Every year, Associated Press editors choose a selection of photos that best documents the year’s top news, feature and sports stories as chronicled by photojournalists around the world. 

Below is a gallery featuring the top photos of 2016 from AP photographers across Asia.

Top Asia news and feature photos of 2016

Top Asia sports photos of 2016

To see all of the top photos of 2016 galleries, click here.

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