ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An army of Turkish cranes and bulldozers is at work across the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa, building dams, stadiums,
June 23: Ehrik Aldana is govenor of Evergreen Boys State
The 2010 session of the American Legion Evergreen Boys State has been established. Boys State is a national one-week, civil leadership action program
June 23: New design principal is added to MulvannyG2 Architecture
MulvannyG2 Architecture added Jenny Li as a design principal to its office in Bellevue.
June 18: Women’s Empowerment Summit a success for third year
Women came together at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel to network and participate in informative sessions at the 3rd Annual Women’s Empowerment Summit.
June 19: Five grads awarded in the annual Garfield Golden Grads luncheon
The annual Garfield Golden Grads (GGG) luncheon for 2010 was held in the Garfield High School (GHS) Commons for GHS classes of 1923–1960.
June 24: Cities earn Governor’s Smart Communities Award
The 2010 Governor’s Smart Communities Award winners were presented at the Association of Washington Cities annual conference in Vancouver, Wash.
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 […]
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 […]