PICTURED: Editor selections from the past week in Asia
South Korean lawmakers impeached scandal-ridden President Park Geun-hye last week, a stunning and swift fall for the country's first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury. The country's No. 2 official, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, has assumed leadership until the Constitutional Court rules on whether Park must permanently step down. The court has up to six months to decide.
In other images from the Asia-Pacific region last week, more than 100 people were killed and hundreds injured in a strong earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province on Sumatra island. At least 45,000 people were displaced in the magnitude-6.5 quake, which also destroyed or damaged more than 11,000 buildings, mostly homes, but also several hundred mosques and schools.
Thais marked the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Bhumibol, who died in October after reigning for 70 years, would have been 89.
In this Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, photo, a protester weeps as she marches toward the National Assembly during a rally demanding the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament introduced an impeachment motion Thursday on Park, setting up a likely vote Friday on whether to suspend her powers over a huge political scandal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
China's exports grew in November for the first time in nine months while imports also rose in a sign that global and domestic demand are recovering. The trade slump has added to pressure on communist leaders to prop up weak economic growth and avoid politically dangerous job losses.
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This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Wally Santana in Bangkok.
In this early Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, photo, a woman stands in the ruins of a market from Wednesday's earthquake in Meureudu, Aceh province, Indonesia. Thousands of people in the Indonesian province of Aceh took refuge for the night in mosques and temporary shelters after a strong earthquake Wednesday killed a large number of people and destroyed dozens of buildings. (AP Photo/Heri Juanda, File)
In this Dec. 5, 2016 photo, Thai Buddhist monks sit at King Bhumibol bridge in Bangkok, Thailand as they wait for mourners to offer food to monks on the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
In this Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, photo, a supporters of LGBT and human rights wave rainbow flags during a rally supporting a proposal to allow same-sex marriage in Taipei, Taiwan. Tens of thousands of supporters hold a gathering to support same-sex marriage and coincide on the World Human Rights Day. They hope the bill to allow same-sex marriage would be able to passed before the end of this year. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
In this Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, photo, Rajshahi Kings's Mehedi Hasan Miraz dives unsuccessfully to try and take a catch during the Bangladesh Premier League cricket T20 final match against Dhaka Dynamites in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)
In this Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, photo, protesters celebrate as they hear the news of President Park Geun-hye's impeachment in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean lawmakers on Friday voted to impeach Park, a stunning and swift fall for the country's first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
In this Friday, Dec. 9 , 2016, photo, protesters cheer during a rally calling for South Korean President Park Geun-hye to step down in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean lawmakers on Friday impeached President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country's first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury. The letters read "Arrest, Park Geun-hye." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
In this Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, photo, men inspect a collapsed mosque following an earthquake in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia. A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing a number of people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse. (AP Photo/Heri Juanda, File)
In this Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 photo, earthquake survivors rest and reflect at a temporary shelter in Ulim, Aceh province, Indonesia. A large number of people were killed in the quake that hit the northeast of the province on Sumatra before dawn Wednesday. Hundreds of people were injured and thousands buildings destroyed or heavily damaged. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara, File)
In this Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, photo, Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations at the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
In this Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, photo, a diver dressed as Santa Claus feeds fish at the annual Christmas event at Tokyo's Sunshine International Aquarium in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
In this Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 photo, people and a policeman looking at the body of a woman, later identified by her husband as that of Nora Acielo, still clutching the school bag of her child, are reflected in a pool of water after she was shot by still unidentified men while walking with her two children to school at a poor neighborhood in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Police said the killing of Acielo was the 13th recorded drug-related case in the past 24 hours in President Rodrigo Duterte's unrelenting war on drugs. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
In this Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 photo, workers weld a steel structure in Beijing, China. China's exports grew in November for the first time in nine months while imports also rose in a sign global and domestic demand are recovering. October's trade slump has added to pressure on communist leaders to prop up weak economic growth and avoid politically dangerous job losses. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
In this Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, photo, a shaft of sunlight falls on fans in the grandstand as Australia and New Zealand play during their one day international cricket match in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
