KOLKATA, India (AP) — The Vatican declared Mother Teresa a patron saint of the Archdiocese of Calcutta last week, at a Mass in the city where she dedicated her life […]
Japanese princess engaged to college love; wedding next year
By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito’s oldest grandchild, Princess Mako, said she is getting married to a university classmate who won her heart with bright […]
Survivor of Nagasaki bomb who campaigned to ban nukes dies
By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sumiteru Taniguchi, who devoted his life to seeking to abolish nuclear weapons after he was burned severely in the 1945 atomic bomb […]
China law threatens 15 days jail for use of anthem improperly
By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A proposed Chinese law threatens those making inappropriate use of the country’s national anthem with up to 15 days in jail, state […]
Chinese tourist dies after botched breast job at Sydney clinic
SYDNEY (AP) — A woman died on Sept. 1 after police say a Chinese tourist with no Australian medical license gave her an anesthetic during a procedure at a Sydney […]
Peru discovers in pre-Incan site tomb of 16 Chinese migrants
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian archeologists have discovered in a sacred pre-Incan site the bodies of 16 men from China who arrived to South America almost two centuries ago as […]
Bach says no immediate concerns for Pyeongchang Winter Games
By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJNG (AP) — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he sees “no reason for any immediate concern” about tensions on the Korean Peninsula […]
McDonald’s to close 169 outlets in India in franchise battle
NEW DELHI (AP) —McDonald’s India has announced it will close nearly 170 McDonald’s outlets in northern and eastern India after the American fast food giant decided to terminate a franchise […]
Tinder swipes no on Asians?
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Tinder has come under fire over a Hong Kong login video that shows a white woman swiping right on all the men who show up […]
Liu Xiaobo’s widow in rare video amid safety fears
BEIJING (AP) — A video has surfaced online showing the wife of Liu Xiaobo for the first time since the funeral of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who died in […]
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