By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament held a special midnight session on June 30 to introduce a new single nationwide tax, replacing a complicated mix […]
Chinese parents alarmed by miniature crossbow craze
BEIJING (AP) — Powerful mini-crossbows that shoot toothpicks and needles are the new must-have toy for schoolkids across China — and a nightmare for concerned parents and school officials. Several […]
Hing Hay Park Expansion opens
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Hing Hay Park Expansion, at the corner of 6th Avenue South and South King Street, in Seattle’s Chinatown International District, opened on June 29. […]
Navigation Center discord continues
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Dozens of seniors, who attended a June 29 meeting to discuss the new Navigation Center in Little Saigon, called it a waste of time. The […]
Teenage boy from Mumbai slum dances way to NY ballet school
By MANISH MEHTA Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — The son of a welder from this city’s slums had a dream few Indians dared to dream — to dance with […]
China propels rise of electric ultra-high-performance cars
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Want an insanely fast ride with zero emissions? Startup NIO has the car: An electric two-seater with muscular European lines and […]
Are safe heroin injection sites really safe?
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “It’s just the whole idea of having a so-called safe injection site [for heroin] doesn’t make sense to me,” said Bellevue resident Kan Qiu. […]
‘Bubbly kid’ fatally shot by deputy hours before graduation
By CHRISTINE WILLMSEN The Seattle Times SEATTLE (AP) — When Tommy Le’s photo appeared in the screen during the slideshow fellow graduates cheered and hollered. The 20-year-old and about 45 […]
Outdoors enthusiasts travel cross-country to promote diversity in public lands
By Tim Gruver NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Ambreen Tariq was just 8 years old when she traveled halfway across the world to the United States from India. The daughter of immigrant […]
ACRS Walk for Rice
The annual Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Walk for Rice raised $170,000 on June 24. Hundreds turned up at Seward Park to help the ACRS Food Bank continue to […]
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