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Tainted Chinese drywall shows up in Katrina homes

April 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cain Burdeau The Associated Press CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Thomas Stone and his wife rebuilt their home after it was flooded by six feet of water during Hurricane Katrina and never dreamed they would face the agony of tearing it apart. They tapped into Lauren Stone’s 401(k) retirement savings and saved $1,000 by installing […]

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: AP, AQSIQ, Associated Press, Beijing, Bernard Parish, CHALMETTE, China, David Sides, Hurricane Katrina, Lauren Stone, New Orleans, Product Consumer Safety Commission, Renne Milligan, River City Materials, Tainted Chinese, United States Gypsum

Warships set sail ahead of North Korean launch

April 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japanese, South Korean, and U.S. missile-destroying ships set sail to monitor North Korea’s imminent rocket launch, as Pyongyang stoked tensions

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Associated Press, Korean Central News Agency, Mari Yamaguchi, North Korean, Proliferation Security Initiative, Rodong Sinmun, SEOUL, Security Council, South Korean, Tokyo, Vol 28 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, japan, technology

China’s first homegrown jet makes trial flight

December 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SHANGHAI, China (AP) — China’s first fully homegrown commercial aircraft, the ARJ-21, successfully made its maiden flight on Friday, Nov. 28, a key step in the country’s ambitious aviation program.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, ARJ, Associated Press, Aviation Industry Corp, Baoshan District, China News Service, Commercial Aircraft Corp, Ji Chen, SHANGHAI, vol 27 no 50 | December 6 - December 12

China AIDS activists say education fights stigma

December 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — AIDS activists were skeptical of a pledge by China’s government to fight discrimination against people with the disease, saying Dec. 1 that the move would mean little without improvements in education to increase awareness and alter mindsets.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, AIDS, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese, HIV, Li Dan, Li Fangping, Olympic Bird, vol 27 no 50 | December 6 - December 12

VICTORY! Obama and Gregoire rest easy election night

November 8, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, there was an overwhelming sense of joy, excitement and tension. The Westin in Downtown Seattle was packed with Democratic supporters of all sorts. Attempting to name every walk of life would require a great laundry list that could possibly include carnies.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, API, Associated Press, Bob Hasegawa, CNN, Downtown Seattle, Eileen Cody, GOP, Governor Gregoire, Northwest Asian Weekly, President-elect Barack Obama, Ryan Pangilinan, Sharon Tomiko Santos, vol 27 no 46 | November 8 - 14

Americans in Hong Kong vote for president

October 25, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONG KONG (AP) — Americans living in this Asian financial capital are getting a head start in the U.S. presidential election.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Anita Chang, Associated Press, Auka Zaremb, Beijing, China, Chinese, Democrat Barack Obama, Hong Kong, Immigration Department, Karen Negus, Richard Buangan, vol 27 no 44 | October 25 - October 31

Nobel prize goes to 3 Japanese and 3 Americans

October 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two Japanese scientists and a Japanese American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Oct. 7 for theoretical advances that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, American Institute, Associated Press, GFP, Japanese American, Karl Ritter, Mari Yamaguchi, Nobel Prize, Osamu Shimomura, Phil Schewe, Tokyo, Two Japanese, United States, Yoichiro Nambu, vol 27 no 42 | October 11 - October 17

North Korean leader appears in public

October 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s state news agency reported a public appearance by reclusive leader Kim Jong Il for the first time in nearly two months, an absence that prompted speculation he was seriously ill.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Associated Press, Jae-soon Chang, KCNA, Kim Ho-nyeon, Kim Il Sung University, Kim Jong-il, North Korean, SEOUL, South Korean Unification Ministry, vol 27 no 42 | October 11 - October 17

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