Asia in review, LatestCourtney DittmarMay 02, 2022Comment

Asia in review

Asia in review, LatestCourtney DittmarMay 02, 2022Comment

This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting Asia during the month of April.

A Kashmiri man reads verses from holy Quran inside the shrine of Sufi saint Shiekh Abdul Qadir Jeelani on the first day of fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A businessman wearing a face mask walks over shadows cast by a glass roof at a building in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Players of the Taekwon-Do Team of the Korean Taekwon-Do Committee show a demonstration after the opening ceremony of Mangyongdae Prize National Martial Art Championship to mark the birth anniversary of former North Korean leader President Kim Il Sung, Day of the Sun in the Taekwon-Do Hall in Pyongyang, Friday, April 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

A woman wearing a face mask opens the window which reflects lanterns displayed for upcoming Buddha's birthday celebration slated for May 8, at Jogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Indian paramilitary soldiers walk towards the site of a gunbattle in Malwah village, north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Actors of Awahan theater perform at Xetali village east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Members of a Kashmiri family mourn the loss 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. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

South Korean Buddhists wearing face masks, carry colorful lotus lanterns during the lighting ceremony to celebrate for the upcoming birthday of Buddha on May 8, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A ragpicker woman segregates items sitting at the edge during a fire at the Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

China's Zheng Si Wei, right, and Huang ya Qiong play against Thailand's R. Makkasasithorn and J. Sudjaipraparat during their mixed doubles match at the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 at Muntinlupa, Philippines on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A man looks at his smartphone on a balcony in a residential community during a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge in Shanghai, China, Monday, April 11 2022. (AP Photo)

A window washer descends on a rope as he cleans the window panels of the Phoenix Center, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis

Sri Lankans shout anti government slogans blocking the entrance to president's office during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A boy jumps into the waters of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/ Rajanish Kakade)

A participant has rainbow colors painted on the face during a queer pride walk in Gauhati, India, Sunday, April 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

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. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

A Nepalese woman wearing a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus stands next to the clothing store in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Elderly exile Tibetans watch a cultural dance and opera festival called 'shoton' at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Prastuti Parashar, owner and lead actor of Awahan theater, prepares for a performance at Xetali village, east of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A shopkeeper waits for customers for bangles on sale at his shop on Bengali New Year's day in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

A ragpicker looks for reusable items while a fire rages at the Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

People watch army soldiers demonstrating their horse-riding skills during the Ghode Jatra festival, an annual horse festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A trans woman is assisted to wear an outfit made of recycled plastic waste during the preparation for a rally celebrating Earth Day at a low income neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A Muslim man watches from his house after a shop was demolished in the area that saw communal violence during a Hindu religious procession on Saturday, in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Muslim women perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih' that marks the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Female body builders wait backstage to participate in the first national Miss Saraighat Body Building Championship in Gauhati, northeastern Assam state, India, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A woman pulls up her mask to get her throat swab at a coronavirus testing site near residential buildings, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

An Indian Muslim man looks through a sunshade tent erected for worshippers in the compound of Jama Masjid on the first Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in New Delhi, India, Friday, April 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Sri Lanka

An injured student is carried by colleagues as police fire tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesting members of the Inter University Students Federation during an anti government protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

An agitated Muslim resident asks media to leave alleging them of distorting facts, during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops at the site of Saturday's communal violence, in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks back after inspecting a joint military guard of honour at the Indian presidential palace in New Delhi, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Kashmiri men pray inside the shrine of Sufi saint Shiekh Abdul Qadir Jeelani on the second Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

With Mount Fuji in the background, a standup paddleboarder cruises near a Torii gate, an entrance gate to a Shinto shrine, in Sagami Bay Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Zushi, south of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)