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From Hong Kong protests to Yoga Day: Here are the most spectacular pictures of last week from Asia
Jun 21, 2019 11:46 PM

From Hong Kong protests to Yoga Day: Here are the most spectacular pictures of last week from Asia

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Here are the most spectacular images captured from across Asia last week.

By APJun 24, 2019 11:18:37 AM IST (Updated)

South Korean U-20 World Cup players throw their head coach Chung Jung-yong into the air during a welcoming ceremony for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 team in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea finished the second place at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 following a 3-1 loss to Ukraine in the final at Lodz Stadium in Lodz, Poland, last Saturday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Students practice yoga ahead of International Yoga Day at a school in Ahmadabad. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam reacts during a press conference at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. Hong Kong leader apologized for her handling of unpopular extradition bill, says the city needs hope. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Civic workers remove dead fish floating at a partially dried up lake in Ambattur, Chennai. Many water bodies in the city are running dry in hot weather. (AP Photo/R.Parthibhan, File)

People stand in queues to fill vessels filled with drinking water from a water tanker in Chennai. Millions of people are turning to water tank trucks in the state as house and hotel taps run dry in an acute water shortage caused by drying lakes and depleted groundwater. Some private companies have asked employees to work from home and several restaurants are closing early and even considering stopping lunch meals if the water scarcity aggravates. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan, File)

A man passes a projection of a flower during a digital art exhibition titled teamLab Future Park and Animals of Flowers, Symbiotic Lives, at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. The exhibition that showcases the creation of teamLab, a Japanese digital art company, will be held from June to December 2019. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

A protester burns mock Chinese flags at Manila's Rizal park, Philippines to condemn a recent incident that involved a Chinese fishing vessel hitting a Filipino fishing boat. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called the sinking of the Filipino fishing boat that was hit by a Chinese vessel in the disputed South China Sea "a little maritime accident" and urged calm amid an outcry. Twenty-two crewmen aboard the sunken boat were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing boat. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Japan's Kazuto Ioka, right, sends a right to Philippines' Aston Palikute in the 10th round of their WBO super flyweight boxing title match in Makuhari, near Tokyo. Ioka clinched the title by a technical knockout in the round. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi, File)

Spectators wave Chinese and North Korean flags as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a mass gymnastic performance at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via AP, File)

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