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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 – March 7

Pricey foot-long is top dog

March 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

History was made Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Fremont Market when Tokyo Dog sold the world’s most expensive hot dog for a whopping $169. Co-owner Eugene Woo said he would send the paperwork to Guinness World Records, where the feat will be documented for all of posterity.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, American Red Cross, Bearett Preston, Co-owner Eugene Woo, Guinness World Records, Rocky Yeh, Samson Kwong, Seattle, Tokyo Dog, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7

Andreen keynotes business women’s symposium

March 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 20, the Women in Business Leadership Initiative (WIBLI) held its “Kickoff Symposium” at the Hyatt Olive. The event drew 150 women. It was was organized and hosted by Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, CEO, Chinese American Scilla Andreen, Governor Chris Gregoire, Hyatt Olive, Kickoff Symposium, Seattle, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7

Smith celebrates diversity

March 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Taste of the 9th” celebrated the diverse cultures of 9th Congressional District with Congressman Adam Smith on Jan. 22 at the Mount Baker Community Club. Ninety people attended the event, including leaders from the Hispanic, Asian, and African American communities.  Entertainment included a performance by the Lieu Quan Lion Dance Team.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, African American, Congressional District, Congressman Adam Smith, Eli Lilly, House Armed Services Committee, Lieu Quan Lion Dance Team, Mercer Island, Mount Baker Community Club, Nate Miles, Rainier Valley, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7

Vietnamese New Year celebrated with mayor

March 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mayor Murray attended the 2014 Vietnamese New Year Celebration at the Jumbo Seafood Restaurant in Seattle, hosted by the Vietnamese American Community of Washington State on Feb. 15.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Mayor Murray, Seattle, Vietnamese New Year, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, Washington State

Asians got talent at the UW

March 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Hip-hoppers Srira-Cha-Cha took first place in the 26th annual University of Washington Asian Student Commission talent show on Feb. 21, in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 750 people in Kane Hall. The talent show was started in 1989 to showcase the many talents, cultures, and interests of the Asian and Asian American community at […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Asian American, Kane Hall, UW, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7

Boeing delivers 777-300ER

March 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

China Southern Airlines took delivery of its first of 10 777-300ER jetliners in a celebration and ribbon-cutting at Everett on Feb. 25. The airline said it plans to use its first 777-300ER to add a route from Guangzhou to the U.S. East Coast.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, China Southern Airlines, Commercial Airplanes, Dong Suguang, East Coast, GE, Ihssane Mounir, Northeast Asia, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, Xiang Weiming, Zhang Zifang

Chinese students lead police on high-speed chase in LA

March 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam OC Weekly Three University of California Irvine international students from China led California Highway Patrol on a wild ride around Los Angeles on the night of Feb. 20 during a pursuit that, according to CHP, broke 120 miles an hour and lasted about 40 minutes.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, BMW, CHP, California Highway Patrol, China, Chinese, ESL, Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh, Laura Rico, Los Angeles, Pacific Coast Highway, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, Yuan Zhou, attention

Kim pleads guilty of leaking to Fox News

March 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Former senior adviser Stephen Kim agreed to a 13-month sentence in the case stemming from a report on North Korea’s military that he leaked to Fox News. By Frederic J. Frommera By Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. State Department expert on North Korea pleaded guilty Feb. 7 to passing classified information to a journalist. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, FBI, Fox News, James Rosen, Justice Department, Korean Peninsula, Korean War, North Korea, President Barack Obama, Security Council, State Department, Stephen Kim, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, poverty

Honda taps woman for board, promotes foreigner — Child care, housework are typical obstacles for corporate women

March 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press TOKYO (AP) – Honda appointed a woman to its board for the first time and gave a major promotion to a foreigner in signs the automaker wants to change perceptions of a hidebound corporate culture.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, American Mark Hogan, Among Japanese, Asako Hoshino, Associated Press, Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, Despite Abe, General Motors Co, Hideko Kunii, Honda Motor Co, Honda South America, Issao Mizoguchi, Nissan Motor Co, Ricoh Co, San Jose University, Soichiro Honda, South American, United States, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7

No release for three of Rajiv Gandhi’s killers

March 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ashok Sharma Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) – India’s top court on Thursday stopped the Tamil Nadu state government from releasing three of the seven prisoners serving life sentences for the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, a lawyer said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Congress Party, India, Indira Gandhi, Jayaram Jayalalitha, Mohan Parasaran, Muthuvel Karunanidhi, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Rakesh Dwivedi, Sonia Gandhi, Sri Lanka, Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7

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