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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 – JANUARY 27

Philippines to offer free contraceptives to 6 million women

January 22, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to ensure free access to contraceptives for 6 million women who cannot obtain them, officials said on Jan. 11, in a move expected to be opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic church. Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said the intensified drive to make […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27

Zhou Youguang, father of Chinese Romanization, dies at 111

January 22, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Zhou Youguang, a linguist considered the father of modern China’s Pinyin Romanization system, died on Jan. 14 at the age of 111. Born in 1906 during China’s last imperial dynasty, the Qing, Zhou died at his home in Beijing, one day after celebrating his birthday, according to state broadcaster Chinese Central Television […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27

Scientists claim new gibbon species — name it Skywalker

January 22, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LONDON (AP) — Researchers in China claim they have identified a new species of gibbon in the remote forests along its border with Burma — and have named it after Star Wars character Luke Skywalker. Scientists studying hoolock gibbons on China’s Mount Gaoligong concluded there were two, not one, species based on both the primate’s […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27

Honda adds 772,000 vehicles to ongoing air bag recall

January 22, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Honda Motor Co. says it is recalling 772,000 additional Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. for defective front passenger seat air bag inflators made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp. The vehicles, announced in a recall on Jan. 10 by Honda in the U.S., are part of an expanded recall of 1.29 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27

Study: Few Asian-Americans hold top legal jobs

January 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Goodwin Liu joined the seven-member California Supreme Court in 2011, he became its fourth sitting member of Asian descent. The number is remarkable. The other state supreme courts in the U.S. combined have a handful of Asian-American justices. And Asian-American representation on other state courts, […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27

Lin still out for Nets as they give away his bobblehead

January 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Brian Mahoney AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Lin remained sidelined for the Brooklyn Nets on the night they gave away his bobblehead. Lin has battled a strained left hamstring almost all season and has been limited to 12 games in his first season with the Nets. The giveaway on Jan. 15 […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, Jeremy Lin, VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27

Ex-wife of former Chinese official to forfeit millions

January 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ex-wife of a former Chinese official will forfeit nearly $30 million worth of California property after pleading guilty to defrauding immigration officials as part of a scheme to escape to the U.S. with stolen public funds from China. The U.S. attorney’s office announced on Jan. 11 that Shilan Zhao, 53, […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27

No sign of Japan-related radiation found in Alaska waters

January 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — State officials have announced that tests of Alaska seafood continue to show no detectable amounts of radiation, five years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami set off a nuclear disaster at a Japanese power plant. More than 16,000 people were killed in 2011 after Japan’s 9.1-magnitude earthquake, which led to nuclear […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27

Man who killed Anna Bui, 2 others at party near Seattle, gets life in prison

January 20, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A young man accused of shooting and killing three people at a house party in July near Seattle has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Allen Ivanov pleaded guilty last month to three counts of aggravated first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder for wounding two other victims. […]

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News, National News Tagged With: 2017, ALLEN IVANOV, VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27

“Hidden Figures” no longer hidden

January 20, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For the last few months, you may have seen previews for a comedy biopic based on the book, Hidden Figures, written Margot Lee Shetterly.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2017, HIDDEN FIGURES, VOL 36 NO 4 | JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27

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