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COMMENTARY: Journey to Freedom — Revisiting the long journey from Vietnam to Camp Murray

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By Tung Vu For Northwest Asian Weekly It is important for members of our Vietnamese community to honor those who served and sacrificed in Vietnam.  We wish to remember them […]

Lee Kuan Yew, founder of modern Singapore, dies at 91

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By Stephen Wright Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Lee Kuan Yew, who founded modern Singapore and was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired for turning the city-state into […]

Bangladesh orders N. Korean diplomat out for smuggling gold

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By Julhas Alam Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s government has ordered a North Korean diplomat to leave the country after discovering $1.4 million of unauthorized gold in his […]

Indonesia executions show hurdles of death penalty diplomacy

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By Kristen Gelineau Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Inside a remote island prison in Indonesia, two Australians facing death by firing squad await word of their fate. To some, they […]

4 large objects detected in AirAsia wreckage hunt

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By Tatan Syuflana Associated Press PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials said Saturday that they were confident wreckage

Obama says North Korea hacked Sony, vows response

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By Eric Tucker and Ted Bridis Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Friday that Sony “made a mistake” in shelving a satirical film about a plot to […]

Clinically funny — “Canasian” Ed Hill’s low anxiety helps with high-stress job

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Ed Hill’s start in comedy was a prerequisite.  <!–more–> Then again, it was probably an elective.  “I took a class when I was in […]