Through the Lens: Drone's eye view of China and the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia
A selection of striking photos from across Asia
MAY 30, 2025
Drone's eye view of China
The Fairy Pool Scenic Area of Jiuzhaigou National Park, in the Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of China, is pictured on May 27. The Fairy Pool is called Nen'en Sangcuo in Tibetan, which translates to "a place where fairies bathe." (Photo by Getty Images)
The Fairy Pool Scenic Area of Jiuzhaigou National Park, in the Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of China, is pictured on May 27. The Fairy Pool is called Nen'en Sangcuo in Tibetan, which translates to "a place where fairies bathe." (Photo by Getty Images)
New cars waiting for shipment at a sea port in Shanghai on May 27. (Photo by Long Wei/Getty Images)
New cars waiting for shipment at a sea port in Shanghai on May 27. (Photo by Long Wei/Getty Images)
Children perform the dragon dance at a kindergarten to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival on May 26 in Huzhou, China. (Photo by Tan Yunfeng/ Getty Images)
Children perform the dragon dance at a kindergarten to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival on May 26 in Huzhou, China. (Photo by Tan Yunfeng/ Getty Images)
Rescuers work at the explosion site of a chemical plant operated by Shandong Youdao Chemical in Gaomi, China, on May 27. (PHoto by cnsphoto/Reuters)
Rescuers work at the explosion site of a chemical plant operated by Shandong Youdao Chemical in Gaomi, China, on May 27. (PHoto by cnsphoto/Reuters)
Vegetable plantations in Qingdao City, China, on May 26. (Photo by CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images)
Vegetable plantations in Qingdao City, China, on May 26. (Photo by CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images)
The construction site of a one-million-kilowatt solar thermal energy generation and storage project in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China, on May 25. (Photo by Zhang Zhongping/Getty Images)
The construction site of a one-million-kilowatt solar thermal energy generation and storage project in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China, on May 25. (Photo by Zhang Zhongping/Getty Images)
Workers stir soy sauce in jars at a drying yard of a food enterprise on May 26 in Neijiang, China. (Photo by Lan Zitao/Getty Images)
Workers stir soy sauce in jars at a drying yard of a food enterprise on May 26 in Neijiang, China. (Photo by Lan Zitao/Getty Images)
Aerial view of harvesters collecting wheat in a field at Sanhe Farm on May 26 in Xuyi County, Huai'an City, China. (Photo by Xu Changyin/VCG via Getty Images)
Aerial view of harvesters collecting wheat in a field at Sanhe Farm on May 26 in Xuyi County, Huai'an City, China. (Photo by Xu Changyin/VCG via Getty Images)
ASEAN Summit in Malaysia
ASEAN leaders gather at the 46th ASEAN Summit on May 27, a two-day event that runs alongside other summits, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by AP)
ASEAN leaders gather at the 46th ASEAN Summit on May 27, a two-day event that runs alongside other summits, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by AP)
A silhouette of Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim looking at Malaysia’s administrative capital, Putrajaya on May 25. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)
A silhouette of Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim looking at Malaysia’s administrative capital, Putrajaya on May 25. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)
Malaysian Police stand guard outside the venue for the ASEAN summit, with the Petronas Twin Towers in the background, in Kuala Lumpur on May 24. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP)
Malaysian Police stand guard outside the venue for the ASEAN summit, with the Petronas Twin Towers in the background, in Kuala Lumpur on May 24. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP)
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim looks through a video camera as he waits for delegates to arrive for the 2nd ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 27. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/Pool/Reuters)
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim looks through a video camera as he waits for delegates to arrive for the 2nd ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 27. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/Pool/Reuters)
Officers arrange the ASEAN and Gulf Cooperation Council flags during the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 27. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)
Officers arrange the ASEAN and Gulf Cooperation Council flags during the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 27. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)
Anwar Ibrahim greets Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr before the plenary session at ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 26. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/Reuters)
Anwar Ibrahim greets Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr before the plenary session at ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 26. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/Reuters)
Logo of the 46th ASEAN Summit is displayed on a huge billboard on May 23. (Photo by Faris Hadziq/AP)
Logo of the 46th ASEAN Summit is displayed on a huge billboard on May 23. (Photo by Faris Hadziq/AP)
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