Washington state Commerce Director Mike Fong is spearheading a trade mission to Vietnam, filling in for Gov. Jay Inslee who was sidelined by pneumonia.
Feeling the heat: Momofuku’s ‘Chili Crunch’ trademark sparks fiery backlash
The culinary world has been stirred by a legal battle over the term “chili crunch.”
Book recommendations: What’s a little crime between friends and family?
The year is 1889. And in a city filled with secrets like Paris, no one is better at finding out what people are hiding than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie.
Once a dishwasher, now the owner of Kau Kau BBQ
Fifty years after he started as a dishwasher, Hock Wo, 81, is taking over Kau Kau BBQ.
Kishida cracks jokes and invokes ‘Star Trek’ as he and Biden toast US-Japan alliance at state dinner
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cracked jokes and invoked a touchstone of American culture as he quoted from “Star Trek” at Wednesday’s state dinner, telling guests at the White House that he hoped the “unshakable relationship” between his country and the U.S. would “boldly go where no one had gone before.”
Japan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work
Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are being ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the crumbling seawall around the capital’s Tidal Basin.
Chinese President Xi meets former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on pro-unification visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing Wednesday in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated amid civil war in 1949.
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s “The Sympathizer” transformed into HBO series—It will show you the Vietnam War in a way you haven’t seen
It has been called the end all be all of Vietnam War stories. The last story about the Vietnam War that needs to be told.
COVID-19 additional dose: Study reveals 2023 booster enhanced immune defense from previous year’s shots
A recent study sheds light on the potential benefits of COVID-19 booster vaccines administered last year in shaping immune responses against the virus and its early variants.
Ramadan Iftar dinner
Members of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community in Seattle welcomed Washington State Sen. Manka Dhingra, State Rep. Shelley Kloba, and Consul General of India Prakash Gupta, for a Ramadan iftar dinner held at the Bohra community center in Kirkland on April 3.