This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting Asia during the month of February.
Nepalese police baton charge a protester opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A Muslim clothings vendor wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus waits for customers at a her store in a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Laura Deas of Britain starts during the women's skeleton training run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
A man inspects damaged buildings following an earthquake in Talamau, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Suryo Wibowo)
Icicles hanging on the eye lashes of a camera operator as she watches the men's moguls qualifying at Genting Snow Park at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A man net fishing during low tide with the background of Penang bridge in Penang Island, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
People stand by TV screens broadcasting the news of Russian troops that have launched their attack on Ukraine, in Hong Kong Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
An opposition Congress party worker, wearing a mask of Amit Shah, India's home minister, looks through a scope during a protest accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of using military-grade spyware to monitor political opponents, journalists and activists, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A woman wearing a traditional costume holds a lantern as she visits the Longqingxia Ice and Snow Festival, during the Lantern Festival in Yanqing district of Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Canada's players huddle prior a women's quarterfinal hockey game between Canada and Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
An Indian woman stands in her balcony amidst cloths spread for drying at a residential neighborhood in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
An Indian Muslim man casts his vote during the first phase of Uttar Pradesh state elections at a village near Meerut, India, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Members of the Canadian short track speedskating team train at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A decorated elephant waits to take part in a procession during Navam Perahera, an annual Buddhist temple festival, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A man runs along a boardwalk opposite the sails of the Opera House illuminated with the colors of Ukraine's national flag in solidarity with the country's people and government currently being invaded by Russia in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Pietro Sighel of Italy crashes during his heat of the men's 1,000-meter during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Nepalese protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal clash with police outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Earthquake survivors sleep inside a tent at a temporary shelter in Pasaman Barat, West Sumatra, Indonesia, early Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Ardhy Fernando)
An official puts indelible ink on the index finger of a voter during the first phase of Uttar Pradesh state elections at a village near Meerut, India, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Kristina Paul, of the Russian Olympic Committee, right, leads the pack, followed by Canada's Meryeta O'Dine, United States Faye Gulini and France's Chloe Trespeuch, during the mixed team snowboard cross finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Patients lie on hospital beds as they wait at a temporary makeshift treatment area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Nepalese protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal clash with police outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shreshta)
A worker prepares to administer a COVID-19 test at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Sri Lankan army soldiers march during the Independence Day celebration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Election officials look up a duty chart that shows their allotted polling stations on the eve of the fourth phase of polling for Uttar Pradesh state elections in Lucknow, India, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Eliska Brezinova, of the Czech Republic, competes in the women's short program team figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Jan Zabystran, of Czech Republic crashes out during the first run of the men's slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Student activists are restrained by police as they try to march during a protest against Russian invasion on Ukraine, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Austria's Lara Wolf trains for the women's freestyle skiing big air competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Protesters lie down on the ground during a rally against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov, of the Russian Olympic Committee, compete in the team ice dance program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Olympic workers in protective clothing have meeting at Beijing Capital International airport after the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Indonesian Air Force's Jupiter Aerobatic Team takes part in an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow 2022 at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)
Birds fly in a formation behind as an Indian farmer works in a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
An opposition Congress party worker shouts slogans as he is being detained by Indian police during a protest accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of using military-grade spyware to monitor political opponents, journalists and activists, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Students wearing face masks as precaution against the coronavirus walk along a pathway to attend class at the Nurul Fattah Islamic Boarding School in Tangerang, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
A Hindu pilgrim prays after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and the Yamuna on 'Mauni Amavasya' or new moon day, third and the most auspicious date of bathing day during the annual month long Hindu religious fair "Magh Mela" In Prayagraj, India. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Norway's Therese Johaug celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 7.5km + 7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Members of Sri Lankan army women's corp march during the Independence Day celebration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Natalie Maag, of Switzerland, slides during the luge women's singles run 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Matej Svancer of Austria trains ahead of the men's freestyle skiing big air qualification round of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Rosie Brennan leads a group during the women's team sprint classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A man swims in the half-frozen water at the Shichahai Lake during a snow fall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
This gallery was edited by AP photo editor Courtney Dittmar in Tokyo.