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 […]
Pacquiao-Mayweather deadline passes without deal
By Greg Beacham The Associated Press Manny Pacquiao reluctantly will look for another opponent for his next bout after promoter Bob Arum’s deadline for a deal with Floyd Mayweather Jr. […]
ID Buddhist temple engulfed in flames as scared residents lose their homes
Around 12:06 a.m. on July 8, a fire woke up and scared residents in a century-old, mixed-used building at 1007 S. Weller St.
Asian American female a ‘Wise’ choice for the UW?
The University of Washington (UW) Board of Regents named Phyllis Wise interim UW president on July 8. This makes Wise the first female