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US envoy to seek Bae’s release

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By Matthew Pennington and Matthew Lee The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — A senior U.S. envoy will travel to North Korea this week to seek the release of an American […]

COMMENTARY: Tiphares vs Elysium — Welcome to the Age of Appropriation

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By Andrew Lam New America Media Many years ago, before the age of cyperspace, I found a Japanese manga series at a specialty bookstore in San Francisco. Created by Yukito […]

Donald Hellmann — 2013 Visionary Award Recipient

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This October, the Northwest Asian Weekly presents the Visionary Awards Gala, an event honoring visionaries in the APA community. By Imana Gunawan Northwest Asian Weekly Donald Hellmann was a fresh-faced […]

Caroline Kennedy nominated as ambassador to Japan

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By Nedra Pickler and Bradley Klapper The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama announced July 24 he is nominating former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador […]

COMMENTARY: Big Mac won’t satisfy Vietnamese desire for human rights

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By Andrew Lam New America Media Vietnam specializes in irony. Its president, Truong Tan Sang, is due to visited the White House recently, where he was expected to request a […]

Japan’s ruling bloc wins upper house elections

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By Malcolm Foster The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition won a comfortable majority in the upper house of parliament in elections July 21, […]

Japan set to restart reactors after nuclear crisis

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By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan is moving a step closer to restarting nuclear reactors as utilities are set to ask for safety inspections at […]

Nominee: US opposes China bullying in China sea

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By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The nominee to become the top U.S. diplomat in East Asia delivered pointed comments about China in his confirmation hearing […]

Doubts loom over competitiveness of Asia teams in World Cup

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By John Duerden The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The confetti has been swept away, the hangovers from the street parties have been slept off, and now that […]