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Lindy Li to make election bid as candidate for U.S. Congress

November 30, 2015 By Admin

Lindy Li will be running for the U.S. Congress in 2016 in Philadelphia. If she wins, Li, now age 24, will be the youngest woman elected to the U.S. Congress. […]

China breaks up $64-billion illegal banking network

November 28, 2015 By Admin

By Erika Kinetz Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — Authorities in China have cracked the country’s biggest-ever underground banking network, which handled illegal foreign exchange transactions worth 410 billion yuan ($64 […]

Singapore woman, son reunited after AP’s ‘McRefugee’

November 28, 2015 By Admin

By Kelvin Chan Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — After being tricked into selling her Singapore home and traveling to China to invest the proceeds, Mary Seow eventually found herself […]

Bae’s N.K. ordeal to be told in book

November 13, 2015 By Admin

SEATTLE (AP) — Kenneth Bae, a U.S. citizen who was detained in North Korea for two years before his release last November, plans to tell his story in a book. […]

Huskies receive warm welcome in Hangzhou… — …from no other than Jack Ma

November 12, 2015 By Admin

Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma met the team members from the University of Washington Huskies on Nov. 11. The Huskies will be playing against the University of Texas on […]

EDITORIAL: The power of touch — Campaigns you should be aware of

November 12, 2015 By Admin

Who knew a touch could do so much? It can, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). According to WHO, more than 150,000 newborns die every year across China. This […]

End of 1-child policy not game-changer

November 7, 2015 By Admin

By Christopher Bodeen and Paul Traynor Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Everyone should have the chance to have more than one child, say Chinese parents who welcome the government’s loosening […]

Scott Oki sold golf course to Chinese investors

November 5, 2015 By Admin

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Chinese investment has transformed the skyline of Seattle, Bellevue, Renton, and Tukwila from old warehouses, churches, and abandoned lands to five-star hotels, mega office […]

Taiwan, Chinese presidents to meet for first time since 1949

November 5, 2015 By Admin

By Christopher Bodeen and Ralph Jennings BEIJING (AP) — The presidents of China and Taiwan will meet this weekend for the first time since civil war divided their lands 66 […]

EDITORIAL: I do, I do. — Take on two husbands?

November 5, 2015 By Admin

The era of China’s one-child policy, recently rescinded, has inevitably had its effects. The gender balance has been skewed. The ratio of men to women is out of porportion in […]