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Georgia’s Senate flips blue — Communities of color helped

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Jon Ossoff has defeated Republican incumbent David Perdue in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff. Fellow Democrat Raphael Warnock also won the Senate special election, flipping the U.S. Senate blue.

Filed Under: National News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

U.S. Attorney Pak resigns

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

ATLANTA — U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak has announced his resignation effective Jan. 4. Pak is departing the office after serving for more than three years as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Northern District of Georgia, which consists of 46 counties in Northwestern Georgia. “It has been the greatest honor of […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Nielsen-KTSF partnership

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Nielsen and KTSF, an independent Asian television station licensed in the San Francisco Bay Area, announced on Jan. 4 an agreement under which Nielsen will provide a comprehensive suite of measurement services. As the only station in the United States that broadcasts live nightly news in Cantonese and Mandarin, KTSF cited the value of using […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Congress restores Medicaid to Pacific Islanders

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Nearly 25 years ago, with the stroke of a pen, the United States broke its commitment to provide medical care for Marshall Islands residents living in the United States. Last month, congressional negotiators agreed to reinstate that promise, delivering Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage to tens of thousands of Marshallese and residents of […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Where is Jack Ma, China’s e-commerce pioneer?

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By Joe McDonald The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks. The former English teacher founded Alibaba Group in 1999, when China had few internet users. Online payments service Alipay launched five years later, before regulators said such businesses would be allowed. Both […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Tying the knot without a face mask in China

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Lovebirds in China are embracing a sense of normalcy as the COVID pandemic appears to be under control in the country where it was first detected.

Filed Under: World News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Tick-Tock: The Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By Stephen Wade and Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tick-Tock-Tick. The countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 200 days to go on Jan. 4. Tick-Tock-Tick. Also on Jan. 4, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would consider calling a state of emergency as new coronavirus cases surge to record […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to move archives

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington, Oregon, more than two dozen Native American and Alaska Native tribes and cultural groups from the Northwest are suing the federal government to stop the sale of the National Archives building in Seattle, a plan that would force the relocation of millions of invaluable historical records […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

China’s Zhong Shanshan becomes Asia’s richest person

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Zhong Shanshan rose to become Asia’s richest man with a worth of nearly $77.8 billion on Dec. 31. According to Bloomberg, Zhong, 66, a bottled water and vaccine tycoon, is the 11th richest person on the planet. “It’s one of the fastest accumulations of wealth in history,” said the report as Zhong’s businesses surged from […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

NYSE withdraws plans to delist 3 Chinese phone carriers

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — The New York Stock Exchange has withdrawn plans to delist shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers. The shares were to be removed under an order from President Donald Trump, a move Beijing had warned might lead to retaliation. The exchange cited “further consultation’’ with regulators […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

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