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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 38 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 7 – 13

Singapore Airlines launches service at Sea-Tac Airport

September 9, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Singapore Airlines debuted its nonstop service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Singapore on Sept. 3 with a ribbon cutting and a lion dance. The inaugural flight departed with a turret salute. The flights will depart three times a week from Sea-Tac and will expand to four days a week in October. The route is Sea-Tac’s […]

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Rocky Fong is one of PSBJ’s 40 Under 40

September 9, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rocky Fong, vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility at U.S. Bank, was recently selected as a recipient of the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ)’s 40 Under 40 award for 2019. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Fong began his career in the banking and financial services industry in 2004. He is currently chapter president of the […]

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Port holds reception for Bookda Gheishar

September 9, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Port of Seattle’s first ever Senior Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) was welcomed at a reception on Aug. 13. Bookda Gheisar has been in her new role since June. The reception was a celebration of this groundbreaking role to advance equity in all Port activities and for the community to become involved […]

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ICHS receives national awards for high quality care

September 9, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

International Community Health Services (ICHS) is among 26 community health centers in Washington state to receive federal awards totaling over $3 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA has named ICHS a Health Center Quality Leader every year since 2014, and […]

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Japan urges nuke plants to prepare for decommissioning era

September 8, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear policy-setting body adopted a report on Sept. 2 saying the country is entering an era of massive nuclear plant decommissioning, urging plant operators to plan ahead to lower safety risks and costs requiring decades and billions of dollars. Twenty-four commercial reactors—or 40 percent of Japan’s […]

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Citizenship list in Indian state leaves out almost 2 million

September 8, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Nearly 2 million people from the east Indian state of Assam were excluded on Aug. 31 from a final citizenship list that is intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants, amid fears they could be rendered stateless. A total of 31.1 million people […]

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Toyota, Suzuki partnering in self-driving car technology

September 8, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top automaker, Toyota, and smaller rival Suzuki are partnering in the development of self-driving car technology, as manufacturers around the world grapple with innovations in the industry. Under the deal, announced on Aug. 28, Toyota will take a 4.9 percent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. […]

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Man arrested at Singapore airport

September 8, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A man has been arrested at Singapore’s Changi Airport for misusing a boarding pass. He bought a plane ticket just so he could accompany his wife to the gate and wave goodbye to her as she boarded her flight. Singapore Police said the man, 27, had a boarding pass that allowed him access to the […]

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Taiwan demands China disclose whereabouts of missing citizen

September 8, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By RALPH JENNINGS Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Officials in Taiwan demanded on Aug. 30 that China disclose information about the disappearance of a Taiwanese man who reportedly distributed photos of Chinese troops massing equipment just outside protest-racked Hong Kong. Friends and family have been unable to reach Lee Meng-chu, a volunteer activity organizer […]

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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, others arrested

September 8, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested well-known activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group on Aug. 30 in a mounting crackdown on people involved in this summer’s protests. Police also arrested Andy Chan, the leader of a pro-independence movement, at the airport. Police said that Wong and Agnes Chow […]

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