AP Week in Pictures, Asia

Riot police guard a protester as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law takes place in Central district, Hong Kong, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Hong Kong police massed outside the legislature complex Wednesday, ahead of debate on a bill that would criminalize abuse of the Chinese national anthem in the semi-autonomous city. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)

People wearing face shield, eat together at a pub in Osaka, western Japan Monday, May 25, 2020 as Japan has lifted the coronavirus state of emergency in Osaka and the two neighboring prefectures of Kyoto and Hyogo. (Suo TakekumaKyodo News via AP)

A station passageway is crowded with commuters wearing face mask during a rush hour Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Tokyo.  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and four other remaining prefectures on Monday, May 25, ending the declaration that began nearly eight weeks ago.(AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

Indonesian Muslims pray spaced apart as they practice social distancing to curb the spread of the new coronavirus during an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, May 24, 2020. Millions of people in the world's largest Muslim nation are marking a muted and gloomy religious festival of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan _ a usually joyous three-day celebration that has been significantly toned down as coronavirus cases soar. (AP PhotoTrisnadi)

A boy jumps into the river Ganges during a hot summer day in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. As India braces for a hotter than usual summer, many cities in the country's north are reeling under an intense heat wave with the temperatures on Wednesday crossing a scorching 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). The temperatures in northern India are the highest that the country has seen in decades for this time of the year, and the hot spell is projected to last until Friday. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)

A teacher arranges pictures of students on a tablet that is attached to robots during an event they called "cyber-graduation" at a school at Taguig in Manila, Philippines, Friday, May 22, 2020. Robots were used to represent some 179 highschool students during an online graduation ceremony that was beamed live on Facebook to avoid mass gatherings as the school's measure to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

People in their car watch the Stage X drive-in concert at KINTEX parking lot in Goyang, South Korea, Saturday, May 23, 2020. The concert's aim is to provide entertainment for South Korean citizens who have been craving for music events that have been suspended during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joo)

This May 10, 2020 photo shows locusts swarming over city and near by area in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Swarms of desert locusts have devastated crops in India’s heartland, threatening an already vulnerable region that is struggling with the economic cost of coronavirus lockdown. The situation is particularly grim in central India’s Rajasthan, where millions of locusts have been attacking crops since April. (AP PhotoDeepak Sharma)

People are reflected on the glass of a crockery shop as they participate in a Good Friday procession in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP PhotoR S Iyer)

A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus takes pictures of an artificial flower arrangement at a park in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon)

A woman carries her daughter as they queue up for free iftar, the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset, distributed for the needy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 18, 2022. Muslims in many parts of the world are observing Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, where they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP PhotoDita Alangkara)

Commuters wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus ride on a crowded bus traveling from the outskirts of the capital city clogged in heavy traffic on a road during the morning rush hour, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Beijing. China’s economic growth edged up to a still-weak 4.8% over a year earlier in the first three months of 2022 as spreading coronavirus outbreaks prompted shutdowns of major industrial cities. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

Dancers and the iconic character Mickey Mouse perform during a parade at the Hong Kong Disneyland, Thursday, April 21, 2022. Hong Kong Disneyland reopened to the public after shutting down due to a surge in COVID-19 infections. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)

Christians wearing face masks attend an Easter service at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 17, 2022. The church allowed 70 percent members of the capacity to attend the Easter service as a part of the measures to prevent against the coronavirus. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)

Students and youth attend a dancing party in celebration of the 110th birth anniversary of its late founder Kim Il Sung at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP PhotoCha Song Ho)

Two Kashmiri women cry after their house was damaged in a gun-battle between government forces and suspected rebels in Malwah village, north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 21, 2022. According to officials two suspected rebels were killed and four soldiers and a policeman injured during the ongoing gun-battle. (AP PhotoMukhtar Khan)

People perform Friday prayer at Tanah Abang market during Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, April 15, 2022. Muslims across the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan, where they refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. (AP PhotoAchmad Ibrahim)