Through the Lens: Asia’s reaction to U.S. election, Diwali festival and more
A selection of striking photos from across Asia
People watch a TV broadcast of the upcoming U.S. election at a railway station in Seoul on Nov. 5. (Photo by Reuters)
People watch a TV broadcast of the upcoming U.S. election at a railway station in Seoul on Nov. 5. (Photo by Reuters)
A television broadcasts news about the U.S. presidential election at a restaurant in Taipei on Nov. 5. (Photo by Getty Images)
A television broadcasts news about the U.S. presidential election at a restaurant in Taipei on Nov. 5. (Photo by Getty Images)
Supporters cheer next to a poster for Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Thulasendrapuram, the village where Harris' maternal grandfather was born, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Nov. 5. (Photo by Reuters)
Supporters cheer next to a poster for Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Thulasendrapuram, the village where Harris' maternal grandfather was born, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Nov. 5. (Photo by Reuters)
People attend an election watch party organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong on Nov. 6.
People attend an election watch party organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong on Nov. 6.
A shop owner sits in front of a bank of TVs broadcasting a live news report on the U.S. election, in Seoul on Nov. 6. (Photo by Reuters)
A shop owner sits in front of a bank of TVs broadcasting a live news report on the U.S. election, in Seoul on Nov. 6. (Photo by Reuters)
A woman poses in a cardboard cutout of the Statue of Liberty at an election watch party at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Nov. 6. (Photo by Getty Images)
A woman poses in a cardboard cutout of the Statue of Liberty at an election watch party at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Nov. 6. (Photo by Getty Images)
A pedestrian passes by a monitor displaying news reporting that Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidential election, in Tokyo on Nov. 6. (Photo by Getty Images)
A pedestrian passes by a monitor displaying news reporting that Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidential election, in Tokyo on Nov. 6. (Photo by Getty Images)
A sand sculpture depicts Donald Trump after he won the U.S. presidential election, at Puri Beach, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, on Nov. 6. (Photo by Reuters)
A sand sculpture depicts Donald Trump after he won the U.S. presidential election, at Puri Beach, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, on Nov. 6. (Photo by Reuters)
A man watches the results of the U.S. presidential election on TV during a watch party organized the U.S. Embassy at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 6. (Photo by Norman Goh)
A man watches the results of the U.S. presidential election on TV during a watch party organized the U.S. Embassy at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 6. (Photo by Norman Goh)
A giant screen displays footage of Donald Trump during a news bulletin on the U.S. election, at a shopping complex in Beijing on Nov. 6. (Photo by Reuters)
A giant screen displays footage of Donald Trump during a news bulletin on the U.S. election, at a shopping complex in Beijing on Nov. 6. (Photo by Reuters)
A woman poses for a picture with a cutout of Donald Trump during an election watch party organized by the U.S. Embassy in Metro Manila on Nov. 6. (Photo by Getty Images)
A woman poses for a picture with a cutout of Donald Trump during an election watch party organized by the U.S. Embassy in Metro Manila on Nov. 6. (Photo by Getty Images)
A woman walks through an alley decorated with lights and lanterns during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai on Oct. 31. (Photo by Reuters)
A woman walks through an alley decorated with lights and lanterns during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai on Oct. 31. (Photo by Reuters)
People release paper lanterns during Diwali, promoting an eco-friendly celebration, in Kolkata on Oct. 31. (Photo by Getty Images)
People release paper lanterns during Diwali, promoting an eco-friendly celebration, in Kolkata on Oct. 31. (Photo by Getty Images)
A girl plays with a burning sparkler during Diwali on a street in Karachi on Nov. 1. (Photo by Reuters)
A girl plays with a burning sparkler during Diwali on a street in Karachi on Nov. 1. (Photo by Reuters)
Women pray for their brothers during the Bhai-Dooj festival, in Patna, India, on Nov. 3. (Photo by Getty Images)
Women pray for their brothers during the Bhai-Dooj festival, in Patna, India, on Nov. 3. (Photo by Getty Images)
Security personnel, including members of the Mumbai police, organize a flag march ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections in Mumbai on Nov. 4. (Photo by Getty Images)
Security personnel, including members of the Mumbai police, organize a flag march ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections in Mumbai on Nov. 4. (Photo by Getty Images)
Graduates from the Institute of Teacher Education Malaysia throw their graduation caps into the air in front of the prime minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Nov. 5. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Graduates from the Institute of Teacher Education Malaysia throw their graduation caps into the air in front of the prime minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Nov. 5. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Visitors take in a sweeping vista from Kuala Lumpur's KL Tower on Nov. 7. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Visitors take in a sweeping vista from Kuala Lumpur's KL Tower on Nov. 7. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Hindu devotees sit together in front of oil lamps and pray to Lokenath Brahmachari, a Hindu saint and philosopher, during the Rakher Upobash festival at a temple in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on Nov. 5. (Photo by Reuters)
Hindu devotees sit together in front of oil lamps and pray to Lokenath Brahmachari, a Hindu saint and philosopher, during the Rakher Upobash festival at a temple in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on Nov. 5. (Photo by Reuters)
Hindu devotees sit together in front of oil lamps and candles during the Rakher Upobash festival in Bangladesh on Nov. 5. (Photo by Reuters)
Hindu devotees sit together in front of oil lamps and candles during the Rakher Upobash festival in Bangladesh on Nov. 5. (Photo by Reuters)rs)
Halloween revelers and others gather in Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong nightlife district on Oct. 31. (Photo by Getty Images)
Halloween revelers and others gather in Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong nightlife district on Oct. 31. (Photo by Getty Images)
People move along a dusty road as air quality diminishes ahead of the winter in Dhaka on Nov. 4. (Photo by Reuters)
People move along a dusty road as air quality diminishes ahead of the winter in Dhaka on Nov. 4. (Photo by Reuters)
A man watches Kashmiri boys catch fish along the Jhelum River in Sopore, in India's Jammu and Kashmir region, on Nov. 3. (Photo by Getty Images)
A man watches Kashmiri boys catch fish along the Jhelum River in Sopore, in India's Jammu and Kashmir region, on Nov. 3. (Photo by Getty Images)
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