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Tiananmen protester is denied return to China

December 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONG KONG (AP) – The second most-wanted student leader from the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests was turned back from Hong Kong on Monday in his latest attempt to surrender […]

Easing of China policy may not result in baby boom

November 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) – Don’t expect a new Chinese baby boom, experts say, despite the first easing of the country’s strict one-child policy in three decades.

The Layup Drill — The Fall Wrap-up

November 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Hines Ward: Ironman Thirteen hours, eight minutes and 15 seconds. That’s how long former NFL player/Dancing with the Stars/reality show competitor Hines Ward took […]

Police focus on Uighurs after fatal Tiananmen car attack

November 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police were seeking information Tuesday on two ethnic Uighur suspects believed to be linked to an apparent suicide car attack […]

Super smog hits north China city; flights canceled

October 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Louise Watt The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Visibility shrank to less than half a football field and small-particle pollution soared to a record 40 times higher than an international […]

Show contrasts Lu Yansheng with Chinese American art

October 18, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Observations From The New Gold Mountain,” the new exhibit at the Kirkland Arts Center, contrasts the work of celebrated Chinese painter Lu Yansheng with […]

China’s Feng wins Reignwood Classic LPGA tournament in Beijing

October 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Shanshan Feng eagled the par-5 18th hole after her second shot approach hit the pin for a 68 Oct. 6 and […]

Inslee plans first China trade mission as governor

October 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Venice Buhain Northwest Asian Weekly In November, Gov. Jay Inslee will be embarking on his first trade mission as governor to China.

Locke: Trade with China would boost state

October 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Wen Liu contextChina Washington state exports to China have grown faster than the rest of the country, totaling

Chinese politician Bo Xilai gets life sentence

September 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang and Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press JINAN, China (AP) — A court sentenced Bo Xilai to life in prison for corruption Sept. 22, burying the career of […]