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Chinese businessman Su Bin pleads guilty in United States hacking case

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Amanda Lee Myers Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Chinese businessman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack into the computer systems of U.S. defense contractors, including Boeing, to steal data on military projects, according to court records released March 23. Su Bin, 50, admitted to conspiring with two unnamed hackers in China […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2014, 2016, Associated Press, Attorney Eileen Decker, British Columbia, CCP, Canada, China, Chinese Communist Party, Robert Anello, Su Bin, United States, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8, technology

Buddhist monk faces March trial in embezzlement case

February 20, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A Buddhist monk faces trial in March on charges he embezzled more than $200,000 from his Lafayette temple to feed a casino gambling habit. Khang Nguyen Le was scheduled to plead guilty on Wednesday to wire fraud charges. But The Advocate reports that the plea agreement fell apart when Le told […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2016, Canada, David Mayeux, Khang Nguyen Le, Lake Charles, Magistrate Judge Patrick Hanna, New York, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

EDITORIAL: Facing East sets bad example for Asians

February 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the last week, news broke that the attorney general’s office is going after Facing East, a very popular Taiwanese restaurant in Bellevue, and its owner Yu-Ling Wong for alleged sales tax evasion. (Read our story on this on page 4 of this issue.) Wong is accused of pocketing nearly $400,000 in sales tax from […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, 2016, Canada, Chinese, East Asian, Facing East, International District, Pius Chan, United States, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19

Facing East owner charged with avoiding tax payment of almost $400K

February 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Emiri Aoki and Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Yu-Ling Wong, the majority owner of Taiwanese restaurant Facing East, was charged with first-degree theft and tax fraud by Bob Ferguson, Washington state’s attorney general on Feb. 5. She was charged for avoiding the payment of $394,835 in state sales tax through the use of an […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, Bob Ferguson, Canada, Emiri Aoki, Facing East, Greater Seattle, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pius Chan, RCW, Seattle Weekly News, Stacy Nguyen, Taiwan, USB, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19

State cherry growers talk supply, demand, and industry challenges

January 30, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mai Hoang Yakima Herald-Republic YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Demand for Northwest cherries was strong last summer, but the supply wasn’t always there. While more than 19 million 20-pound boxes of Northwest cherries — most from Washington state — were shipped in 2015, a majority of the boxes were shipped in June as the hot […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, 2016, Canada, Cherry Institute, China, James Michael, Keith Hu, North America, Northwest Cherry Growers, South Korea, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Yakima Convention Center

Young girl’s old suitcase teaches world children about Holocaust

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Fumiko Ishioka watched and chatted as George Brady played travel Scrabble with his adult daughter, Lara Brady, in between press interviews at the Hyatt House Hotel on Jan. 22. Ishioka is a Japanese national and George Brady has lived in Toronto, Canada, since 1951.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, Alain Lewkowicz, Canada, Canadian Jewish, Emil Sher, England, French Jewish, Fumiko Ishioka, George Brady, Germany, Hana Brady, Karen Levine, Lara Brady, Nuremberg Laws, Seattle Children, Stacy Nguyen, Theresienstadt Ghetto, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, WNPA2016, japan

Mystery persists following murder of family in N.Y.

November 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michael Hill Associated Press GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) — A couple originally from China and their two elementary school-age boys were found fatally stabbed and bludgeoned in their modest suburban home just over a year ago. Investigators since then have run into language barriers, cultural differences and the logistical challenge of a quadruple murder case […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Canada, Chinatown, Chinese, Eddie Chiu, FBI, GUILDERLAND, Hai Yan Li, Jin Chen, Lin Sing Association, Los Angeles, New York City, Senior Investigator John Camp, United States, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, language

Ginseng in the U.S. rebounds

October 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Barry Adams Wisconsin State Journal WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Few crops compare to American ginseng. The beige root resembles a cross between a carrot and a turnip and above ground a combination potato and strawberry plant. The complexity, vulnerability and price of ginseng, however, are unmatched compared to most produce grown in Wisconsin soil. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Canada, China, Dave Schumacher, GBW, Ginseng Herb Cooperative, Hong Kong, Hsu Ginseng, Jeff Lewis, Marathon City, Marathon County, Mayo Clinic, Nick Sandquist, Panax Quinquefolius, Paul Hsu, Taiwan, Tom Hack, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, WAUSAU, Wisconsin State Journal

Ko wins LPGA Taiwan to regain No. 1 spot

October 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lydia Ko ran away with the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday to regain the No. 1 spot in the world ranking. The 18-year-old New Zealander holed a 30-yard pitch for eagle on the par-5 12th and finished with a 7-under 65 in sunny, breezy conditions at Miramar for a nine-stroke victory. […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, Canada, Canadian Women, Charley Hull, China, England, France, Horton Smith, Inbee Park, Japan Classic, KLPGA, Malaysia, Nancy Lopez, New York, New Zealand, South Korea, TAIPEI, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

EDITORIAL: Viet Cong? Really? — Band name causes controversy

October 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Viet Cong. That is the name of the band that will be performing Oct. 16 at Neumos in Seattle. The art-rock /post-punk band’s name refers to the military force that fought the south Vietnamese government and the US during the Vietnam war, infamous for atrocities against both Vietnamese and Americans. It is a name that […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, Canada, Gei Chan, Mike Wallace, PM, Seattle, US, Viet Cong, Vietnamese American, Vol 34 No 43 | October 17 - October 23

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