PHOTO GALLERY: Editor selections from the past week in Asia.
In this Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, relatives of Bui Thi Nhung weep next to Nhung's casket at the family home in the village of Do Thanh, Vietnam. The body of 19-year old Nhung was among the last remains of the 39 Vietnamese who died while being smuggled in a truck to England last month that were repatriated to their home country on Saturday.
Families in Vietnam mourned the 39 people who died while being smuggled in a truck to England last month. The last bodies of the victims were repatriated to their home country on Saturday. In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, laborers repaired a road in India, where the last quarter’s economic growth of 4.5% was the slowest pace in six years.The South East Asian Games are taking place in Manila, Philippines, with fireworks at the opening ceremony and athletic competitions.
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