By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation isn’t backing down from honoring India Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite concerns about human rights abuses in the disputed Kashmir region. A dozen people, some wearing “Free Kashmir” T-shirts, with the Justice For All coalition delivered 100,000 petition signatures, many from people of South […]
Alibaba founder Jack Ma steps down as chairman
By ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING (AP) — Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, who helped launch China’s online retailing boom, stepped down as chairman of the world’s biggest e-commerce company on Sept. 10 at a time when its fast-changing industry faces uncertainty amid a U.S.-Chinese tariff war. Ma, one of China’s wealthiest and best-known entrepreneurs, gave up […]
Japan urges nuke plants to prepare for decommissioning era
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear policy-setting body adopted a report on Sept. 2 saying the country is entering an era of massive nuclear plant decommissioning, urging plant operators to plan ahead to lower safety risks and costs requiring decades and billions of dollars. Twenty-four commercial reactors—or 40 percent of Japan’s […]
Citizenship list in Indian state leaves out almost 2 million
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Nearly 2 million people from the east Indian state of Assam were excluded on Aug. 31 from a final citizenship list that is intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants, amid fears they could be rendered stateless. A total of 31.1 million people […]
Toyota, Suzuki partnering in self-driving car technology
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top automaker, Toyota, and smaller rival Suzuki are partnering in the development of self-driving car technology, as manufacturers around the world grapple with innovations in the industry. Under the deal, announced on Aug. 28, Toyota will take a 4.9 percent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. […]
Man arrested at Singapore airport
A man has been arrested at Singapore’s Changi Airport for misusing a boarding pass. He bought a plane ticket just so he could accompany his wife to the gate and wave goodbye to her as she boarded her flight. Singapore Police said the man, 27, had a boarding pass that allowed him access to the […]
Taiwan demands China disclose whereabouts of missing citizen
By RALPH JENNINGS Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Officials in Taiwan demanded on Aug. 30 that China disclose information about the disappearance of a Taiwanese man who reportedly distributed photos of Chinese troops massing equipment just outside protest-racked Hong Kong. Friends and family have been unable to reach Lee Meng-chu, a volunteer activity organizer […]
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, others arrested
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested well-known activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group on Aug. 30 in a mounting crackdown on people involved in this summer’s protests. Police also arrested Andy Chan, the leader of a pro-independence movement, at the airport. Police said that Wong and Agnes Chow […]
Verdict delayed for 2 Cambodia journalists in espionage case
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A verdict has been delayed in the espionage case against two Cambodian journalists who worked for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia. Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin are accused of undermining national security by supplying information to a foreign state, an act punishable by up […]
Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that has sparked months of demonstrations in the city, bowing to one of the protesters’ demands.
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