CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A Chinese woman accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter in a fit of anger has been sentenced on Dec. 28 to 22 years in prison after […]
Survivor of World War II Bataan Death March dies at 100
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area man who survived the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March and symbolized the thousands of unheralded Filipinos […]
Changes to Phoenix Chinese Cultural Center blocked for now
PHOENIX (AP) — A three-judge panel of the Arizona Appeals Court has blocked — at least for now — lower court rulings that would let a construction company make changes […]
Retiring refugee leader to visit immigrants’ home countries
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — He has been the middleman in North Dakota’s refugee resettlement program for nearly three decades, helping thousands of refugees and other […]
China offers tax break to keep investors after US changes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China is responding to Washington’s tax overhaul by offering foreign companies a break on Chinese taxes in a bid to retain […]
China’s 2017 movie ticket sales rise 13.5 percent
BEIJING (AP) — China’s total domestic movie ticket sales rose 13.5 percent in 2017 to $8.6 billion, a state news agency said on Jan. 1. The top-grossing title was the […]
Secret Sauce? Kim Jong Un applies science to kimchi-making
By ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Un wants to turn the art of kimchi-making into a science. And the North Korean leader is putting […]
In strife-torn Myanmar, love trumps hate for a rare couple
By TODD PITMAN and ESTHER HTUSAN Associated Press THETKABYIN, Myanmar (AP) — In her dreams, Setara walks hand in hand with her Muslim husband through the streets of the seaside […]
The perfect, much too perfect Christmas tree
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Another Christmas and year has come and gone, and I have a confession — we bought our first artificial Christmas tree. First, I take […]
Harvard releases early admissions decisions
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Harvard released the early decisions numbers for the class of 2022 in early December, and out of 6,630 total applicants, 964 received acceptances, The Harvard […]