Here's what the past week in Asia looked like

SUMMARY

Ganesh Chaturthi, a 10-day festival commenced last week in India, with people across the country celebrating the birth of the elephant-headed god. Celebrations were not just confined to India. North Korea celebrated its 70th anniversary with parades and huge rallies.

By APSept 26, 2018 10:23:27 AM IST (Updated)

A woman waits for her fresh henna covered hands to dry, on the eve of the Hindu festival of Teej, in Allahabad, India. Women observe a day-long fast on Teej for the longevity of their husbands. Tuesday, September 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, left, and World Economic Forum's founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab wait for the arrival of guests to the World Economic Forum on ASEAN at the Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam.Wednesday, September 12, 2018. (Kham/Pool Photo via AP, File)

An artisan puts final touches on an idol of Hindu God Ganesha ahead of Ganesha Chaturthi at a workshop in Guwahati, India. The ten-day long festival celebrating the birth of Ganesha begins September 13.Wednesday, September 12, 2018 (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

Naomi Osaka, the champion of US Open women's singles, smiles during a press conference in Yokohama. Osaka defeated Serena Williams of the US on Saturday, Sept. 8, to become the first Grand Slam singles champion from Japan. Thursday, September 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Bottles of Cherry Coca-Cola with portraits of Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett are stacked behind a fence in Beijing. China on Monday promised retaliation if US President Donald Trump escalates their tariff battle, raising the risk Beijing might target operations of American companies as it runs out of imports for penalties. Tuesday, September 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

A man sleeps on a cart surrounded by smoke from fumigation, being carried out to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in Allahabad, India. More than 200 million people live in impoverished Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. Thousands of people suffer from encephalitis, malaria, typhoid and other mosquito-borne diseases each year during the summer monsoon. Thursday, September 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)

A worker walks past cars half buried in mud caused by ground liquefaction after a powerful earthquake in Kiyota ward of Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. Thursday's powerful earthquake hit wide areas on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. Some parts of the city were severely damaged, with houses atilt and roads crumbled or sunken. A mudslide left several cars half buried, and the ground subsided in some areas, leaving drainpipes and manhole covers protruding by more than a meter (yard) in some places.Saturday, September 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

North Koreans attend an evening gala held on the eve of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, Saturday, September 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Soldiers march past during a parade for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea staged a major military parade, huge rallies and will revive its iconic mass games on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation.Sunday, September 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Female soldiers march in a parade marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea staged a major military parade, huge rallies and will revive its iconic mass games on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation. Sunday, September 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Performers hold up cards to form patterns during the "Glorious Country" mass games held in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea. Sunday, September 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

North Korean students take part in a torch light march held in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day celebrations in Pyongyang, North Korea. Monday, September 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

North Korean youths holding torches march during the torch light march at the Kim Il Sung Square in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea. Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square in the final major event of the country's 70th anniversary, an elaborate celebration that was focused on Korean unity and economic development and that deliberately downplayed the missiles and nuclear weapons that brought the North to the brink of conflict with the United States just one year ago. Monday, September 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)