By Donna Bankinship and Josh Lederman Associated Press SEATTLE (AP)—Kenneth Bae arrived home after two years of imprisonment in North
Providing more than just hope for rural Indian adolescent girls
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Poverty restricts options.
Thai man convicted of defaming king on Facebook
AP Wire Service BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court sentenced a university student to 2 1/2 years in prison on Tuesday for posting a message on Facebook that the court […]
Thai prime minister, an ex-general, is a millionaire
AP Wire Service BANGKOK (AP) — Asset disclosures by members of Thailand’s military-dominated post-coup Cabinet reveal they are quite well-off, a trait shared with the civilian politicians they accused of […]
British man charged in Hong Kong double killing
By Kelvin Chan Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police said Monday that they had charged a British man with killing two women, including one whose body was […]
Chinese official allegedly hides $33M in bribes
AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) – Investigators in China have found more than 200 million yuan ($33 million) in cash at the home of an energy official accused of receiving […]
NKorean escapes kidnap attempt in Paris
By Elaine Ganley Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A North Korean student with family ties to the regime in his country escaped a kidnapping bid in Paris, where he was […]
Marijuana’s controversy in China
By Jingyu Zhang Northwest Asian Weekly Several Chinese actors were recently arrested for possession of marijuana. The most famous is probably
Vietnam war photographer dies in US
By Julie Watson Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Le Minh Thai, a photojournalist who covered the Vietnam War for The Associated Press and Time Life, has died. He was […]
Kerry says no apology to North Korea to free Americans
By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday urged North Korea to release two detained Americans to build goodwill with the United States, […]
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