By ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league was not apologizing for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s since-deleted tweet showing support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, even after China’s state broadcaster canceled plans to show a pair of preseason games in the country later this week. Silver, speaking at […]
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to run for office
By EILEEN NG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong announced on Sept. 28 plans to contest local elections and warned that any attempt to disqualify him will only spur more support for monthslong pro-democracy protests. Wong, 22, said that he will run in district council elections in November and […]
DreamWorks, Shanghai studio hope ‘Abominable’ suits China
By TERRY TANG Associated Press For the new animated movie “Abominable,’’ bringing a big city in China to life with accuracy means that even the trash has to look right. Chinese animators collaborating with DreamWorks animators urged them to dump metal trash cans from backdrops because “we don’t have metal trash cans.’’ “It took nights […]
Hong Kong protesters trample Chinese flag, set street fires
By KATIE TAM Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalized two subway stations and set at least two street fires on Sept. 22, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again. The day’s action began peacefully, as protesters filled a shopping mall and, in a new […]
Indonesian police arrest hundreds linked to forest fires
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police announced on Sept. 19 that they have arrested 230 people suspected of starting some of the fires that are spreading health-damaging haze across a large part of Southeast Asia. Among those arrested are three men who were caught while trying to clear land to […]
Canada’s Trudeau comes under fire over brownface photo
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — At a time when bigotry seems on the rise around the world and doors are being shut, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has become known as a champion of diversity. Now, amid his bid for re-election, that reputation is under attack in a furor triggered by a […]
A panda is the mascot for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
By SHANSHAN WANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing. The mascots were revealed on Sept. 17 at a ceremony at the Shougang Ice Hockey Arena in the Chinese capital. Beijing Mayor Chen Jining described them […]
North Korean-themed restaurant in Seoul removes Kim images
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — You can sell North Korean food in South Korea. But you’ll get into trouble if you decorate your restaurant with something deemed praising North Korea. Authorities say the owner of a Seoul restaurant under construction removed signs with the portrait of North Korean leaders and the image of a North […]
Popularity of NBA in China seems to create endless options
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kobe Bryant went to China for the first time in 1998, making the trip to Beijing to help operate an instructional basketball clinic for about a dozen kids. The local coaches working with him didn’t know a lot about the game. Barely anyone noticed that an […]
Gates Foundation to honor India’s Modi despite outrage
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation isn’t backing down from honoring India Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite concerns about human rights abuses in the disputed Kashmir region. A dozen people, some wearing “Free Kashmir” T-shirts, with the Justice For All coalition delivered 100,000 petition signatures, many from people of South […]
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