PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A condominium building under construction in Portland is planning to market more than a quarter of its units to Asian buyers. The real-estate brokers tasked with selling units in the TwentyTwenty building in northeast Portland expect to offer up to 45 of the 162 units to buyers from countries that include […]
2 Chinese bishops participating in Vatican synod for first time ever
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two bishops from China were at the Vatican during the first week of October for a global meeting of bishops in the first tangible sign of the breakthrough deal between the Vatican and Beijing over bishop nominations. Bishops Guo Jincai of Chengde and Yang Xiaoting participated, at the invitation of Pope […]
Wife says Interpol officer sent knife image as danger signal
By John Leicester and Gillian Wong The Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — The missing president of the police agency Interpol sent his wife an image of a knife immediately before he disappeared in China, which she believes was his way of saying that he was in danger. Grace Meng detailed the chilling final exchange […]
Alibaba’s Jack Ma says U.S.-China trade war could last 20 years
GENEVA (AP) — Alibaba founder Jack Ma that the trade dispute between the U.S. and China could last 20 years. But he expressed hope that a solution could be reached as a trade war would “hurt everybody.’’ The Chinese e-commerce billionaire also questioned the focus among some on trade deficits, calling it a relic of […]
Taiwan’s “Bao Bao” film is a concerto for four hearts
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Taiwanese director Guang-cheng Shie shot several short films, sometimes as a director, sometimes as a producer, writer or sound recordist. With his debut feature film “Bao Bao,” he brings us the sprawling story of a baby, four parents, and the strife, with heartbreak, it took to produce a single […]
Local restaurant becomes model for RainWise
By Sam Le Northwest Asian Weekly On 16th Avenue Southwest and Cambridge Avenue, Young’s Restaurant, a Chinese family-owned café, has become the first commercial site to complete the RainWise program. It celebrated the milestone with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 4. Young’s Restaurant partnered with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), King County, and Environmental Coalition […]
Will flying soon cars take off? Japan’s government hopes so
By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Electric drones booked through smartphones pick people up from office rooftops, shortening travel time by hours, reducing the need for parking and clearing smog from the air. This vision of the future is driving the Japanese government’s “flying car’’ project. Major carrier All Nippon Airways, electronics […]
LETTER: Commmunity leaders level complaint against use of deadly force, seek justice for Tommy Le
Dear Sheriff Johanknecht, We are writing to submit a citizen complaint regarding the 8/22/18 report and conclusion reached by the Use of Force Review Board in the 6/14/17 death by bullets to the back of Tommy Le by King County Sheriff Caesar Molina in the City of Burien. From the time of Tommy Le’s death, […]
It could cost half million dollars to remove toilet-y trolley stop
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — Rampant drinking, urinating, defecating, IV drug use, crack and meth pipe smoking — those are among the complaints from people who work and commute around a decommissioned trolley stop on 5th Avenue and Jackson Street in the Chinatown–International District. Now, Sound Transit wants to get rid of […]
County wants more accountability in use of deadly force — Inquest process to be reformed, Tommy Le case affected
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — King County Executive Dow Constantine signed an executive order on Oct. 3, making substantial reforms to the county’s inquest process for reviewing incidents involving use of deadly force by police. The changes are intended to increase accountability and transparency. Currently, there are nine pending inquests, including the […]
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