IMAGES FROM AROUND ASIA

Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Scuderia Toro Rosso in action during the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at Marina Bay Street Circuit on 28 September. The event was the first Formula One race to be held at night
A model wears a creation by designer Ha Duy
during the annual Vietnam Collection Grand
Prix in Hanoi, also held on 28 September

Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng return to Earth safely in the Shenzhou VII spacecraft after
making the country’s first ever space walk

Thai performers at the Golden Kinnaree Awards 2008
during the Bangkok International Film Festival

Tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves on day six of the Thailand Open in Bangkok. Djokovic subsequently lost the title
to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

A Japanese-made unicycle robot unveiled in
Tokyo on 30 September demonstrates how it uses
various sensors to keep its balance