front of city hall in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP PhotoThein Zaw, File)

In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, activists light candles while others hold signs with the Time Magazine cover with wives of two Reuters journalists during a rally to mark one year anniversary of the journalists' arrest in front of city hall in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP PhotoThein Zaw, File)

Philippine air force personnel unload three church bells that were returned by the United States after they were seized by American colonial forces in 1901 as war booty.

This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

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In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Philippine Air Force personnel unload three church bells seized by American troops as war trophies more than a century ago, as they arrive in suburban Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines. American occupation troops took the bells in 1901 from a Catholic church following an attack by machete-wielding Filipino villagers, who killed 48 U.S. troops in the town of Balangiga on central Samar island in one of the U.S. Army's worst single-battle losses of that era. The bells are revered by Filipinos as symbols of national pride. (AP PhotoBullit Marquez, File)

In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Philippine Air Force personnel unload three church bells seized by American troops as war trophies more than a century ago, as they arrive in suburban Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines. American occupation troops took the bells in 1901 from a Catholic church following an attack by machete-wielding Filipino villagers, who killed 48 U.S. troops in the town of Balangiga on central Samar island in one of the U.S. Army's worst single-battle losses of that era. The bells are revered by Filipinos as symbols of national pride. (AP PhotoBullit Marquez, File)

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In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Miss Uruguay Sofia Marrero displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Miss Uruguay Sofia Marrero displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)
In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Miss El Salvador Marisela de Montecristo displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)

In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Miss El Salvador Marisela de Montecristo displays her costume during Miss Universe National Costume Show in Chon Buri, Thailand. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe, File)

 In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, visitors huddle under umbrellas 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. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon, File)

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, visitors huddle under umbrellas 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. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon, File)

 In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, Iceland's Anton Svein McKee competes in heats for the men's 200m breaststroke during the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan, FIle)

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, Iceland's Anton Svein McKee competes in heats for the men's 200m breaststroke during the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan, FIle)

 In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, protesters clench their fists during a rally at the Lower House to coincide with the joint Senate and Congress vote for the third extension of martial law in southern Philippines in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. In their statement, various opposition groups condemned the extension of Martial Law which allegedly will "lead to untimely death of more community leaders, human rights defenders, Indigenous Peoples, and Muslim opposition groups." (AP PhotoBullit Marquez)

In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, protesters clench their fists during a rally at the Lower House to coincide with the joint Senate and Congress vote for the third extension of martial law in southern Philippines in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. In their statement, various opposition groups condemned the extension of Martial Law which allegedly will "lead to untimely death of more community leaders, human rights defenders, Indigenous Peoples, and Muslim opposition groups." (AP PhotoBullit Marquez)
In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, file photo, a Kashmiri man shouts at an Indian policeman as he stands inside a damaged house at the site of a gun-battle in Mujagund area some 25 Kilometers (16 miles) from Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Indian troops killed three suspected rebels in the outskirts of disputed Kashmir's main city ending nearly 18-hour-long gunbattle, officials said Sunday. (AP PhotoMukhtar Khan, File)

In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, file photo, a Kashmiri man shouts at an Indian policeman as he stands inside a damaged house at the site of a gun-battle in Mujagund area some 25 Kilometers (16 miles) from Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Indian troops killed three suspected rebels in the outskirts of disputed Kashmir's main city ending nearly 18-hour-long gunbattle, officials said Sunday. (AP PhotoMukhtar Khan, File)

DETROIT (AP) — The Oakland Athletics no longer have to wonder where they'll play the next few seasons. That won't make the long goodbye any easier.

The A's reacted to the announcement that this will be their last year in Oakland with a mixture of sadness and relief.

“At least as a player, you know where you’re headed,” outfielder Seth Brown said Friday before a game against the Tigers in Detroit. “There’s obviously a lot of moving parts, a lot of stuff we’re not privy to, so it’s just been kind of a waiting game on our end. Where are we going to go? Where are we going to be? So I think just having that knowledge -- at least we know where we’re going to be playing next year.”

Vivek Ranadivé, who owns the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, and Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher announced Thursday that the A’s will temporarily relocate to West Sacramento's Sutter Health Park for at least three seasons. The A's are moving to Las Vegas after a new ballpark is constructed.

