In this Tuesday, March 20, 2018, file photo, a model displays a creation by Ohalu Ando of Japan during the 2018 Autumn/Winter Collection at the Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo. Photo: Shizuo Kambayashi / AP
A staff member looks out from a curtain before a news conference following a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, which approved constitutional amendments allowing President Xi Jinping to continue in office for an unlimited number of terms.
The rubber-stamp legislature includes nearly 3,000 delegates who unfailingly vote according to the program handed down to them by the Communist Party leadership.
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In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, a one-horned rhinoceros walks inside the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam state, India. The tiny wildlife sanctuary in northeastern India has reported a jump in the number of one-horned rhinoceroses.
A 14-year-old Indian girl is treated for her wounds in cross-border shelling between Indian and Pakistani troops in the disputed Kashmir region. Five members of a family were killed after an artillery round from the Pakistani side hit their home along the militarized Line of Control that divides the Himalayan territory between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Pakistan in turn has accused India of shelling its territory.
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This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Toru Takahashi in Tokyo.
In this Monday, March 19, 2018, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping walks by leaders after casting his vote for new vice premiers and ministers during a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China on Monday appointed a former missile force commander as its new defense minister amid lingering concerns over the goals of its rapid military modernization. Photo: Andy Wong / APIn this Sunday, March 18, 2018, file photo, a one-horned rhinoceros walks inside the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam state, India. A tiny wildlife sanctuary in northeastern India has reported a jump in the number of one-horned rhinoceroses. Photo: Anupam Nath / APIn this Monday, March 19, 2018, file photo, a staff member looks out from a curtain before a press conference following a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China on Monday appointed a former missile force commander as its new defense minister amid lingering concerns over the goals of its rapid military modernization. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein / APIn this Sunday, March 18, 2018, file photo, Nooren Akhtar, a 14-year-old Indian girl injured in cross border shelling between Indian and Pakistani soldiers in disputed Kashmir, arrives for treatment at the Government Medical College hospital in Jammu, India. Five members of a family were killed after a shell fired by Pakistani soldiers hit their home in Poonch region of Indian-controlled Kashmir along the militarized Line of Control that divides the Himalayan territory between the two nuclear-armed rivals, said S.P. Vaid, the police chief. Photo: Channi Anand / APIn this Friday, March 16, 2018, file photo, a Balinese man is hit with flaming coconut leaves during the fire fight ritual called ‘Lukat Gni’ before Nyepi, the annual day of silence marking Balinese Hindu new year in Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia. Bali’s annual Day of Silence is so sacred that even reaching for a smartphone to send a tweet or upload a selfie to social media could cause offense. This year it will be nearly impossible to do that anyway, all phone companies have agreed to shut down the mobile internet for 24 hours on Saturday during the holiday that marks the New Year on the predominantly Hindu island. Photo: Firdia Lisnawati / APIn this Sunday, March 18, 2018, file photo, a woman participates in a rally to celebrate Maharashtrian New Year in Mumbai, India. Photo: Rajanish Kakade / APIn this Sunday, March 18, 2018, file photo, Chinese perform near the logo for the Paralympics after the Beijing mayor received the Paralympics flag during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Photo: Lee Jin-man / APIn this Sunday, March 18, 2018, file photo, a fire engulfs the Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino in Manila, Philippines. The fire hit the hotel, where more than 300 guests were evacuated, some by helicopter, an official said. Photo: Bullit Marquez / APIn this March 14, 2018, file photo, Chinese soldiers in usher uniforms stand guard as delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after attending a plenary session of of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing. Chinese politics in the main is carried out in the shadows, shielded from public scrutiny and producing pre-determined outcomes through a process termed democracy according to socialism with Chinese characteristics. Photo: Andy Wong / APIn this Monday, March 19, 2018, file photo, Kashmiri women stand near houses destroyed in a gunbattle on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. Officials say two militants were killed and a soldier wounded in a gunbattle with Indian government forces in disputed Kashmir. Photo: Dar Yasin / APIn this Friday, March 16, 2018, file photo, Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis successfully completes a run as Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan jumps to avoid being hit by the ball during their second Twenty20 cricket match in the Nidahas triangular series in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: Eranga Jayawardena / APIn this Monday, March 19, 2018, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scratches his eyelid during a meeting of the upper house budget committee at the parliament in Tokyo. Support ratings for Abe have plunged amid a widening school land sale scandal linked to his wife, possibly risking chances for his third term in party leadership. Abe’s Cabinet has come under fire especially after Finance Ministry officials acknowledged tampered land deal documents, including deleting references to First Lady Akie Abe. Photo: Koji Sasahara / AP
