ad_wong.jpg

StricklandForWashington

AdamSmith

KelabeTewolde_2026

Northwest Asian Weekly

You are here: Home / Archives for News / World News

Fujimori leads first round in Peru election

By

The daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori held a strong lead April 11 in preliminary results from the first round of Peru’s presidential election and appeared to be headed to a showdown with another center-right candidate in a June runoff.

Seoul: North Korea fires missile and tries to jam GPS signals

By

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea and tried to jam GPS navigation signals in South Korea on […]

Pakistani Taliban faction claims Easter park bombing

By

By Zarar Khan Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) – A bombing on Easter Sunday killed 65 people in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that was crowded with Christians, […]

Taxi protest causes traffic chaos in Indonesian capital

By

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Thousands of taxi drivers caused traffic chaos in the Indonesian capital March 22 in a rowdy protest against what they say […]

Japan protests alleged rape case by U.S. sailor on Okinawa

By

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An American sailor’s arrest in an alleged rape on Okinawa was “extremely regrettable,” Japan’s top government spokesman said March 14 about a […]

Fake story reflects real divide between rural, urban Chinese

By

A woman from a big Chinese city visits her boyfriend’s rural hometown and is so appalled by the squalor she sees that she dumps him. The story was fake, but it swept through Chinese media because it highlighted a deep societal gap that the ruling Communist Party has vowed to close.

Nod to India’s female lawmakers highlights how few there are

By

By Ashok Sharma Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — What was meant as a gesture of respect toward women ended up reminding India that it needed to improve female representation […]