MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The reigning Miss Universe has her eyes set on her next big dream: being a Bond girl. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach returned home to the Philippines for […]
Jeb Bush sees similarities in his foreign policy and his dad’s
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush believes he’s got the best prescription for American foreign policy, from his strategies for deterring North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, to destroying the Islamic State.
EDITORIAL: Legal marijuana: Should you be very afraid?
There’s no denying it, legal marijuana is happening. But is it a good or a bad thing? Possibly a little of both.
New chapter begins for CISC
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Chinese Information and Service Center’s (CISC) tough times might now be gone.
China AIDS patients topple gate of gov’t office
By Gillian Wong The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — About 300 AIDS patients and their relatives tore down the main gate of a government office in central China during a […]
New AIDS-like disease in Asians, not contagious
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms, […]
Korean Americans create the Vangrace Project to help school for orphans in Uganda
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly It was a thunderstorm they had never seen before. Eric Choi, David Chung, and Jay Hahn had landed in Entebbe International Airport in central […]
Oscar winner sees boom coming for Chinese documentaries
HONG KONG (AP) — China is seeing a boom in documentary making with the spread of digital cameras and the wealth of issues arising from the country’s rapid
Editorial: Hep B, a silent killer we must be aware of
Hepatitis B is an epidemic that is devastating the Asian community. A big problem is that most people don’t know this.
Filipinos debate over the pope’s condom remarks
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Some church members in Southeast Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation praised Pope Benedict XVI for saying condom