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It’s cold outside in Sweden — (But also beautiful)

December 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly Four minutes is all I can take. It’s not jetlag. Or culture shock. It’s just hot. I’m in a sauna. In Malmoe, in Sweden. Guidebooks and everything, they talk about this. You go to Scandinavia, and you go to the sauna. For the coziness. For warmth and safety, inside, […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2016, Denmark, Dipika Kohli, Hong Kong, Ireland, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phnom Penh, Scandinavia, Seattle, Southeast Asia, Sweden, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, culture

North Korea says it’s holding a third American prisoner

June 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press North Korea said on June 6 it has detained an American tourist for committing an unspecified crime, the third U.S. citizen being held there.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, DPRK, Democratic People, Jeffrey Edward Fowle, KCNA, Kenneth Bae, Korean American, Korean Peninsula, North Korea, South Korean, Sweden, United States, Vol 33 No 26 | June 21 - June 27

Reign welcomes a Women’s World Cup veteran to the club

April 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Atop the roof of the Space Needle on April 2, the Seattle Reign FC unveiled its new “kits,” a soccer term for uniforms, for the 2014 season.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2014, Hope Solo, Jason Cruz, Laura Harvey, MVP, Nahomi Kawasumi, National Women, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Times, Soccer League, Space Needle, Sweden, Team Japan, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18, World Cup Championship

BLOG: From Venice to new nations in seven days

November 14, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Would you like to travel to new countries at a cost of $100 a day, including room, multiple meals, and transportation?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, Argostoli Cefalonia, Berlin Wall, China, Chinese, Croatia Corfu, England, Europe, Holland America, MSC, New York, President Obama, Publisher Ng's blog, Royal Caribbean, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22, italy

The basics of online education

September 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Arunabh Satpathy Northwest Asian Weekly Here’s a question: What are the similarities between a mother keen on finishing her studies, a patient hungry to keep learning, and an older professional juggling family and work needing to expand his professional boundaries?

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2013, Arunabh Satpathy, Khan Academy, MIT, MOOC, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Open Yale, Seattle Times, Seattle University, Sweden, UW, Vol 32 No 38 | September 14 - September 20, attention

Family: Seattle man detained in North Korea hospitalized

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An American man detained in North Korea for the past nine months has been hospitalized after losing more than 50 pounds, and the need to bring him home is becoming more urgent, his sister said Aug. 11.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Bill Clinton, China, Family Seattle, Jimmy Carter, Kenneth Bae, North Korea, South Korea, Sweden, Terri Chung, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23

N Korea says it has detained a US Citizen

January 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that it has detained an American citizen who has confessed to unspecified crimes.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, China, Korean American, Korean Central News Agency, North Korea, PYONGYANG, Pae Jun Ho, South Korean, State Department, Sweden, Swedish Embassy, United States, Vol 32 No 2 | January 5 - January 11

Hajime Nishi Ecomarathoner — Japanese man to run his 637th marathon in Seattle

November 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Hajime Nishi has run approximately 16,690 miles, two-thirds of the Earth’s circumference.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Sports Tagged With: 2012, Charles Lam, Hajime Nishi Ecomarathoner Japanese, Honolulu Marathon, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Marathon, Sweden, Tokyo, United States, Vol 31 No 48 | November 24 - November 30

Japan wins first World Cup title in penalty shootout

July 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nancy Armour THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Amid the sorrow that lingers throughout Japan, the determined women on its World Cup team may have brought a little joy.

Filed Under: World News, Sports Tagged With: 2011, Ali Krieger, Ayumi Kaihori, Brazil, Carli Lloyd, FRANKFURT, Germany, Homare Sawa, Rachel Buehler, Saki Kumagai, Shannon Boxx, Sweden, United States, Vol 30 No 30 | July 23 - July 29, World Cup, commentary, italy, japan

United States faces Japan in World Cup Final

July 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Homare Sawa made up for a huge error by scoring the go-ahead goal and Japan advanced to the World Cup final with a 3-1 victory over Sweden on Wednesday.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, Aya Miyama, Commerzbank Arena, ESPN, FRANKFURT, France, Germany, Hedvig Lindahl, Josefine Oqvist, Lotta Schelin, Norio Sasaki, PT, Sweden, United States, Vol 30 No 29 | July 16 - July 22, World Cup, World Cup Final, japan

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