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Former foes, vets of UK, Japan shake hands

November 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In 1944, the two men were in northeastern India as foes, fighting one of the harshest battles of World War II between Japan and Britain. More than 70 years later, they shook hands and sipped tea in Tokyo earlier this month. Roy Welland, 94, a former British […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Across Asia, Akiko Macdonald, Associated Press, Changi Prison, Foreign Ministry, Frail-looking Urayama, India, Jack Thomas, Keith Fowler, Mikio Kinoshita, Roy Welland, Taiji Urayama, Tokyo, UK, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, japan

Pentagon chief criticizes Beijing’s South China Sea moves

June 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Pennington Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s land reclamation in the South China Sea is out of step with international rules, and turning underwater land into airfields won’t expand its sovereignty, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told an international security conference Saturday, stepping up America’s condemnation of the communist giant […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Beijing, Brent Colburn, Chinese, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying, Liberation Army, Philippines, President Xi Jinping, Senior Col, Singapore, South China Sea, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12, Zhao Xiaozhuo

McCain: Allow sale of defensive weapons to Vietnam

June 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — America needs to provide Vietnam with more defensive weapons, U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday as tensions in the Asia Pacific region heightened over China’s expanding land reclamation projects in the South China Sea. But U.S. efforts so far are focused on delivering some of the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Amnesty International, Asia Pacific, Associated Press, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying, Obama, Russia, South China Sea, Vietnam War, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

China activist more determined after lockup

April 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang and Jack Chang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The most prominent of five recently released Chinese feminists feels her dedication to activism has grown only stronger after spending 37 days in detention with interrogators who blew smoke onto her face and insulted her sexual orientation, her girlfriend, and her, her lawyer said. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, AP, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese, Communist Party, Eve Ensler, Feminists Li Tingting, Foreign Ministry, HIV, Hillary Clinton, International Women, Vagina Monologues, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1, Wang Yu, Wei Tingting, attention, social media

Bangladesh orders N. Korean diplomat out for smuggling gold

March 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Julhas Alam Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s government has ordered a North Korean diplomat to leave the country after discovering $1.4 million of unauthorized gold in his bag when he arrived at Dhaka’s airport, a Foreign Ministry official said Monday. The ministry summoned North Korean Ambassador Ri Song Hyon on Monday and […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Bangladesh, DHAKA, Foreign Ministry, Hazrat Shahjalam International Airport, North Korean Embassy, Rashidul Islam Khan, Singapore, Son Young Nam, Vol 34 No 12 | March 14 - March 20

Japan’s leader says he will express remorse for World War II

January 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Moritsugu Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In a year that marks the 70th anniversary of World War II’s end, a question weighs on the minds of policymakers in Asia and as far away as Washington, D.C.: What will Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe say about his country’s role in the war?

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Emperor Akihito, Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Jen Psaki, Koichi Nakano, Manchurian Incident, New Year, Sophia University, South Korea, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16, Yu Bing

China and Japan agree to resume dialogue

November 16, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China and Japan reached agreement to ramp up high-level contacts, the strongest indication yet of a possible meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping, East Asia, East China Sea, Evan Medeiros, Foreign Ministry, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Mari Yamaguchi, National Security Adviser Shotaro Yachi, Tokyo, Top White House, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21, Yasukuni Shrine

Review confirms basis of Japan’s sex slave apology

July 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) – A Japanese panel confirmed the validity of a study that led to Japan’s landmark 1993 apology for forcing Asian women into wartime prostitution, even as South Korea blasted the review as a move that “picks again at the painful wounds” of victims.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, China, East Asia, Elaine Kurtenbach, Foreign Ministry, Jen Psaki, Keiichi Tadaki, Kono Statement, Noh Kwang-il, South Koreans, Taiwan, Tokyo, Top Japanese, United States, Vol 33 No 29 | July 12 - July 18, Yoshihide Suga

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

July 4, 2014 By Vivian Nguyen

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

Mourning, tight security on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

June 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gillian Wong Associated Press BEIJING (AP) – Yin Min held the ashes of her son and wept, she said, as she marked 25 years since he was killed in the crackdown by Chinese tanks and troops on protests at Tiananmen Square. Outside, guards kept a close eye on her home while police blanketed central […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese University, Christopher Bodeen, Foreign Ministry, Hong Kong, Kelvin Chan, Rany Cao, Teng Biao, Tiananmen Square, Victoria Park, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, Ye Weihang, Zhang Xianling, social media

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