Years ago, Renton folks had to venture to Chinatown/International District for Asian groceries and dim sum. Not anymore. Owned by Faye and Janie Hong
Women struggle with being a size smaller than small
At 4’11” and 90 pounds, Virginia Sjahli is a petite size. Many women envy her size, but Sjahli faces obstacles in shopping for clothes.
Blog: Strangers helping strangers
During his broadcast, NBC anchor Brian Williams wondered how Japanese people located their lost relatives in Japan during the disaster.
U.S. tries to contain damage from ‘Sept. 11 of world diplomacy’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bristling over the unauthorized release of more than a quarter million classified State Department documents, the White House ordered a
China’s microblogs facing new restrictions
By Cara Anna The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Twitter-like microblogs are facing new threats of censorship. The country’s top microblogs either are down for maintenance or now display […]
Vietnam publishes human rights magazine
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam, often criticized by Western governments and international groups for its poor human rights record, has published the first issue of a human rights magazine to […]
Blog: Not many Chinese restaurants know branding
“I am hungry for Judy Fu’s smoked tea duck,” my aunt told me when I invited her for dinner on Mother’s Day. Judy and my aunt became friends after I took her to dinner at the Snappy Dragon restaurant a few times.
NY Times pays damages to Singapore leaders, Times public editor responds
SINGAPORE — Last month, The New York Times Co. apologized and agreed to pay Singapore’s prime minister and his two predecessors approximately 160,000 Singapore dollars ($114,000) for a story that described the city-state’s leaders as an Asian political dynasty.
Blog: The battle between China and Google
When the conflict over censorship between China and Google broke out in January, I asked a Microsoft executive about his thoughts on the issue. He said Google will most likely pull out of China since its Chinese market is minor compared to Google’s global market share.
Chinese media say Google is politicizing dispute
State media lashed out at Google over the weekend with editorials accusing the search giant of helping forces abroad attack China and its laws, while calling efforts to pressure the country over its Internet censorship “ridiculous” …