AP Week in Pictures: Asia
May 24-30, 2024
Photos asian news
Malaysian couple who went viral for riding motorbike with sick baby on respirator get married
A Malaysian couple who went viral for taking a sick baby plugged into a breathing device on a motorbike to hospital have tied the knot after doubts were cast over their marital status.
AP PHOTOS: Weeks of sweltering heat scorch northern India
BIKANER, India (AP) — People in northern India have been struggling with an unrelenting, weekslong heat wave that has forced schools to close in some places and raised the risk of heatstrokes for laborers working outdoors.
A Japanese town finds holes in a screen built to prevent tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji and overcrowding the area has discovered holes in the screen and is working to repair them, officials said Tuesday.
North Korea preparing to launch military satellite, South says
SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's military said on Friday it had detected signs in North Korea of possible preparations for a satellite launch in what would be the nuclear-armed North's effort to place a second military reconnaissance craft in orbit.
Kabosu, Shiba Inu Who Helped Define the Doge Meme, Dies at 18
Kabosu, a Shiba Inu whose “much wow” face helped launch one of the defining memes of the last decade and inspired the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, died on Friday. She was 18 years old.
Japanese dog who inspired ‘Dogecoin’ meme, beloved by Elon Musk, has died
The Japanese dog whose photo inspired a generation of oddball online jokes and the US$23-billion Dogecoin cryptocurrency beloved by Elon Musk died on Friday, her owner said.