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Fujimori leads first round in Peru election

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori held a strong lead April 11 in preliminary results from the first round of Peru’s presidential election and appeared to be headed to a showdown with another center-right candidate in a June runoff.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Keiko Fujimori, LIMA, Maoist-inspired Shining Path, Pedro Kuczynski, Peru, Popular Force, President Alberto Fujimori, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Veronika Mendoza, World Bank

Bombing the latest of many challenges for Thailand’s junta

August 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Denis D. Gray Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — When a military coup last year ended months of political turmoil and violence in Thailand, even some democracy advocates welcomed the junta’s promise to restore stability and return “happiness to the people.” But 15 months later, a deadly bomb that ripped through a venerated shrine in […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, China, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, English-language Bangkok Post, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Crisis Group, Matthew Wheeler, Muslim Uighur, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Red Shirt, Reporters Without Borders, Songkran Grachangnetara, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Thongchai Winichakul, United Nations, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4, World Bank

Malaysia taken off US human trafficking blacklist

August 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers and rights groups on July 27 accused the State Department of politicizing its annual rankings of nations on their efforts to combat modern-day slavery, as key trading partner Malaysia was taken off a blacklist. Cuba was also given an upgrade, a week after the U.S. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Belarus, Cuba, Democratic Rep, Democratic Sen, International Monetary Fund, Libya, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Phil Robertson, President Barack Obama, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, State Department, State John Kerry, State Sarah Sewall, Thailand, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, World Bank

In US-Japan talks, China’s leader a factor

May 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Kuhnhenn and Matthew Lee Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met last Tuesday, a major subtext of their discussions was the world leader not in the room — Chinese President Xi Jinping. China’s rise underlies both the economic and security discussions that will highlight […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Development Bank, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, East China Sea, Gettysburg Address, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, President Barack Obama, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea, State John Kerry, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Wall Street Journal, World Bank, attention

Disaster expo shows innovations in thriving Japan industry

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Kurtenbach AP Business Writer SENDAI, Japan (AP) — Mankind is powerless to prevent calamities such as typhoons and earthquakes, but in Japan where the devastating 2011 tsunami still looms large, there’s a flourishing industry in devising ways to cope with catastrophe. Some of the products on display at an exhibition on the sidelines […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Fujiwara Industry Co, Icomes Lab Co, Japan Bosai Platform Bureau, LED, Masayoshi Nakamura, Medical Engineering Laboratory, Nippon Steel Sumitomo Metal Products Co, Opticure Splint, Pioneer Seiko Co, SENDAI, Shimizu Corp, Soldier Kazuma Kita, Takashi Torano, Transport Ministry, United Nations, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17, World Bank

Britain applies to join Chinese-led Asian bank

March 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Joe McDonald AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Britain has become the first major Western government to apply for membership in a proposed Chinese-led Asian regional bank that Washington worries will undercut institutions such as the World Bank. The British Treasury said Thursday it will join talks this month on the Asian Infrastructure Investment […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Africa, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Laos, Nepal, South China Sea, Tokyo, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27, World Bank, japan

Loans cleared to jumpstart Myanmar investment

February 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The World Bank on Sunday, Jan. 27 announced a long-awaited deal to allow Myanmar to clear part of its huge decades-old foreign debt, opening the door for new much-needed lending to jump-start its lagging economy.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, ADB, China, Manila-based Asian Development Bank, Myanmar Country Director Annette Dixon, Ne Win, President Barack Obama, Southeast Asian, Thein Sein, United States, Vol 32 No 6 | February 2 - February 8, World Bank, YANGON, japan, poverty

The Top 10 Outstanding Asian American Achievements of 2012

January 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, certain people are recognized for the extraordinary things that they have accomplished in the Asian American communities. Here are 10 of those people from 2012.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Asian American, Filipino, Gordon Hirabayashi, Grace Meng, Japanese Americans, Japanese National Museum, Last November, New York, Philippines, President Obama, Republican City Councilman Dan Halloran, Seattle-born Santos, Snigdha Nandipati, Uncle Bob Santos, United States, Vietnamese American, Vol 32 No 2 | January 5 - January 11, World Bank

EDITORIAL: Dr. Jim Yong Kim did it. What’s your excuse?

April 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dr. Jim Yong Kim defied the odds and became the first Asian American to head the World Bank. Despite his achievements as a physician, global health expert, and president of Dartmouth College, Kim faced a challenging run against two other candidates, one from Nigeria and one from Colombia. He also faced opposition from member countries […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Brown University, Colombia, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Jim Yong Kim, Nigeria, President Obama, South Korea, United States, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27, World Bank

U.S. nominee for World Bank job to visit seven countries

March 31, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jim Yong Kim, the Obama administration’s nominee to head the World Bank, is starting a global tour to promote his candidacy with stops in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the Treasury Department announced on March 26. Treasury officials said that Kim, the president of Dartmouth College, began his […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Africa, Asia, Bank President Robert Zoellick, China, Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo, Dartmouth College, Ethiopia, India, International Monetary Fund, Jim Yong Kim, Mexico, Nigeria, President Barack Obama, South Korea, Treasury Department, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, World Bank

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