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Swiss hostage escapes from Filipino extremists

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Swiss hostage made a dramatic escape Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists when he hacked a rebel commander and then got shot as he dashed to freedom amid a military bombardment, ending more than two years of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Abu Sayyaf, Associated Press, Berlin, Chinese, Ewold Horn, Filipino, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, MANILA, Malaysia, Oliver Teves, Roman Catholic Philippines, Rustico Guerrero, Tawi Tawi, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Myanmar-Rohingya Trafficking — Myanmar profits off Rohingya exodus

November 16, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman and Esther Htusan Associated Press MYIN HLUT, Myanmar (AP) — The small wooden boats leave the shores of western Myanmar nearly every day, overloaded with desperate Rohingya Muslims who are part of one the largest boat exoduses in Asia since the Vietnam War.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Arakan Project, Asia, Associated Press, Bangladesh, Chris Lewa, Fortify Rights, Malaysia, Matthew Smith, Myanmar, Myin Hlut, President Barack Obama, President Thein Sein, Thailand, Vietnam War, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21, Win Myaing

Philippine militants free 2 kidnapped Germans

October 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Oliver Teves Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two Germans freed after being held for six months in the southern Philippines by a militant group that threatened to behead one of them if ransom was not paid were flown to Manila on Saturday under the care of their embassy, a Philippine military spokesman said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Abu Rami, Abu Sayyaf, Associated Press, Berlin, Borneo Island, DXRZ, Domingo Tutaan, Filipino, German Embassy, Herminio Coloma, Malaysia, Muslim Sulu, Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Philippines, Syria, Vol 33 No 44 | October 25 - October 31, Zamboanga City

VOICES FROM THE YOUTH: An argument for returning to the country of your birth

September 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Julie Tolmie SYLP On a hot, smoggy morning last December, I stepped off of a plane and onto Vietnamese soil. My family and I had just arrived in Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City, after a bumpy flight down from Japan and another one before that from Seattle. In total, we had flown over […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2014, Ho Chi Minh City, Malaysia, Northern Vietnamese, SYLP, Seattle, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12, culture, japan, language

Filipino protesters denounce China’s “bullying”

August 2, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) —  About 100 Filipinos carrying mock missiles marched Thursday to the Chinese consulate in Manila to protest China’s actions in asserting its territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Beijing, Brunei, Chinese, Filipino, Malaysia, National Security Adviser Roilo Golez, Philippines, South China Sea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Vol 33 No 32 | August 2 - August 8

As Vietnam’s women go abroad, dads tend the home

July 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mike Ives The Associated Press VU HOI, Vietnam (AP) — When his wife moved to Taiwan nine years ago to work as a maid — earning far more than she could in the rice paddies of this northern Vietnamese hamlet — Pham Duc Viet took over the household chores and raised their two children […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2014, Indonesia, Lan Anh Hoang, Malaysia, Nguyen Ngoc Quynh, Pham Duc Viet, Pham Ngoc Thuy, Pham Thi Lien, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tran Xuan Cuong, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1, Vu Duc Hang, Vu Hoi, Vu Tien, lebanon

Both rivals claim victory in Indonesian election

July 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Niniek Karmini Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – The rival candidates in Indonesia’s presidential election each claimed victory Wednesday, raising uncertainty about the political and legal landscape in a nation that made the transition from dictatorship to democracy less than two decades ago.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Ali Kotarumalos, Associated Press, Great Indonesia Movement Party, Hamdi Muluk, Hatta Rajasa, JAKARTA, Joko Widodo, Malaysia, Margie Mason, Natalia Soebagjo, New Order, Outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Outgoing President Yudhoyono, Prabowo Subianto, Transparency International, Vol 33 No 29 | July 12 - July 18

After risking storms & pirates, sea workers find respite on Elliott Bay

June 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly After months at sea, walking on land is not a simple thing, but a local nonprofit is helping sea workers adjust and reconnect with loved ones during their stopovers in Seattle.

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2014, China, Duwamish River, Elliott Bay, Filipino, India, Indonesia, Ken Hawkins, Malaysia, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, Port of Seattle, SIM, Seattle Seafarers Center, Thomas Kuk, Vol 33 No 25 | June 14 - June 20, West Seattle Bridge, language

Vietnam allows anti-China protest over oil rig in Paracel Islands

May 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Brummitt Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnam allowed several hundred demonstrators to stage a noisy rally outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi on May 11 against Beijing’s deployment of an oil rig in the contested South China Sea that has triggered a tense standoff and raised fears of confrontation.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, ASEAN, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese Embassy, Chinese Foreign Ministry, HANOI, Ho Chi Minh City, Hua Chunying, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nguyen Xuan Hien, South China Sea, South Sea, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 21 | May 17 - May 23

PICTORIAL: Obama bounces around Asia

May 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Obama launched his trip to Asia from Oso, Wash., where he visited the March 22 landslide victims’ families, friends, and rescue workers. From there, he began a week-long trip to four Asian countries.

Filed Under: National News, World News, Pictorials Tagged With: 2014, Akasaka Palace, Blue House, Emperor Akihito, Fort Bonafacio, Imperial Palace, Istana Negara, Korea, Kuala Lumpur, Malacanang Palace, Malaysia, Manila American Cemetery, Meiji Shrine, National War Memorial, Philippines, President Aquino, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Tokyo, Vol 33 No 19 | May 3 - May 9

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