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2 Koreas meet for highest level talks in 5 years

October 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s presumptive No. 2 and other members of Pyongyang’s inner circle met with South Korean officials Saturday in the rivals’ highest level face-to-face talks in five years, a possible indication that both sides are interested in pursuing better ties after months […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Games, Cheong Seong-chang, Choe Ryong Hae, High-level North Korean, Kim Jong-un, Kim Ki Nam, Kim Yang Gon, Korean War-divided, National Defense Commission, North Koreans, Park Geun-hye, Sejong Institute, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae, University Games, Vol 33 No 42 | October 11 - October 17, Workers Party

Vietnam withdraws, so Indonesia wants to host 2019 Asian Games

April 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Niniek Karmini Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia has the will and the funds to stage the 2019 Asian Games, a government minister confirmed Sunday as regional organizers scrambled for a host to replace Vietnam.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Asian Games, Associated Press, Indonesia Olympic Committee, Islamic Solidarity Games, JAKARTA, Rita Subowo, Roy Suryo, Southeast Asia Games, Summer Olympics, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, Youth Games

IOC member says India running out of time

September 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By C. Rajshekhar Rao AP Sports Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — A top Indian Olympic official says the suspended Indian Olympic Association is running out of time to clean up its administration before next year’s major sporting events.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Abhinav Bindra, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, IOA, IOC, Indian Olympic Association, International Olympic Committee, Lalit Bhanot, New Delhi, Rajshekhar Rao, Randhir Singh, Suresh Kalmadi, Though Kalmadi, Vol 32 No 40 | September 28 - October 4, Winter Olympics

Muslim female athletes shine at Asian Games

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Back home, the Pakistani women’s cricket team is unknown, especially compared with their illustrious male counterparts.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Games, Basma Ahmad Essa, China, Conservative Saudi Arabia, GUANGZHOU, Iran, Jordan, OK, Pakistan, Sana Mir, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3, War-torn Afghanistan

Dance shimmies onto the international sports stage

November 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Dance Sport shimmies onto its biggest international stage when it recently debuted this year as an Asian Games event.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Asian Games, China, Chinese, GUANGZHOU, Hong Kong, International Dance Sport Federation, Lam Wai Yi, Olympics, Shawn Tay, Singapore, South America, Summer Games, Tom Jones It, Vol 29 No 47 | November 20 - November 26, Winter Games, Zhang Baiyu

16th Asian Games to be tobacco-free

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 16th Asian Games, part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), will be “going smokeless” with firm prohibitions on the sale of tobacco products and tobacco sponsorship of the Games.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Asian Games, Hu Bingjie, International Olympic Committee, Summer Olympic Games, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, Zhao Hong

Hiroshima, Nagasaki to bid for 2020 Olympics

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima and Nagasaki — sites of atomic bombings in World War II — are teaming up to make a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics that will emphasize world peace.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, American B-29, Asian Games, Enola Gay, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, IOC, International Olympic Committee, Mexico City, Summer Olympics, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, Vision Campaign, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, japan

Indian runner stripped of medal after a gender-test, empathizes with Semenya

September 24, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PUDUKKOTTAI, India (AP) — Considering suicide after be­ing stripped of her medal and shunned by the people around her, Indian runner Santhi Soundarajan knows a bit about what Caster Se­menya is going through.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Asian Games, Caster Se, Chennai Marathon, IAAF, India, PUDUKKOTTAI, Qatar, Santhi Soundarajan, South Af, Vol 28 No 40 | September 26 - October 2, poverty

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