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Filipino Miss Universe winner says next dream is to be a Bond girl

January 30, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The reigning Miss Universe has her eyes set on her next big dream: being a Bond girl. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach returned home to the Philippines for the first time since her crowning — and that awkward moment when host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced Miss Colombia as the winner instead of her. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, AIDS, Filipino Miss Universe, HIV, James Bond, Las Vegas, MANILA, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo, Miss Philippines, New York, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, Steve Harvey, United States, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, attention

Exterminator convicted in slaying of doctor

May 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An exterminator accused of strangling a pediatrician, who questioned his work and then tying her up with equestrian gear and setting her body on fire, has been convicted of first-degree murder, arson, and related offenses. Dr. Melissa Ketunuti was of Thai descent. Jason Smith, 39, faces a mandatory life term without the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Botswana, HIV, Jason Smith, Melissa Ketunuti, Michael Farrell, Stanford University, Thailand, United States, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29

China activist more determined after lockup

April 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang and Jack Chang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The most prominent of five recently released Chinese feminists feels her dedication to activism has grown only stronger after spending 37 days in detention with interrogators who blew smoke onto her face and insulted her sexual orientation, her girlfriend, and her, her lawyer said. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, AP, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese, Communist Party, Eve Ensler, Feminists Li Tingting, Foreign Ministry, HIV, Hillary Clinton, International Women, Vagina Monologues, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1, Wang Yu, Wei Tingting, attention, social media

Chinese gay dating app grows to 15 million users

December 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Louise Watt and Aritz Parra Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — By day, Ma Baoli was a high-ranking officer in a seaside city police force. By night, he ran a website for gay people to share experiences and on which he spoke under a pseudonym about the pressure he faced as a homosexual.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Andrea Pastorelli, Aritz Parra, Associated Press, Beijing, Blue City, China, Chinese, Geng Le, HIV, His Danlan, IPO, LGBT, Ma Baoli, Silicon Valley, United Nations Development Programme, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12

Women are vital to the Puget Sound area’s outstanding healthcare services

January 30, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Signe Predmore Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle and its surrounding areas are nationally and internationally renowned for top-caliber

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2014, Carolina Lucero, HIV, Karlotta Rosebaugh, Lily Jung Henson, MS, Maria Carlos, Mariko Kita, Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization, Odessa Brown Children, Puget Sound Business Journal, Sarah Patterson, Seattle Children, Seok Bee Lim, United States, Vol 33 No 6 | February 1 - February 7, WOC, Zeineb Mohammed

Genetic mutation in some Southeast Asians may hold key to preventing damage from infection — UW Medicine looking for participants for medical study on inflammation

June 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly A genetic mutation that prevents inflammation present in some Southeast Asians may hold the key to treating a deadly disease, but more research is needed according to researchers at the University of Washington.

Filed Under: Education, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Associate Professor, Australia, DNA, Diane Tomita, Elizabeth Wang, Eoin West, HIV, Laos, Northwest Asian Weekly, Professor West, Southeast Asians, Thailand, Thomas Hawn, United States, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

Myanmar ethnic tensions block aide

November 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Grant Peck The Associated Press BANGKOK, THAILAND (AP) — The European aid group Doctors Without Borders said Monday, Oct. 28 it has been prevented from providing essential medical services because of tensions between Buddhists and Muslims in western Myanmar.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, BANGKOK, Doctors Without Borders, HIV, Joe Belliveau, MSF, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Myanmar, Netherlands, Rakhine Buddhists, Rohingya Muslims, Vol 31 No 46 | November 10 - November 16

China AIDS patients topple gate of gov’t office

September 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gillian Wong The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — About 300 AIDS patients and their relatives tore down the main gate of a government office in central China during a protest Monday over unmet demands for financial assistance.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, AIDS, Associated Press, China, Flora Ji, Gao Yanping, HIV, Protester Li Xia, Vol 31 No 36 | September 1 - September 7

New AIDS-like disease in Asians, not contagious

September 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms, even though they are not infected with HIV.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2012, AIDS, Asia, Carlton Hays Jr, Dennis Maki, HIV, Kim Nguyen, NIH, Sarah Browne, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Vietnam, Vol 31 No 36 | September 1 - September 7

India licenses generic copy of patented Bayer cancer drug

March 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Katy Daigle The Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India effectively ended Bayer’s monopoly on a patented cancer drug last Monday, licensing a much cheaper generic under a unique law aimed at keeping costs affordable. In a decision likely to upset Western pharmaceuticals, the patent office approved Natco Pharma Ltd.’s application to produce the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Bayer Corp, Berlin, European Union, HIV, Health Movement, India, Madineedi Adinarayana, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Natco Pharma Ltd, Patent Act, Supreme Court, Vol 31 No 12 | March 17 - March 23

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