By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Princess Mako, the granddaughter of Japan’s emperor, will marry an ocean-loving legal assistant who can ski, play the violin and cook. Japanese […]
China-Golden Visas
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — When the sister of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner promoted investment in her family’s new skyscraper from a Beijing hotel ballroom […]
Zhang Yimou says ‘Great Wall’ story may have been too weak
By LOUISE WATT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Zhang Yimou says the disappointing U.S. performance of the biggest budget China-U.S. co-production to date, “The Great Wall,” may have been down […]
China compiles its own ‘Wikipedia,’ but public can’t edit it
By LOUISE WATT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — It’ll be free. It’ll be uniquely Chinese. It’ll be an online encyclopedia to rival Wikipedia — but without the participation of the […]
1st large Chinese-made passenger jet makes its maiden flight
By LOUISE WATT and ANDY WONG Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — The first large Chinese-made passenger jetliner completed its maiden test flight on May 5, a milestone in China’s long-term […]
Body of 85-year-old climber recovered from Everest, cremated
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The body of an 85-year-old climber who died attempting to regain his title as the oldest person to scale Mount Everest was flown to Kathmandu where […]
China bans list of Islamic names in restive Xinjiang region
By GERRY SHIH Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in China’s Xinjiang region are prohibiting parents from giving children some Islamic names in the latest effort to dilute the influence […]
Chinese jihadis’ rise in Syria raises concerns at home
By BASSEM MROUE and GERRY SHIH Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Many don’t speak Arabic and their role in Syria is little known to the outside world, but the Chinese […]
China defends granting trademarks for Ivanka’s company
BEIJING (AP) — China is defending its handling of trademark applications from President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her company, saying that all such requests are handled fairly. Ministry of […]
Olympic Stadium wood controversy
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Citing a significant breach of the commitment to a sustainable 2020 Olympics, Japanese and international environmental groups called on April 21 for an urgent independent […]
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