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Mongolia counts carcasses after harsh winter

June 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

UYANGA, Mongolia (AP) – Before he can fully tend to his dwindling herd, Demberel has to bury the dead cows, goats, and sheep caused by Mongolia’s worst winter

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Akbar Usmani, Genghis Khan, Mongolia, Munkhbat Lhagvasuren, Purev Zagarzusem, UNDP, UYANGA, Ulan Bator, United Nations, Vol 29 No 23 | June 5 - June 11

Medford woman, Hiroshima survivor works for peace

May 6, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — “You would think the four-leaf clover pressed between pages in the old scrapbook was for good luck.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Hideko Tammy Tamura Snider, Hideyuki Tamura, Iran, Japanese Fifth Army, Kimiko Tamura, MEDFORD, New York City, North Korean Peninsula, One Sunny Day, Ota River, Robert Snider, Russia, Studs Terkel, United Nations, United States, Vol 29 No 19 | May 8 - May 14, Wooster College

Haiti aid is a telling test of China-Taiwan relations

January 21, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — One of the world’s trickiest relationships is being tested in devastated Haiti, where China and Taiwan are rushing aid to one of Taipei’s few remaining diplomatic allies. Taiwan even announced that its president would personally deliver earthquake aid later this month.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Beijing, Chen Shui-bian, China Central Television, Davidson College, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Henry Hou, Kan Yi-hua, National Chengchi University, Shi Yinhong, State-run Chinese, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, United Nations, Vol 29 No 4 | January 23 - January 29, Western Hemisphere, Zhu Feng

Indian boy plight mirrors that of millions of kids

November 25, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Each year, 4 million babies die before they are a month old, 150 million children are engaged in child labor, more than 500 million have been affected by violence, and 51 million have fallen so far through the cracks that they have not even had their births registered, according to the United Nations.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Africa, Anjani Tiwari, Himachal Pradesh, India, Jennifer Grant, London, Mayra Avellar, New Delhi, New York, President Barack Obama, Rozanne Chorlton, Somalia, United Nations, United States, Vol 28 No 49 | November 28 - December 4, poverty

Ban Ki-moon receives honorary degree from the UW and is ‘finally a Husky’

November 5, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ban Ki-moon, the eighth United Nations Secretary-General, is a dawg. He’s a University of Washington (UW) Husky, that is. The university awarded him a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Oct. 27 at Meany Hall for the Performing Arts.

Filed Under: Education, Community News Tagged With: 2009, AIDS, Austria, Ban Ki-moon, China Studies, Eumseong County, General Assembly President Han Seung-soo, International Relations, Iraqi High Tribunal, Meany Hall, Middle East, Saddam Hussein, Seoul National University, South Korean President Park Chung-hee, UW, United Nations, Vol 28 No 46 | November 7 - November 13

Commentary: SEDA aims to brings hope to the fight against malnutrition in Laos

September 24, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Look at Meena from a distance and you will see a normal, healthy Lao girl. She is of average height for a 7-year-old girl. But look a little closer and you will notice that her arms and legs, poking out through her oversized second-hand clothes, are painfully thin. Her hair lacks a healthy shine. Her eyes look tired and weary.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2009, 2010, FAO, IQ, Laos, SEDA, United Nations, Vol 28 No 40 | September 26 - October 2, poverty

The North Korean missile threat is serious

September 3, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

About three years ago, North Korea acquired nuclear weapon capabilities. Their attempts to create missiles put the world on edge, but their ability to deliver the weapons is still unknown.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2009, James Hwang, North Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Obama, SYLP, Security Council, South Korea, United Nations, United States, Vol 28 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, attention, japan

Historic hotel spruces up to become mini United Nations

June 18, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For $35 per night, international travelers and students will be able to sleep in one of 320 beds at the American Hotel.
“There will be some opportunity for extended stay lodging,” said Eagle Rock Ventures co-owner Scott Shapiro. “You have all the amenities here and the transit hub with light rail coming in two weeks before we open. It’s pretty perfect for travelers.”

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: American Hotel Building, Eagle Rock Ventures, Hope Place, Hostelling International Seattle, International District, James Tabafunda, LLC, La Serena Holdings, Larry Larson, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, South King Street, TV, Union Station, United Nations, United States

Cambodia war survivors turn to music

April 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Denis D. Gray The Associated Press SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — By the walls of ancient temples, survivors of Cambodia’s killing fields and minefields drop their crutches, put aside their artificial limbs, and blindly grope for their instruments — and then play music.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: Cambodia, Kak Vy, Khieu Sarath, Khmer Rouge, Nov Rey, Phun Ath, Phun Saroeun, United Nations

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