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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 – January 23

Shanghai nixes famed lantern festival after deadly stampede

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) — China’s financial hub of Shanghai said Sunday it was canceling its famed Lunar New Year lantern festival in the wake of a stampede that left 36 people dead.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Beijing, Chinese, Lunar New Year, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, Yuyuan Garden

China says 6 attackers killed in latest Xinjiang violence

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police shot and killed six would-be bombers Monday in the latest violence to strike the restive far northwestern region of Xinjiang, a local government spokesman and official website said.  

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, China, Han Chinese-dominated, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Key US military command’s Twitter, YouTube sites hacked

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)  — Hackers claiming to work on behalf of Islamic State militants seized control of the Twitter and YouTube sites of the military’s U.S. Central Command on Monday. The Pentagon swiftly suspended the sites and said it appears that no classified material was breached.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Central Command Twitter, China, FBI, FOUO, Iraq, Islamic State, Joshua Campbell, Lincoln Laboratory, New Mexico, North Korea, Steve Warren, Syria, US, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, social media

Top Malaysia court sentences 2 to death for Mongolian murder

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court on Tuesday sentenced two police officers to death by hanging, after overturning their acquittal by a lower court over the killing of a Mongolian woman who had an affair with a friend of the prime minister.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, Abdul Razak Baginda, Altantuya Shaariibuu, Azilah Hadri, Prime Minister Najib Razak, Prosecutor Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah, Sirul Azhar Umar, Top Malaysia, VIP, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Driver in Toyota case says he’s still haunted by crash

January 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Steve Karnowski Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who spent 21/2 years in prison for a deadly 2006 car accident involving his Toyota before he was released amid reports of a sudden acceleration problem affecting the automaker’s cars told jurors Thursday in his lawsuit against Toyota that he is still haunted by the […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Anne Brockland, Associated Press, Bard Borkon, Bill Markovits, Devyn Bolton, District Judge Ann Montgomery, Jassmine Adams, Javis Adams Jr, Koua Fong Lee, Quincy Adams, Robert Hilliard, Thailand, Toyota Motor Corp, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Qing Dynasty Robes find new home at Wing Luke

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Irene Lu Northwest Asian Weekly Chinese Americans built railroads, they fought for civil rights, and they brought the Chinese heritage over the Pacific Ocean.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Al Young, Army Col, Cassie Chinn, Chinatown, Chinese Americans, Connie Young Yu, Mary Lee Young, Pacific Northwest, Qing Dynasty Robes, Sun Yat-sen, Tacoma Arts Museum, Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Project, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, Wing Luke Museum, Young Family, culture

“The Taking of Tiger Mountain”

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Tsui Hark’s latest mega-action film, “The Taking Of Tiger Mountain,” calls, roughly halfway through, for a man to wrestle a tiger.  Actually, the tiger comes out of nowhere in a snowy landscape, chases the man up a tree, chases him up and down and all around for a few […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Hamlin, CGI, China, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pine Street, Qu Bo, Tiger Mountain, Tsui Hark, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Understanding immigration reform and its local impact

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest Asian Weekly Since this is the time of the New Year, people may want to set their affairs in order.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2014, 2015, AILA, Chinese, Homeland Security, Korean, New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, President Obama, Seattle, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Washington Post, Washington State

Fashion forward — Non-profit helps artists bring their talents to the runway

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Chance put on their ongoing monthly fashion event at Macy’s last Saturday night, Jan. 9. It was an awards show celebrating Seattle’s design community. Chance is an organization sponsored by Active Entertainment, a non-profit, that seeks to provide social justice to the community as well as foster an inclusive creative environment where people can […]

Filed Under: Fashion Tagged With: 2015, Active Entertainment, Seattle, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Bae keeps his mind on golf and is 1 shot behind at Kapalua

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Doug Ferguson AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Bae Sang-Moon doesn’t get enough credit for his sense of humor, which he served up when he arrived at Kapalua for the Hyundai Tournament of Championship. Upon spotting a familiar face in the media, Bae broke into a big smile and said, “I made big […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, Bubba Watson, Deutsche Bank Championship, HST, Hero World Challenge, KAPALUA, Matt Kuchar, NFL, Plantation Course, Russell Henley, Scott Hamilton, Scott Stallings, South Korea, Thailand, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

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