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AP photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia
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A boy rides his bicycle with a Mongolian flag across Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, July 10. Mongolians will celebrate the anniversary of Genghis Khan's march to world conquest on July 11 with the annual Naadam sports festival featuring traditional Mongolian events including wrestling, archery, and horse racing. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
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yphoon Nepartak lashed the Philippines, Taiwan and China, leaving at least eight people dead and causing widespread flooding and power outages. After lashing the Philippines, Nepartak, the first typhoon of the season, struck Taiwan, leaving two people dead. It weakened into a strong tropical storm after making landfall in southeastern China's Fujian province, but continued to soak the region, leaving at least six dead.
Unusually heavy rain has pounded southern China in recent months, triggering severe flooding along rivers. Meteorologists blame the floods on a particularly intense El Nino weather pattern that has resulted in up to a 50 percent increase in rainfall in some areas. The government said 164 people have been killed by floods, hail and landslides since June 30, while 32 million people across 26 provinces have been affected.
Also in Asia last week, Muslims gathered to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadhan. Eid al-Fitr, one of the most important holidays in the Muslim world, is marked with prayers, picnics and family reunions.
A well-known critic of Cambodia's government who was a prominent voice in the country's independent media was shot dead in what police said was a personal dispute over money. Kem Ley, 45, was killed at a gas station mini-mart complex in Phnom Penh and his attacker was arrested shortly after, according to police. The killing came at a time of political tension that began last year with legal and other pressures on the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party by the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Karly Domb Sadof in Bangkok.
