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Malaysia taken off US human trafficking blacklist

August 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers and rights groups on July 27 accused the State Department of politicizing its annual rankings of nations on their efforts to combat modern-day slavery, as key trading partner Malaysia was taken off a blacklist. Cuba was also given an upgrade, a week after the U.S. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Belarus, Cuba, Democratic Rep, Democratic Sen, International Monetary Fund, Libya, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Phil Robertson, President Barack Obama, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, State Department, State John Kerry, State Sarah Sewall, Thailand, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, World Bank

Official: 4 Filipino nurses kidnapped from Sirte, Libya

March 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Esam Mohamed Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Militants from the Islamic State affiliate in Libya kidnapped four nurses from the Philippines in broad daylight from a hospital in the city of Sirte, while several others were evacuated on Monday, a militia official said. The official who belongs to the 166 Battalion, a militia […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Associated Press, Egyptian Christians, Filipino, Ibn Sina, Islamic State, Libya, Moammar Gadhafi, Philippines, TRIPOLI, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27

International Children’s Fest at Seattle Center

April 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington will partner with the Seattle Center to bring the fifth annual International Children’s Friendship Festival to Seattle on April 12 and 13, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on both days.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Brazil, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Fisher Pavilion, Friendship Festival, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Libya, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Seattle Center, Ukraine, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

BLOG: Why should we care about the U.S. embassy?

September 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng My heart sank when I saw the news that the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, had been killed in an attack on the Libyan U.S. consulate Tuesday, Sept. 11. I have to confess that I never cared to learn about ambassadors. Last year, Gary Locke and Sung Kim were appointed as […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Ambassador Gary Locke, Ambassador Locke, Beijing, Chinese, Christopher Stevens, East China Sea, India, Korea, Last November, Libya, Mona Locke, Publisher Ng's blog, Sung Kim, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, blog, japan, technology

BLOG: Libyan ties with Seattle’s Asian community

October 6, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly A few weeks ago, my Arab friend and I were talking about Ali Tarhouni, former Seattleite and now Libya’s finance minister. While I am happy that Ali is from our state, has taught at University of Washington’s business school, and is now a big shot with the Libyan government, […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Ali Tarhouni, Libya, Mary Li Tarhouni, Northwest Asian Weekly, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle, Vol 30 No 41 | October 8 - October 14, Washington Attorney General

UN SG Ban Ki-moon announces he is seeking a second term

June 11, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Monday that he will seek a second term as head of the United Nations

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Group, Caribbean, China, Eastern Europe, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, Ivory Coast, Libya, Mark Toner, Middle East, Moscow, North Africa, Russia, Security Council, South Korean, United States, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17

China tries to stamp out ‘Jasmine Revolution’

February 24, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Jittery Chinese authorities wary of any domestic dissent staged a show of force Sunday, Feb. 20, to squelch a mysterious online call for a “Jasmine Revolution,”

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Algeria, Associated Press, Bahrain, Beijing, China Mobile, Egypt, Elaine Kurtenbach, Extensive Internet, Jasmine Revolution, Libya, Middle Easterners, President Hu Jintao, Tech-savvy Chinese, Vol 30 No 9 | February 26 - March 4, Yemen, attention, communication

Turkey becomes global power in construction

July 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An army of Turkish cranes and bulldozers is at work across the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa, building dams, stadiums,

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, ANKARA, Africa, Algeria, Angola, ENR, European Union, Ilnur Cevik, International Monetary Fund World Economy Outlook, Iraq, Libya, Maldives, Middle East, Russia, Soviet Union, Turkish Airlines, Turkmenistan, United States, Vol 29 No 30 | July 24 - July 30, turkey

U.S. Senate calls for more engagement with Sri Lanka

December 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The report released Monday, Dec. 7, by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warns that neglecting Sri Lanka as it emerges from three decades of bloody civil war could result in a shift toward China and other countries that place “greater value on security over freedoms.”

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, China, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, South Asian, Sri Lanka, United States, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18

Letter: Factual errors in ‘Ration Yourself’

September 27, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I am writing to point out factual inaccuracies in the article entitled “Ration Yourself” in the Aug. 30 – Sept. 5 issue.

Filed Under: Opinion, Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2008, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Middle East, NWAW, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saddam Hussein, Saudi Arabia, Youth issue, vol 27 no 40 | September 27 - October 3

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