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Eight great years and counting at the Asian Weekly

September 27, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It was 10:30 in the morning on Oct. 19, 2004, when my life journey took a turn in a new and unexpected direction.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2012, Abu Ghraib, Asian American Journalists Association, Assunta Ng, James Tabafunda, KBCS, Maynard Avenue, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Lutheran University, Seattle, Vol 31 No 40 | September 29 - October 5, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, hing hay park, letter

BLOG: Cluster bombs banned

August 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Xin Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Geneva Cluster munitions have finally been banned. The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) took effect on Aug. 1, when it became binding international law in countries around the world. To date, 107 states have joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions, and 37 nations have ratified it. Unfortunately, the big […]

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: CCM, China, Cluster Munitions Coalition, Cold War, Geneva Convention, Laos, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Lutheran University, Peter Herby, Russia, States Parties, Thomas Nash, United Nations, United States, lebanon

BLOG: Child protection in Darfur

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Xin Huang Northwest Asian Weekly July 21th, 2010 Today, on July 21st, the United Nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) regarding child protection in Darfur. It is recognized as a landmark deal in humanitarian issues in the Darfur area. On July 10–11, 2008, the Geneva centered dialogue based […]

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: 2008, Ahmed Hussain Adam, Humanitarian Adviser, JEM, Nils Kastberg, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Lutheran University, Sudan, Sulieman Mohammed Jamous, Switzerland, UNICEF, United Nations Children, Xin Huang

BLOG: International AIDS Conference

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Xin Huang Northwest Asian Weekly July 20, 2010 The XVIII International AIDS Conference took place in Vienna, Austria, from July 18th to the 23rd. The conference gathered those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV, and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. The United Nations […]

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: 2010, Austria, Executive Director, HIV, Martin Bloem, Michel Sidibe, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Lutheran University, Switzerland, UNAIDS, United Nations, WFP, Xin Huang, Zimbabwe

BLOG: United State’s new space policy

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Xin Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Geneva, July 13th 2010 The United State’s new national space policy, released just two weeks ago, is a statement that shows President Obama’s highest priorities for space, while reflecting on the principles and goals in shaping the U United State’s space programs and activities. Frank A. Rose, the Deputy Assistant […]

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: 2010, NASA, Northwest Asian Weekly, PPWT, Pacific Lutheran University, President Obama, Switzerland, United Nations, United States, Xin Huang, japan, technology

BLOG: 2010 Haiti humanitarian mission press

July 12, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Xin Huang Northwest Asian Weekly The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns the international community to start early building sustainable facilities to solve the challenge of sanitation. By far, after six months following the earthquake, IFRC has made significant progress in stabilizing living conditions for local homeless victims. Led […]

Filed Under: News, Opinion Tagged With: Dominican Republic, Haitian Red Cross, IFRC, Matthias Schmale, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Lutheran University, Switzerland, United Nations, Xin Huang, attention, blog

BLOG: July 2: WHO press conference

July 12, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Xin Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Dr. Harvey Fineberg, who is the chair of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Review Committee, briefed the press. They answered questions related to the external review of the global response to the influenza pandemic that is underway after the conclusion of the second in-person meeting. In May, 2009, the […]

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: 2009, HINI, Harvey Fineberg, International Health Regulations, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Lutheran University, Poland, SARS, Switzerland, United Nations, WHO, Xin Huang

BLOG: June 29th, 2010 Geneva: Seeking a new way to think -Broader frame is needed

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On the morning of June 29th, UN-ESA (Economics & Social affairs) has released its annual report: “World Economic and Social Survey2010 (WESS).”

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2010, Africa, Asia, China, GDP, GNI, Geneva Seeking, ODA, Pacific Lutheran University, Retooling Global Development, Rob Vos, Switzerland, UNESA, United Nations, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, Xin Huang, attention

Northwest Journalists of Color awarded its 2005 scholarships

July 1, 2005 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Northwest Journalists of Color awarded its 2005 scholarships to Tom Giratikanon of Northwestern University, Christopher Jose of Washington State University, Saadyah J. Hopkins of Seattle Central Community College, McCall Ray Hall of the University of Oregon, Janet Noh of Yale University, Karen Johnson of the University of Washington, Martha Guadalupe Flores Perez of the UW […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: July 2005, Northwestern University, Pacific Lutheran University, Seattle Central Community College, UW, WSU, Washington State University, Western Washington University, Yale University

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