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Fake story reflects real divide between rural, urban Chinese

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A woman from a big Chinese city visits her boyfriend’s rural hometown and is so appalled by the squalor she sees that she dumps him. The story was fake, but it swept through Chinese media because it highlighted a deep societal gap that the ruling Communist Party has vowed to close.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Associated Press, Beijing-based Renmin University, China, Chinese New Year, Communist Party, National People, Premier Li Keqiang, Rural Chinese, Tang Yinghong, Tsinghua University, Wu Qiang, Xinhua News Agency, Zheng Fengtian, Zhu Liangyu

A gift from President Xi

October 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the gift of a dawn redwood tree to the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), a new partnership between the University of Washington and Tsinghua University, during a ceremony at Microsoft headquarters this past week. Xi presented UW Interim President Ana Mari Cauce, Tsinghua President Qiu Yong, and Microsoft President Brad Smith […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, China, Chinese President Xi Jinping, GIX, Microsoft President Brad Smith, Spring District, Tsinghua President Qiu Yong, Tsinghua University, Vol 34 No 41 | October 3 - October 9

GIX to be established in Bellevue

June 29, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The University of Washington, Tsinghua University in China, and Microsoft Corp. announced June 18 they have selected Bellevue as the future home of the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), a partnership to educate innovators from around the world. GIX hopes to attract students, faculty, professionals, and entrepreneurs to tackle some of the biggest technology and design […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Ana Mari Cauce, China, GIX, Jay Inslee, Microsoft Corp, Qiu Yong, Qui Yong, Satya Nadella, Spring District, Tsinghua University, Vol 34 No 27 | June 27 - July 3, technology

UW musicians tour China

March 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hayat Norimine Northwest Asian Weekly Nearly 10 years ago, University of Washington Wind Ensemble Conductor Tim Salzman helped a student finance his education. That small act, years later, eventually led to a partnership with the China Conservatory.

Filed Under: Features, Briefs Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Beijing, China Conservatory President Zhao Talimu, Chinese, Foreign Relations, Hayat Norimine, Northwest Asian Weekly, Renmin University, Task Force Report, Tiananmen Square, Tsinghua University, UW, United States, Vol 32 No 14 | March 30 - April 5, Wind Ensemble, culture, japan

Reader’s Corner: Studying abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime experience not to be forgotten

April 7, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As a junior at the University of Washington, I want to make the most of my college career. I believe that studying abroad is one way to make

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, Beijing, China, Chinese language, Diversity Abroad Scholarship, Forbidden City, Gilman International Scholarship, Great Wall, Reader Corner Studying, Ronnie Lee, Sichuan University, Tiananmen Square, Tsinghua University, UW, Vol 30 No 15 | April 9 - April 15, Water Cube, culture

No smoking in school: China fights against tobacco

August 12, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — In China, tobacco companies sponsor schools. Almost half of all male doctors smoke. And one wedding dinner ritual involves the bride lighting cigarettes for each of her male guests. China has committed to banning smoking at public indoor venues by Jan. 9, in accordance with a global anti-tobacco treaty backed by the World Health Organization …

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Beijing, China, China National Tobacco Corp, Chinese, Iran, Jiang Yuan, Judith Mackay, New Zealand, Oxford University, Sarah England, Shanghai Expo, Sir Richard Peto, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Teh-wei Hu, Tobacco Control, Tsinghua University, United States, WHO, World Lung Foundation

Locke and Chu talk about economy and environment in China

July 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke urged China to help revive world growth by opening its markets further and easing currency controls.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: Beijing, China Business Council, Chinese, Commerce Gary Locke, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Henry Sanderson, President Barack Obama, Tsinghua University, United States, Vol 28 No 30 | July 18 - July 24, italy, technology

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