Asia in review

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

Indian women participate in tug of war during Suwori festival in Boko, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and France's President Emmanuel Macron review troops during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Muslims gather to offer Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Deepanshu Aggarwal)

Children watch solar eclipse reflected on the base of a telescope in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)

A man wearing a face mask walks on an overhead bridge against the office buildings in the central business district as dust and sand storm sweeps through Beijing, Thursday, April 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A man looks at the electric Han EV sedan from Chinese automaker BYD during the Auto Shanghai 2023 show in Shanghai, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A Filipino soldier is seen through the barrel of a Carl Gustaf recoilless anti-tank rifle during a joint military exercise between the U.S, and Philippines called "Balikatan," Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Thursday, April 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Lockers for coal miners with displays showing the individual workers are seen at the Xiaobaodang Coal Mine near the city of Shenmu in northwestern China's Shaanxi province on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A man crosses a suspension bridge at sunset in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Worshippers honor their ancestors at a cemetery during the Ching Ming festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hooded Filipino flagellants pray as part of Maundy Thursday rituals to atone for sins or fulfill vows for an answered prayer on April 6, 2023, at Mandaluyong city, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A Tamang man lights butter lamp during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Kashmiri Muslim boy stands with elders as the head priest displays a holy relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Muhammad during special prayers to observe the martyr day of Hazrat Ali, the fourth caliph of Islam, at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Assamese dancers in traditional attire practice Bihu dance ahead of an event in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

France's Ian Jason is tackled by Japan's Mei Ohtani during the first day of the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament in Hong Kong, Friday, March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Anthony Kwan)

Devotees gather to celebrate Biska Jatra festival in Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Friday, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Assamese dancers in traditional attire prepare to perform as they attempt Guinness World Record in the largest folk dance performance category in Guwahati, India, Thursday, April 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

People use protective glasses to watch solar eclipse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Chinese honor guard members stand as they wait for the start of the welcome ceremony of France's President Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Muslim girls carry torches as they parade to celebrate the eve of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Yusuf Wahil)

A man attaches the name tag of a worshipper in preparation for upcoming celebration of Buddha's birthday on May 27 at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A Hindu devotee makes her way back through a narrow ledge on the banks of the Bagmati river after offering prayers in front of an idol of Astamatrika, representing eight divine mother goddesses, at the Pashupatinath temple premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Muslim man gets Surma or collyrium for his eye before offering last Friday prayers of Ramadan at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, India, Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Nepalese soldiers play traditional music during an annual Rato Machindranath chariot festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, Nepal, Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at the conclusion of a G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at The Prince Karuizawa hotel in Karuizawa, Japan, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

An elderly Rabha tribal woman plays a traditional instrument as they dance during Suwori festival in Boko, west of Guwahati, India, Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Mainland Chinese tourists ride the Star Ferry in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Shopkeepers salvage their goods from nearby shops as a fire rages at a popular market for cheaper clothes in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Tamang community people perform rituals during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A man sprays water at a policeman to celebrate Songkran festival in Prachinburi Province, east of Bangkok. Thursday, April 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

A fishing boat passes by a setting sun in the Sulu Sea, as seen onboard Philippine Coast Guard BRP Malabrigo while it heads to Philippine-occupied areas at nearby South China Sea on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Lead photo: New students have their first lesson at the Minhung Primary School in Moranbong District in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, April 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

This gallery was curated by AP photo editors Courtney Dittmar and Hiro Komae in Tokyo.

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