Geeman Yip, founder and CEO of BitTitan, has been in the news quite a bit this past month. The company closed $15 million in venture capital funding from TVC Capital and Tao Capital Partners, and was recognized in Seattle Business Magazine as the best company in the region to work for.
REVIEW: “Right Now, Wrong Then”
South Korea’s Hong Sang-soo carries a reputation as his country’s Woody Allen. Unlike Woody Allen, he’s never dated or married his stepdaughter, nor been caught up in child abuse allegations. But Hong makes films about older men, usually filmmakers like himself, chasing after younger women. In real life, he’s reportedly dating his leading lady from “Right Now, Wrong Then,” Kim Min-hee, who’s 34 to his 54.
House passes measure to stop sale of Boeing aircraft to Iran
By RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House approved measures aimed at blocking U.S. companies from selling commercial passenger aircraft to Tehran. By voice vote July 7, […]
US colleges court foreign entrepreneurs who need visas
By Collin Binkley Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — He came to America on a student visa, earned a master’s degree from Babson College and is now starting a new business, […]
A thwacking worth a thousand words
By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly Some of you may have run across a recent video that’s gone viral — of a trainer, lining up a group of employees working […]
Vietnam finds Taiwanese company responsible for fish deaths
By Tran Van Minh and Stephen Wright Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s government said toxic discharges from a Taiwanese-owned steel plant were responsible for massive fish deaths that […]
Muslim women campaign to end instant divorce in India
By Rishabh R. Jain and Manish Mehta Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Just hours after Shagufta Sayyd was married, her new husband told her he was having a relationship […]
Body of hiker recovered from Alpine Lakes
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a hiker who fell over the edge of a waterfall hole in early June while sliding down Aasgard Pass in […]
Dragon Fest 2016 this weekend
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle’s 41st annual Dragon Fest kicks off on July 16 — it’s the biggest Pan-Asian festival in the Pacific Northwest celebrating the culture and food […]
Lily Nakai Shiosaki passes away
Seattle’s Mayor Ed Murray released a statement on July 6 on the passing of his mother-in-law, Lily Nakai Shiosaki. The mayor’s husband is Michael Shiosaki. “On July 4, Michael’s mother, […]