By Yves Dam Van and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press KOH SAMUI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai court on Dec. 24 sentenced two Myanmar migrants to death for the murder of […]
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Japanese mountaineer Kei Taniguchi falls to her death from peak
By Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Mountaineer Kei Taniguchi fell to her death while climbing this week in the snowy Daisetsuzan range in northern Japan’s Hokkaido. She was […]
SF crime defendant says undercover agent forced money on him
By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A key defendant in an organized-crime case in San Francisco’s Chinatown will face more questions from prosecutors after testifying that the […]
Chinese medicinal herbs provide niche market for US farmers
By Mary Esch Associated Press DELMAR, N.Y. (AP) — Expanding interest in traditional Chinese medicine in the United States is fostering a potentially lucrative new niche market for farmers who […]
Unfold the invisible — The myth of “model minority”
By Yuxuan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly U.S. Supreme Court justices are in the midst of hearing a case that sprouted from a controversial affirmative action plan of the University of […]
Two more lawsuits filed against Ride the Ducks
SEATTLE (AP) — Two more lawsuits have been filed against a Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash in September. Yuta Masumoto and Mazda Hutapea filed lawsuits this week […]
Doctor accused of killing partner, attorneys may link cough syrup
SEATTLE (AP) — Attorneys for a doctor charged with aggravated murder may argue that their client was suffering from cough-syrup induced psychosis, which led him to kill his partner and […]