Asia's week in pictures

1 of 6 Thai prisoners have been getting into shape for an annual body-building contest

2 of 6 A ceremony in Japan marked these boys' entrance into the Buddhist priesthood

3 of 6 China's shift to market economics has made money king

4 of 6 But traditions continue, such as this stone carrying race in Tibet - who walks furthest wins

5 of 6 A typhoon brewed off the coast of Japan

6 of 6 But for much of Asia, the priority has been to keep cool