According to the grapevine, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will be confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to China during the week of July 4. He is the first Chinese American […]
James Sun brings new app to big appetites
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Eating out at a discount has become even easier, thanks to cell phone technology. A free premium offer service called Pirq will launch in […]
May 21: YMCA 2011 Global Teens organize Korea Culture Night
At the Dale Turner Family YMCA, participants of YMCA’s Global Teens program organized Korea Culture Night, a fundraiser for the participants’ upcoming trip.
Report: 3 billion more Asians may be affluent by year 2050
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Some 3 billion Asians could rise to affluent status by 2050 if Asia sustains its present growth momentum and avoids
More women in local government in Asia–Pacific region, but figures still low at national levels
According to a 48-page report, “Women’s Representation in Local Government in Asia and the Pacific,” by the United Nations Development Programme
Japanese women fight to keep surnames
TOKYO (AP) — A group of Japanese citizens filed a lawsuit Monday, Feb. 14 challenging a civil law that effectively stops women from keeping their surnames when they marry.
Obama hosts Hu as world powers seek common ground
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is lavishing the grandest of White House welcomes on Chinese President Hu Jintao as the leaders of the
Koreans mark more than 100 years of U.S. migration
NEWARK (AP) — Korean immigrants across the United States celebrated a milestone this month, marking more than 100 years since their predecessors first arrived in America
Communist Laos opens stock market to boost economy
BANGKOK (AP) — Communist Laos opened a modest stock market on Tuesday, Jan. 10, hoping to attract capital to its largest enterprises
Blog: Korean singing contest for non-Koreans
Do you have to be Korean to sing Korean songs? Do you have to speak Korean to sing Korean songs? Do you have to speak Korean to judge those who sing Korean songs?
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