The River Cats, who are affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, will continue to play at the same facility.

Fisher was unable to reach an agreement with Oakland city officials on extending the lease at Oakland Coliseum, which expires at the end of this season. The A's have played in the city since 1968.

“There's direction now, which we've talked a lot about,” Oakland A's manager Mark Kotsay said. “We've got time to kind of reflect on what this really means from an organizational standpoint, the history that we've had in Oakland, with this being now the final season. There's a lot of emotion that goes behind this.”

It will not only cause some upheaval for the players and staff but also members of the organization that work behind the scenes.

“At the end of the day, we know where we're going to be for the next three seasons after the finish this year and that in itself gives a little bit of stability,” Kotsay said. “At the same time, in the present, it's challenging in certain ways to think about the finality of this organization in Oakland.”

Sacramento will be a much smaller environment to house a major league team. Ranadivé said the River Cats venue currently seats 16,000 when counting the stands, the lawn behind center field and standing room only.

First baseman Ryan Noda is concerned with the facilities. He's hopeful that significant upgrades will be made, much like the Toronto Blue Jays did at Buffalo's Triple-A facility. The Blue Jays played at Buffalo's Sahlen Field in 2020 in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“New walls, new dugouts, new locker rooms — everything they needed to become a big league stadium,” said Noda, who played some games in Sacramento as a minor leaguer. “As long as we can do something like that, then it'll be all right. But it's definitely going to be different than playing in stadiums that hold 40,000 people.”

Kotsay is confident the upgrades will occur.

“I know it will be of major league baseball quality,” he said. “It's has to be of major league baseball quality. I know the Players Association will make sure that takes place, as they did in Buffalo.”

For the rest of this season, the A's will have to deal with small home crowds and disappointed fans.

“We’re sad for the fans, the diehard fans, who always come to our games, always support us, always support the boys wearing the jersey,” Noda said.

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Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive, center, shakes hands John Fisher, owner of the Oakland Athletics, before the start of a news conference where Fisher announced his team will leave Oakland after this season and play temporarily at a minor league park, during a news conference in West Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 4 2024.The A's announced the decision to play at the home of the Sacramento River Cats from 2025-27 with an option for 2028 on Thursday after being unable to reach an agreement to extend their lease in Oakland during that time. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive, center, shakes hands John Fisher, owner of the Oakland Athletics, before the start of a news conference where Fisher announced his team will leave Oakland after this season and play temporarily at a minor league park, during a news conference in West Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 4 2024.The A's announced the decision to play at the home of the Sacramento River Cats from 2025-27 with an option for 2028 on Thursday after being unable to reach an agreement to extend their lease in Oakland during that time. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

 John Fisher, owner of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, announces that his team will leave Oakland after this season and play temporarily at a minor league park, during a news conference in West Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 4, 2024. The A's announced the decision to play at the home of the Sacramento River Cats from 2025-27 with an option for 2028 on Thursday after being unable to reach an agreement to extend their lease in Oakland during that time. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

John Fisher, owner of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, announces that his team will leave Oakland after this season and play temporarily at a minor league park, during a news conference in West Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 4, 2024. The A's announced the decision to play at the home of the Sacramento River Cats from 2025-27 with an option for 2028 on Thursday after being unable to reach an agreement to extend their lease in Oakland during that time. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

 Sutter Health Park, home of the Triple A team Sacramento River Cats, is shown in West Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Oakland Athletics announced the decision to play at the home of the Sacramento River Cats from 2025-27 with an option for 2028 on Thursday after being unable to reach an agreement to extend their lease in Oakland during that time. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Sutter Health Park, home of the Triple A team Sacramento River Cats, is shown in West Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 4, 2024. The Oakland Athletics announced the decision to play at the home of the Sacramento River Cats from 2025-27 with an option for 2028 on Thursday after being unable to reach an agreement to extend their lease in Oakland during that time. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

 Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay walks to the dugout after making a pitching change during the eighth inning of the team's baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay walks to the dugout after making a pitching change during the eighth inning of the team's baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)