In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 photo, North Korea's Ambassador to Malaysia Kang Chol, right, speaks to the media outside the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Security camera footage obtained by Japanese television appears to show a careful and deliberate attack last week on the exiled half brother of North Korea's ruler, while Malaysia said Monday it had recalled its ambassador to North Korea amid rising tensions between the nations.
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In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 photo, North Korea's Ambassador to Malaysia Kang Chol, right, speaks to the media outside the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Security camera footage obtained by
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Photo: Vincent Thian, AP
In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 photo, Donald Tsang, center, former leader of Hong Kong, is escorted in a prison bus leaving the high court after sentencing and mitigation after his conviction last week for misconduct in public office, in Hong Kong. Tsang was found guilty by a jury of one count of misconduct in public office over a luxury apartment in mainland China, making him the highest ranking current or former official to be convicted for corruption in the Asian financial hub.
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In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 photo, Donald Tsang, center, former leader of Hong Kong, is escorted in a prison bus leaving the high court after sentencing and mitigation after his conviction last week for
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In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 photo, Buddhist monks of the Dhammakaya sect temple push Thai policemen outside the temple in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok, Thailand. Police in Thailand who spent three days in an orderly but unsuccessful search of the vast Buddhist temple for a prominent monk accused of financial wrongdoing kept up the pressure Sunday, sending fresh forces to confront devotees and monks at the compound's gates.
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In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 photo, Buddhist monks of the Dhammakaya sect temple push Thai policemen outside the temple in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok, Thailand. Police in Thailand who spent three days in
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo, Malaysian Ambassador to North Korea Mohamad Nizan Mohamad speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, from Pyongyang after being recalled by Malaysian government. Mohamad says at the airport while in transit to Malaysia the investigation into the death of the exiled half-brother of North Korea's ruler at Kuala Lumpur's international airport in Malaysia is being conducted in an impartial manner. Kim appeared to have been poisoned at Kuala Lumpur’s airport last week.
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo, Malaysian Ambassador to North Korea Mohamad Nizan Mohamad speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, from Pyongyang
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In this Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 photo, a girl reacts to a 3D drawing of animals on the safety wall at a construction site of the archery venue for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
In this Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 photo, a girl reacts to a 3D drawing of animals on the safety wall at a construction site of the archery venue for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Photo: Shizuo Kambayashi, AP
In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 photo, Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar speaks during a press conference at the Bukit Aman national police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia's police chief says a North Korean Embassy official is among eight North Korean suspects in last week's fatal poisoning of the half brother of Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un in Kuala Lumpur's airport.
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 photo, Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar speaks during a press conference at the Bukit Aman national police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 photo, rural Hindu women with their faces covered stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station on the outskirts of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh state, India. Uttar Pradesh and four other Indian states are having state legislature elections in February-March, a key mid-term test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government which has been ruling India since 2014.
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In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 photo, rural Hindu women with their faces covered stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station on the outskirts of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh state, India. Uttar
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo, a Hindu holy man combs his beard in the courtyard of Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Hindu holy men from Nepal and India have started arriving at the temple ahead of the Shivratri festival, dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva which falls on Feb. 23.
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo, a Hindu holy man combs his beard in the courtyard of Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Hindu holy men from Nepal and India have started arriving at the temple ahead
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Photo: Niranjan Shrestha, AP
In thi Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 photo, Mai Mihara of Japan performs during the gala exhibition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea.
In thi Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 photo, Mai Mihara of Japan performs during the gala exhibition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea.
Photo: Ahn Young-joon, AP
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The investigation into the killing of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's half brother has unleashed a serious diplomatic fight between Malaysia and North Korea, a prime suspect in the Feb. 13 attack of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur's airport. Last week's revelation by Malaysian police that the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used to kill Kim raised the stakes significantly in a case that has broad geopolitical implications.
In other images from the Asia-Pacific region last week, former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was sentenced to 20 months in prison for misconduct after failing to disclose plans to rent a luxury apartment for his retirement from a businessman applying for a broadcasting license. He becomes the highest-ranking current or former official sent to prison for wrongdoing in the Asian financial hub, which prides itself on a reputation for clean governance.
Police in Thailand who spent three days in an orderly but unsuccessful search of a vast Buddhist temple for a prominent monk accused of financial wrongdoing kept up the pressure, sending fresh forces to confront devotees and monks at the compound's gates.
Japan played host to the Asian Winter Games, which are seen as a tune-up for athletes ahead of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next February.
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This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.