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    Asia in Pictures

    May 27, 2012 11:49 p.m. ET

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    Urbanscreen projected images onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House on the opening night of the Vivid Festival Friday. Vivid Sydney, a festival of light, music and ideas, will run until June 11.
    Urbanscreen projected images onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House on the opening night of the Vivid Festival Friday. Vivid Sydney, a festival of light, music and ideas, will run until June 11. Reuters …
    A man flew a monkey-shaped kite made out of balloons at a beach in Mumbai on Sunday.
    A man flew a monkey-shaped kite made out of balloons at a beach in Mumbai on Sunday. Reuters …
    Workers carried out a radiation screening on a bus set for a media tour at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Saturday.
    Workers carried out a radiation screening on a bus set for a media tour at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Saturday. Reuters …
    Children practiced gymnastics at Shenyang Sport School in China's Liaoning province on Sunday. After going through years of gymnastics training at the school, some of the 60 children will be recommended to the national gymnastics team.
    Children practiced gymnastics at Shenyang Sport School in China's Liaoning province on Sunday. After going through years of gymnastics training at the school, some of the 60 children will be recommended to the national gymnastics team. ChinaFotoPress/Zuma Press …
    Firefighters sprayed water after a fire broke out at a garment factory in the Gandhi Nagar area of New Delhi on Sunday.
    Firefighters sprayed water after a fire broke out at a garment factory in the Gandhi Nagar area of New Delhi on Sunday. Associated Press …
    Riot police stood guard near the Constitution Assembly building in Kathmandu, Nepal. The country dissolved its four-year-old Constituent Assembly at midnight Sunday and set new elections after political parties failed to agree on the model of federalism the country should adopt in a new constitution.
    Riot police stood guard near the Constitution Assembly building in Kathmandu, Nepal. The country dissolved its four-year-old Constituent Assembly at midnight Sunday and set new elections after political parties failed to agree on the model of federalism the country should adopt in a new constitution. Reuters …
    A pangolin crawled atop bags containing other pangolins in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday. Thai customs rescued 138 endangered pangolins hidden in a pickup truck Friday. The animals were worth about $46,000, and were likely headed for sale outside of the country.
    A pangolin crawled atop bags containing other pangolins in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday. Thai customs rescued 138 endangered pangolins hidden in a pickup truck Friday. The animals were worth about $46,000, and were likely headed for sale outside of the country. Associated Press …
    A woman took a break from work in a brick factory on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday.
    A woman took a break from work in a brick factory on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday. Reuters …
    A student protester walked next to a mock tombstone during a march in Hong Kong ahead of the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown of June 4, 1989.
    A student protester walked next to a mock tombstone during a march in Hong Kong ahead of the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown of June 4, 1989. Reuters …
    A volunteer of the right-wing group Hindu Durga Vahini practiced during a self-defence workshop at a youth camp in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday.
    A volunteer of the right-wing group Hindu Durga Vahini practiced during a self-defence workshop at a youth camp in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images …
    Paragliders trailed colorful smoke in the air during a show at the Anyang Aero Sports Tourism Festival in central China's Henan province Saturday.
    Paragliders trailed colorful smoke in the air during a show at the Anyang Aero Sports Tourism Festival in central China's Henan province Saturday. Xinhua/Zuma Press …
    Participants interviewed each other during a blind date party in Shanghai on Saturday. The event, aimed at providing chances for the unmarried under the age of 45, has attracted about 10,000 single young people to participate, local media reported.
    Participants interviewed each other during a blind date party in Shanghai on Saturday. The event, aimed at providing chances for the unmarried under the age of 45, has attracted about 10,000 single young people to participate, local media reported. Reuters …
    A man prayed at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul ahead of Buddha's birthday. In South Korea, Buddha's birthday is a week-long celebration that ends on the first full moon day of the lunar month Vesakha, which usually falls in May.
    A man prayed at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul ahead of Buddha's birthday. In South Korea, Buddha's birthday is a week-long celebration that ends on the first full moon day of the lunar month Vesakha, which usually falls in May. European Pressphoto Agency …
    A butterfly collected pollen from a silene armeria flower, commonly known as the Sweet William Catchfly, at a park in Tokyo Sunday.
    A butterfly collected pollen from a silene armeria flower, commonly known as the Sweet William Catchfly, at a park in Tokyo Sunday. European Pressphoto Agency …

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