China – Page 29

My Taiwan trip: Food, more food, (and bring bigger luggage) — Delicious, delicious, serendipitous

January 29, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Whenever I relive my recent trip to Taiwan, my mouth starts to salivate, I blush to recall <!–more–>my previous silly assumptions, and then I […]

China says new air routes needed to ease its flight delays

January 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) — New commercial flight routes off China’s southeast coast are intended to ease chronic flight delays, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday, without commenting on Taiwan’s […]

China-savvy tea partyer takes helm of US House panel on Asia

January 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new leader of the House panel overseeing U.S. policy to the Asia-Pacific is a rarity in Congress: a deeply conservative Republican […]

“Chinos” — Recent political reestablishment also reestablishes Chinese Cuban heritage

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cindy Domingo Northwest Asian Weekly What seemed impossible became a reality last month when President

BLOG: Being blunt about race…

January 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng My words were blunt and shocking even to myself when I asked community leaders to contribute to the Asian Weekly’s social justice issue.

China bans private drivers on ride-hailing apps

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Joe McDonald AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China has banned drivers of private cars from offering services through ride-hailing apps, throwing up a new hurdle to Uber Technologies […]

China says 6 attackers killed in latest Xinjiang violence

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police shot and killed six would-be bombers Monday in the latest violence to strike the restive far northwestern region of Xinjiang, a local […]

Key US military command’s Twitter, YouTube sites hacked

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers claiming to work on behalf of Islamic State militants seized control of the Twitter and YouTube sites of the military’s […]

“The Taking of Tiger Mountain”

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Tsui Hark’s latest mega-action film, “The Taking Of Tiger Mountain,” calls, roughly halfway through, for a man to wrestle a tiger. Actually, the tiger […]

COMMENTARY: Jackie Chan’s son sentenced to 6 months prison for pot possession

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Reid Mukai For Northwest Asian Weekly On Friday January 9, Jaycee Chan, son of legendary martial artist Jackie Chan, was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $320 […]