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Sung Kim confirmed as ambassador to South Korea

October 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the first Korean American to become U.S. ambassador to South Korea. Career diplomat Sung Kim previously served as special […]

Japan’s aging air force plans major overhaul

October 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — Warplanes bearing the bright red Rising Sun logo roared overhead on Sunday, Oct. 16, as Japan […]

Cards from China offer thanks to WWII veterans

October 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lindsay Wise THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — The postcard arrived in Ed Denzler’s mailbox in Pearland last month, a mystery from his past nestled among the routine […]

New program aimed at slowing U.S.’s brain drain

October 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Some believe the United States isn’t gaining enough brains to stay competitive. In the United States, the H1B visa allowed U.S. employers to temporarily […]

California governor Brown signs ban on shark fin trade

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Judy Lin The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday, Oct. 7, that he signed a bill banning the sale, trade, and possession of shark fins […]

Booming Asian art market showing signs of stalling

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kelvin Chan The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An uneven set of results from Sotheby’s autumn Hong Kong sales that wrapped up Thursday indicates that the surging Asian […]

U.S. farmers have high hopes for breaking into China’s rice market

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nomaan Merchant The Associated Press ALICIA, Ark. (AP) — After years of effort, U.S. farmers believe they are close to getting permission to sell rice in China, a potentially […]

Obama defends Solyndra loan, says U.S. solar competitive with China

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday, Oct. 6, that the government should continue to give loan guarantees to help clean energy companies […]

Senate passes resolution addressing Chinese exclusion laws

October 14, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Senate Resolution (SR) 201, which addresses the discriminatory laws against the Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, was recently passed by unanimous consent. The resolution expresses […]

BLOG: Don’t know why Locke is in China? So embarrassing! Or is it?

October 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng “Why is Gov. Gary Locke going to China?” asked an editor of a small town newspaper located close to Mt. Rainier, at the Washington National Publishers Association’s convention held […]