World News – Page 117

Singapore turns 50, celebrates success amid challenges

August 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Annabelle Liang Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore threw a big party Aug. 9 for its 50th anniversary of independence and unrivaled economic success in a region struggling with […]

Philippine leader seeks laws to end rebellion, dynasties

August 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president asked Congress on Monday to pass a troubled Muslim autonomy bill at the heart of efforts to end […]

As A-bomb survivors age, Japanese pass storytelling to young

August 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press KUNITACHI, Japan (AP) — On a recent weekend, an 84-year-old survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bombing retraced his movements on a map: the inferno during […]

Ride-hailing service Uber to put $1 billion in India

August 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW DELHI (AP) — Ride-hailing service Uber has announced a $1 billion investment for the Indian market for the next nine months as it hopes to expand services and products, […]

The Internet f looded with tributes to Nintendo chief

July 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata’s death from an illness at 55 is being mourned by game fans around the world. They’re […]

Journalists charged by Thai navy

July 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — Testimony began July 14 in a criminal defamation lawsuit filed by Thailand’s navy against a small news website over a report […]

Two women to vie in Taiwan presidential election

July 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ralph Jennings Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s top two political parties have each nominated a woman for president in 2016, a historic first signaling acceptance of female […]

As habitats vanish, migratory birds flock to N. Korea shores

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — To the untrained eye, it’s just a lot of birds on an otherwise deserted stretch of muddy, flat coastline. But for ornithologists, […]

Pacquiao seeks mercy for Filipino on death row

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Oliver Teves Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao prayed with a Filipino woman on death row in Indonesia and promised to appeal for clemency in […]

Does the Chinese stock market affect you?

July 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ken Sweet AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The extreme volatility in China’s stock market is ongoing and about half of the 2,800 companies listed in the country’s […]