1of14Last issue of Apple Daily arrive at a newspaper booth in Hong Kong, early Thursday, June 24, 2021. Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper will stop publishing Thursday, following last week's arrest of five editors and executives and the freezing of $2.3 million in assets under the city's year-old national security law.Vincent Yu/APShow MoreShow Less2of14A girl looks out through a hole in the wall of her house as a health worker prepares for COVID-19 testing in Jamsoti village, Uttar Pradesh state, India, on June 9, 2021. India's vaccination efforts are being undermined by widespread hesitancy and fear of the jabs, fueled by misinformation and mistrust. That's especially true in rural India, where two-thirds of the country’s nearly 1.4 billion people live.Rajesh Kumar Singh/APShow MoreShow Less3of144of14A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus and a child stand near a Communist Party's flag on display at an exhibition promoting China's achievement under communist party from 1921 to 2021, in Beijing, Sunday, June 20, 2021. Authorities are gearing up to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of China's ruling Communist Party, which will be observed on July 1.Andy Wong/APShow MoreShow Less5of14Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong, Monday, June 21, 2021.Vincent Yu/APShow MoreShow Less6of147of14Members of the Tibetan Buddhist faithful pay their respects at a holy site at the base of the Potala Palace in Lhasa in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region, as seen during a rare government-led tour of the region for foreign journalists, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Long defined by its Buddhist culture, Tibet is facing a push for assimilation and political orthodoxy under China's ruling Communist Party.Mark Schiefelbein/APShow MoreShow Less8of14People against the July opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, gather to protest around the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building during a demonstration Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Tokyo.Eugene Hoshiko/APShow MoreShow Less9of1410of14Residents gather to watch firework rehearsals ahead of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the founding of China's ruling Communist Party in Beijing on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Chinese authorities have closed Beijing's central Tiananmen Square to the public, eight days ahead of a major celebration being planned to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party.Ng Han Guan/APShow MoreShow Less11of14Workers wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus remove lanterns following Buddha's birthday celebrations at the Chogye Temple in Seoul, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less12of1413of14A priest performs exorcism on a Hindu devotee on the banks of the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during Ganga Dussehra, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, June 20, 2021.Rajesh Kumar Singh/APShow MoreShow Less14of14
June 18-24, 2021
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific.
The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.
