Celebrity chef Tom Douglas brought 38 students to Phnom Penh Noodle House last Thursday to learn Sam Ung’s fruit carving technique.
Blog: First big Filipino supermarket opens
Seafood City Supermarket, a Filipino market from California, on Thursday celebrates the grand opening of its first supermarket in Washington state.
Blog: Joy in simple pleasures
Several of my friends decided to visit me this summer. They know that Seattle is not hot and summer here is gorgeous. At our age, we are not looking for something exciting to do.
Blog: If you can’t beat the athletes, be their boss
It may be tough for Asian Americans to excel in sports. With Rich Cho becoming the first Asian American general manager for a major sports team, the Portland Trail Blazers
Capitalism bastion Hong Kong OKs minimum wage law
By Min Lee The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong passed its first-ever minimum wage law last Saturday, a rare departure from the wealthy Chinese financial hub’s free-market […]
China’s microblogs facing new restrictions
By Cara Anna The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Twitter-like microblogs are facing new threats of censorship. The country’s top microblogs either are down for maintenance or now display […]
Speed dating gets a revival among 20-somethings
By Ryan McLendon For The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Looking for love? Got five minutes and some Ray Ban wayfarers? Speed dating, a party where groups of people […]
U.S. mom in China to find marrow donor for daughter
By Gillian Wong The Associated Press LIUZHOU, China (AP) — Sherrie Cramer breaks into stifled sobs as she nears the dirt-streaked former orphanage in China where her daughter lived as […]
Vietnam publishes human rights magazine
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam, often criticized by Western governments and international groups for its poor human rights record, has published the first issue of a human rights magazine to […]
Au revoir for study of French, German?
By Mackenzie Carpenter Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaclyn Davis, of Akron, Ohio, may be as American as apple pie, but when she answers the phone at La Gourmandine bakery […]