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New Chinese Consul General arrives in San Francisco

December 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Luo Linquan arrived at SFO on December 5 to start his tour of duty as the 12th Chinese Consul General in San

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bay Area, China, Chinese, Foreign Affairs, Ireland, Luo Linquan, Qiao Li, SFO, San Francisco, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

A-pop! June — Some dictators just can’t take a joke. Meanwhile, Glenn’s Soso brightens up OITNB

July 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Hollywood takes on North Korea A new movie poster and trailer for the irreverent comedy “The Interview” came out this past month to mixed reviews from the public. “The Interview” stars buddy comedians James Franco and Seth Rogen as media journalists who land an exclusive interview with a fictionalized […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2014, Brooke Soso, CIA, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Kim Jong-un, Kimiko Glenn, Korean American, New Asian, North Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly, OITNB, Piper Kerman, Randall Park, United States, Vol 33 No 28 | July 5 - July 11, women of color

Police focus on Uighurs after fatal Tiananmen car attack

November 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police were seeking information Tuesday on two ethnic Uighur suspects believed to be linked to an apparent suicide car attack near Tiananmen Square in the country’s capital that killed five people and injured 38.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Beijing, Central Asian, China, Chinese, Filipino, Forbidden City, Foreign Affairs, Great Hall, Hubei Mansion, Raul Hernandez, SUV, Tiananmen Gate, Tiananmen Square, Vol 32 No 45 | November 2 - November 8, Xinjiang Dasha, Yusupu Wumaierniyazi, Zhao Fuzhou

Manila says China withdrew invitation for Aquino

September 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hrvoje Hranjski The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and China, already locked in a territorial dispute, engaged in a diplomatic tussle Aug. 29, with the Philippine president canceling a visit to a trade fair in China after being told to stay away, and Beijing saying it never invited him in the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, ASEAN, Beijing, China Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Christopher Bodeen, Foreign Affairs, Philippines, Raul Hernandez, Second Thomas Shoal, Singapore, South China Sea, Speaking Aug, Taiwan, Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Thailand Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13

Caroline Kennedy nominated as ambassador to Japan

August 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nedra Pickler and Bradley Klapper The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama announced July 24 he is nominating former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan, offering the most famous living member of a prominent American family a new role of service to country.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Caroline Kennedy, East China Sea, Edwin Schlossberg, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Rodham Clinton, House Speaker Tom Foley, Jean Kennedy Smith, John Roos, Kennedy Library Foundation, Kennedy Sr, New York Senate, Obama, Ted Kennedy, United States, Vice President Walter Mondale, Vol 32 No 32 | August 3 - August 9, japan

Philippines and China continue long standoff over Scarborough Shoal

April 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines warned Monday that China’s sweeping territorial claims in the South China Sea may eventually threaten freedom of navigation in the busy region and called on Western and Asian countries to take a stand against any such potential threat.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Beijing, Chinese Embassy, Filipino, Foreign Affairs, Huangyan Island, ICG, Liu Weimin, Philippines, Raul Hernandez, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, Two Chinese, United Nations, United States, Vol 31 No 18 | April 28 - May 4, Zhang Hua

China’s school bus donation to Macedonia derided and criticized

December 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Louise Watt Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s donation of school buses to tiny Macedonia has touched off derision online, where Chinese have called the gift ill-considered given their country’s poor safety record and a recent crash that killed 19 preschoolers.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Associated Press, China Daily, Chinese Embassy, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Foreign Affairs, Renmin University, Sina Corp, Sina Weibo, Vol 30 No 49 | December 3 - December 9, Zhang Ming, Zheng Yuanjie

Former Seattle consul general’s replacement sworn in as judge

January 28, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Fumiko Saiga, who was based in Seattle as consul general of Japan from September 2000 to July 2002, died of heart failure at age 65 last April, no one was sure who would take her place.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Foreign Affairs, Former Seattle, ICC, International Criminal Court, International Law, James Tabafunda, Judge Kuniko Ozaki, Judge Saiga, Judge Silvia Fern, Kagawa Prefecture, Katsuya Okada, Northwest Asian Weekly, Professor Ozaki, Vol 29 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Weyerhaeuser Far East, William Franklin, japan

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi supports U.S. policy of engagement

November 5, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is aware of an upcoming visit by two American officials and supports the new U.S. policy of engaging with Myanmar’s military rulers, her lawyer said last Saturday, Oct. 31.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Assistant Secretary, Burma, China, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Foreign Affairs, Myanmar, National League, New York, Nobel Peace Prize, North Korea, Nyan Win, Paing Soe Oo, Thant Zin Soe, Vol 28 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, YANGON, attention

After 6 years of nurturing celeb addictions, an editor steps down

July 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — As editor in chief of Us Weekly magazine for 6 years, Janice Min often found herself zealously watching young women in airport lounges.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, American Idol, Bonnie Fuller, Columbia Journalism School, Foreign Affairs, Janice Min, Jann Wenner, Jon Kate Plus, Paris, Rolling Stone, Samir Husni, TV, Though Fuller, Us Weekly, Wenner Media, Worst Wardrobe Malfunctions, vol 28 no 32 | August 1 - August 7

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