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Liberate yourself from the train schedule — self-drive France!

August 1, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Among European countries, perhaps driving in France is the easiest for Americans.

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2019, BEAUNE, France, LYON, NIMES, VOL 38 NO 32 | AUGUST 3 - AUGUST 9

Malaysia: 2 more pieces ‘almost certainly’ from Flight 370

May 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By EILEEN NG ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government said May 12 that two more pieces of debris, discovered in South Africa and Rodrigues Island off Mauritius, were “almost certainly” from Flight 370, bringing the total number of pieces believed to have come from the missing Malaysian jet to five. The aircraft […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Australia, Beijing, France, Indian Ocean, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airlines Boeing, Mozambique, Reunion Island, Rodrigues Island, South Africa, Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27

Queen says Chinese officials are rude; has she forgotten something?

May 24, 2016 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Queen Elizabeth II ranted about Chinese officials being “very rude,” before President Xi Jinping’s visit in London last year, in a private conversation with a police commander on May 10. A pool cameraman recorded the conversation on the Buckingham Palace lawn. Lucy D’Orsi, the Gold Commander, was in charge […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: Assunta Ng, Barbara Woodward, Boxer Rebellion, Buckingham Palace, China, Chinese, England, France, Germany, Gold Commander, Hong Kong, London, New York Times, President Xi Jinping, United States, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27

Sister says don’t make missing Flight 370 pilot the fall guy

March 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Time has not eased the pain for the family of Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, the senior pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Nearly two years after the plane disappeared, they must cope not only with his loss but with the theory that he was to […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Anwar Ibrahim, Associated Press, Beijing, Dark Ages, Fariq Abdul Hamid, France, Indian Ocean, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airlines Boeing, Malaysia Airlines Flight, Mozambique, Philippines, Reunion Island, Sakinab Shah, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, Zaharie Ahmad Shah

NEH chairman visits the Wing Luke

December 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

William “Bro” Adams, chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities, toured Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum on Dec. 3. Founded in 1965, the National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grant-making institution of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Adams, president of Colby College […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Colorado College, France, NEH, Seattle, United States, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, William Bro Adams, Wing Luke Museum

Worlds of fantasy — Monkey queens, princesses, and rice cookers?!

December 4, 2015 By Samantha Pak

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Winter By Marissa Meyer Feiwel & Friends, 2015 Cinder the cyborg mechanic from New Beijing, Scarlet the farm girl from France, and Cress the former secret Lunar programmer are still working to overthrow Queen Levana of Luna (better known as the moon) and start a revolution. And in this […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Amazon Digital Services, Feiwel Friends, France, Lunar Chronicle, Michiko Koyama, Monkey King, Monkey Queen, New Beijing, Onigiri Press, Samantha Pak, Snow White, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11, culture, guinea

Refugee resettlement — Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s statement about allowing Syrian refugees into U.S.

November 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“We join with the people of France, of Lebanon, and other countries across the world in mourning the victims of the Paris and Beirut attacks. While I am heartbroken by the recent tragic events, I feel as Americans, we cannot give in to the fear and hatred that are often the end goals of such […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, France, Jay Inslee, Paris, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4, Washington State

COMMENTARY: Acknowledging the horror of all attacks

November 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Russell For Northwest Asian Weekly I understand why so many people I know are upset about what happened [Nov.13]–Paris is a place many of us have been to, and the people who died were doing things that we’ve all done before (eat in restaurants, go to concerts). It’s relatively easy to relate to […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, Afghanistan, Baghdad, Congo, Doctors Without Borders, France, Paris, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

How the Paris attacks are affecting Asian and European businesses

November 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tom Krisher and Marley Jay NEW YORK (AP) — The value of stocks, crude oil and the European currency were expected to fall over the week amid investors’ worry about what the recent Paris terror attacks might do to consumer confidence and key parts of the global economy. The public nature of the targets […]

Filed Under: Business, World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, China Eastern Airlines Corp, China Southern Airlines Co, European Union, Eva Airways Corp, France, Hainan Airlines Co, Howard Archer, ISIS, Jack Ablin, MSCI, NATO, NT, Oil Price Information Service, Paris, Sam Stovall, Shane Oliver, Suez Canal, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, japan

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

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