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Summons of Japanese media raises complaints of interference

April 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP)  — Japan’s ruling party summoned executives from two leading television networks Friday, the latest in a series of actions that opponents say endanger press freedom and intimidate the media. The Liberal Democratic Party’s panel on information and communications strategy questioned the executives from Asahi TV and public broadcaster […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Although Japan, Asian Studies, Democratic Party, Foreign Correspondents Club, Hodo Station, Jeff Kingston, Jiro Kawasaki, Katsuto Momii, Koichi Nakano, LDP, NHK, Shigeaki Koga, Sophia University, Temple University, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1, Yoshihide Suga, censorship

A mercurial junta leader known for sharp tongue — Banana peel, birthday plans, and multiple personalities

April 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman and Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Ear tugs. A flying banana peel. Sarcastic remarks about getting smacked, or punched — or even executed. Such is life for the press corps covering Thailand’s notoriously testy military ruler. Since leading a putsch that ousted Thailand’s elected government last May, general-turned-prime minister Prayuth […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Bangkok Post, Brunei, EXECUTION, Khon Kaen, Koh Tao, MAYBE, Manop Thip-osod, Prayuth Chan-ocha, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Supreme Court, Thai Journalists Association, Thailand, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, attention, censorship

EDITORIAL: North Korea is all over the news — Or maybe not…

January 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There were no stories about the controversial Sony hack from the Associated Press (AP) Pyongyang bureau in North Korea. You can refer to page 5 and the last three issues for background information if you have been hiding from mass media.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, 2015, AP, KCNA, Kenneth Bae, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16, censorship

Lilting, inversions, and stray dogs: Top 10 Asian movie selections of 2014

January 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly I saw this year in Asian film as anime-heavy, but with a number of laudable live-action pictures in the bargain. Here are my picks for the Top 10 Asian Pacific American films for this year. 10. “Patema Inverted,” directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura, starring Yukiyo Fujii, Nobuhiko Okamoto, and Shinya […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies Tagged With: 2014, Aki Asakura, Andrew Hamlin, Asian Pacific American, Chen Shiang-chyi, Cheng Pei-pei, Ghost Whispers, Isao Takahata, Kengo Kora, Miori Takimoto, Northwest Asian Weekly, Stray Dogs, Takeo Chii, Tsai Ming-liang, censorship

The rush of rabble rousing

November 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly I’ve never been known to be much of a rabble rouser.  I don’t even know where I can find any rabble that needs rousing. You can say a lot of things about me, but “troublemaker” has never been one of them.

Filed Under: Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2014, China, Chinese, Gangnam Style, Google, Great Wall, Krispy Kreme, NBA, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peking Duck, Peking Opera, Star Trek, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28, Wayne Chan, Yao Ming, censorship

China falling in love with Sherlock Holmes

February 22, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Fu Ting Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) – Zhou Yeling dragged herself out of bed at 5 a.m. for a long-awaited date with her favorite Englishman — Sherlock Holmes. Zhou, 19, watched the third season premiere of the BBC’s “Sherlock” on Jan. 2 on the British broadcaster’s website. Two hours later, the episode started showing […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2014, Arthur Conan Doyle, BBC, Benedict Cumberbatch, China, Chinese, Englishman Sherlock Holmes, London, Martin Freeman, Mycroft Holmes, QQ, TV, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28, Yu Fei, Zhang Jing, censorship, technology

Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam

May 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Brummitt The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S. web companies. That’s not deterring a newly launched Russian-Vietnamese outfit that believes it can unseat the American search engine in this fast-growing Asian market and also […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, China, Coc Coc, Europe, Google, HANOI, Hong Kong, Moscow, Nguyen Duc Ngoc, Russia, South Korea, Tech Asia, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 22 | May 25 - May 31, censorship, language

Myanmar opposition party to hold party congress

March 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win THE Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — In another sign of political reform and reconciliation in Myanmar, the country’s biggest party, led by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, will hold its first-ever congress in the country’s former capital next week. “This will be the NLD’s first party congress since the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi, Central Committee, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, NLD, National League, Nyan Win, Ohn Kyaing, Thein Sein, USDP, Vol 32 No 11 | March 9 - March 15, YANGON, censorship

US election fascinates Chinese; some envy voters

November 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang The Associated Press BEIJING, CHINA (AP) — Where can a pop star score a hit by talking about the U.S. Electoral College for 33 minutes? In China, where Gao Xiaosong’s straightforward explanation of the system drew more than 1 million hits in four days.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Beijing, China, Chinese, Electoral College, Gao Xiaosong, Guo Xiaohui, Guo Xiaoqiao, Li Youli, Tencent Weibo, US, United States, Vol 31 No 46 | November 10 - November 16, Wang Xiaojian, Xu Chunliu, Zhao Chu, censorship

Ex-junta prisoner Suu Kyi takes office in Myanmar

May 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win and Todd Pitman The Associated Press NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) ― Aung San Suu Kyi capped a tenacious, decades-long journey from political prisoner to office holder in long-repressed Myanmar as the country’s main opposition party moved its struggle for democratic rule inside government for the first time.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Maung Zarni, Myanmar, NAYPYITAW, NLD, Nobel Peace Prize, Norway, President Thein Sein, Soe Aung, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Suu Kyi-led, Vol 31 No 20 | May 12 - May 18, censorship

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