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The Korean community reflects on U.S.-N. Korea Summit

June 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On June 12, President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un of People’s Republic of Korea will meet face to face in Singapore. What can you expect happening after such a historic meeting? What’s going on behind the scenes?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, Moon Jae-in, VOL 37 NO 24 | JUNE 9 – JUNE 15

Trump-Kim summit: After initial cancellation, it is back on

June 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sophia Stephens NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY On May 24, President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled the June 12 North Korea and United States summit in Singapore via a letter addressed to His Excellency Kim Jong Un, a move that has been largely condemned by the international community as a continuation of Trump’s bizarre approach to foreign […]

Filed Under: Community News, Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, VOL 37 NO 24 | JUNE 9 – JUNE 15

In S. Korea, a town of Kims — and an unusual shared history

December 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jim Kim Associated Press NONSAN, South Korea (AP) — Many of his students are Kims. So are his fellow teachers, an elementary school alumnus and the owners of restaurants and pubs that he patronizes in his small farming village. Lots of Kims in his neighborhood, too. Such is everyday life for Kim Sun Won, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Associated Press, Gwangsan Kim, Hwang Hui, Joseon Dynasty, Kim Jang-saeng, Kim Jin Woo, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Sun Won, Korean Peninsula, NONSAN, North Korean, South Korean, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Yun Hoon Duk, japan, poverty

Kim Young-sam, former president of South Korea, dies

November 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service By Hyung-jin Kim SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Kim Young-sam, who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, died Nov. 22. He was 87. The chief of Seoul National University Hospital, Oh Byung-Hee, announced Kim’s death […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Chun Doo-hwan, Former President Kim Young-sam, Geoge Island, International Monetary Fund, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korean War, Koreas South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, North Korean, President Park Chung-hee, Roh Tae-woo, Seoul National University Hospital, South Koreans, Syngman Rhee, United States, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4

Rival Koreas restart talks, pull back from brink — for now

August 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge and Foster Klug Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — For the moment, North and South Korea have pulled back from the brink and on Sunday resumed a second round of talks that temporarily pushed aside vows of imminent war on the peninsula. The first round of marathon talks on Aug. 22 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Defense Ministry, Foster Klug, Hwang Pyong So, Kim Jong-un, Kim Kwan-jin, Kim Yang Gon, Korean People, Korean War, Min Kyung-wook, North Korean, PYONGYANG, Rival Koreas, South Korean, Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4, Workers Party

Holiday in socialist fairyland? North Korea woos tourists

June 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — If you’re still looking for somewhere exotic to go this summer and don’t mind a vacation that comes with a heavy dose of socialist propaganda and leader worship, North Korea says it’s just the place for you. Fresh off a drastic, half-year ban that closed […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Associated Press, China, Kim Jong-un, Kim Sang Hak, Kim Yong Il, North Koreans, PYONGYANG, Russia, South Koreans, Southeast Asia, State Department, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

North Korea says it test-fires anti-ship cruise missile

February 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday that it has test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile, a move experts in Seoul viewed as an attempt to raise tensions ahead of joint military drills between the United States and South Korea.<!–more–> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on-site to observe […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, East Sea, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, North Korean, Rodong Sinmun, Russia, SEOUL, South Korea, United States, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, Yang Moo-jin, Yang Uk

“Fresh Off the Boat” — New sitcom offers Asian American perspective

February 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly On Wednesday, Feb. 4, ABC aired two episodes of “Fresh Off the Boat,” a new family sitcom based on Taiwanese chef and food personality Eddie Huang’s autobiography of the same name. Set in Florida during the 90s, the show explores Huang’s childhood as his family navigates the cultural challenges […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, ABC, African American, Anglo Americans, Asian Americans, Chinese Learning Center, Constance Wu, Eddie Huang, Huang Yang, Hudson Yang, Kim Jong-un, Mama Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Taiwanese-accented English, Tiger Mom, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, margaret cho

South Korea deports American over positive N. Korea comments

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Korean-American woman accused of praising rival North Korea in a recent lecture was deported from South Korea on Saturday, in the latest in a series of cases that critics say infringe on the country’s freedom of speech.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Culture Ministry, Farhan Haq, Kim Du-yeol, Kim Jong-un, National Security Law, North Korean-style, North Koreans, President Park Geun-hye, SEOUL, Shin Eun-mi, South Korean, State Department, United Nations, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

EDITORIAL: North Korea is all over the news — Or maybe not…

January 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There were no stories about the controversial Sony hack from the Associated Press (AP) Pyongyang bureau in North Korea. You can refer to page 5 and the last three issues for background information if you have been hiding from mass media.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, 2015, AP, KCNA, Kenneth Bae, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16, censorship

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