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Premiums for new paid family program start this week

January 5, 2019 By Admin

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Employers and employees in Washington state are now paying into a new paid family leave program, and benefits from the program will begin in 2020. As […]

Give me liberty or give me beef satay!

January 4, 2019 By Admin

By Wayne ChanNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY File this under: non-earth shattering news. I’m just about to head home after a two week-long journey to Hong Kong, Taipei, and Phuket. It’s been […]

Police: Nail salon worker killed by customer over $35 manicure

January 4, 2019 By Admin

By Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police searched on Jan. 1 for a woman accused of using a stolen car to run over and kill a nail […]

Chinese ‘gait recognition’ tech IDs people by how they walk

January 4, 2019 By Admin

By DAKE KANGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool: “gait recognition’’ software that uses people’s body shapes and how they walk to identify […]

PICTORIAL: Gary Tang’s “Express Yourself” fashion show

January 4, 2019 By Admin

Fashion reigned at the ACRS Holiday Party earlier this month, where staff modeled Gary Tang creations. Photos by Tam Vo

Get ready for Seattle Squeeze

January 3, 2019 By Admin

By StaffNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will permanently close the Alaskan Way Viaduct on Jan. 11, and the new SR 99 tunnel is scheduled to […]

Van strikes pedestrians in downtown Tokyo — Eight injured in possible vehicle attack

January 3, 2019 By Admin

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A minivan slammed into pedestrians early on Jan. 1 on a street where people had gathered for New Year’s festivities in downtown […]

Bellevue’s advisory councils help build community relations with law enforcement

January 3, 2019 By Admin

By Aremi MacDonaldNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “We want to create a non-threatening environment,” said Bellevue Police spokesperson Seth Tyler. With recent high profile incidents involving local law enforcement and people of […]

The ID/Chinatown library is small, but rich in resources and culture

January 3, 2019 By Admin

By Nina HuangNorthwest Asian Weekly Not only is the International District/Chinatown Library Branch (IDC) a gathering space for community members to borrow educational materials and read, it is a special […]