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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 – April 17

Disaster expo shows innovations in thriving Japan industry

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elaine Kurtenbach AP Business Writer SENDAI, Japan (AP) — Mankind is powerless to prevent calamities such as typhoons and earthquakes, but in Japan where the devastating 2011 tsunami still looms large, there’s a flourishing industry in devising ways to cope with catastrophe. Some of the products on display at an exhibition on the sidelines […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Fujiwara Industry Co, Icomes Lab Co, Japan Bosai Platform Bureau, LED, Masayoshi Nakamura, Medical Engineering Laboratory, Nippon Steel Sumitomo Metal Products Co, Opticure Splint, Pioneer Seiko Co, SENDAI, Shimizu Corp, Soldier Kazuma Kita, Takashi Torano, Transport Ministry, United Nations, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17, World Bank

Filipino devotees nailed to crosses in Good Friday rites

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Joeal Calupitan Associated Press SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Screaming in pain, Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to wooden crosses to mimic the suffering of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation. Church leaders have spoken against the annual practice mixing Catholic devotion with folk belief, but it continues […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Associated Press, Councilor Harvey Quiwa, Filipino, Good Friday, Jesus Christ, Marvin Tao, Painter Ruben Enaje, Philippines, Roman Catholic, San Pedro Cutud, Teresa Cerojano, Tracy Sengillo, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17

Fast-growing Asian aviation confronts safety challenges

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kelvin Chan Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — For Asia’s aviation industry, the growing pains have just begun. A year of disasters, the disappearance of Flight 370 and financial turbulence highlight the challenges confronting the world’s biggest air travel market, where governments, regulators and airlines are struggling to keep up after a decade of […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Desmond Ross, Endau Analytics, European Union, Fast-growing Asian, IATA, ICAO, Including Flight, Indonesia, International Air Transport Association, International Civil Aviation Organization, Lion Air, Pacific Aviation Safety Office, Shukor Yusof, Thailand, Ukraine, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17

Indian minister complains of camera peeping in changing room

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mayabhusan Navenkar Associated Press PANAJI, India (AP) — Indian police on Friday investigated a federal government minister’s complaint that a niche boutique in the southwestern resort of Goa had a closed-circuit TV looking into a changing room where she was trying out clothes. Police officer Nilesh Rane said Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Bharatiya Janta Party, Durgadas Kamat, India, Michael Lobo, PANAJI, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17

Indonesian court rejects appeal by Australian drug smugglers

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court on Monday rejected appeals by two Australian drug traffickers who challenged President Joko Widodo’s decision to refuse them clemency and spare their lives. The complaints by Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan were tried separately with the same three-judge panel at the Jakarta High Administrative Court, which agreed with […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Brazil, Constitutional Court, Filipino Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Jakarta High Administrative Court, Leonard Arpan Aritonang, Netherlands, President Joko Widodo, Supreme Court, Ujang Abdullah, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17

Canada police: 7 arrested in massive Asian prostitution ring

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MONTREAL (AP) — Seven members of an Asia-based organized crime syndicate have been arrested for exploiting more than 500 women mostly from China and Korea in a prostitution ring that spanned Canada, authorities said Thursday. The ring operated in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, authorities said after a year-long investigation. Two […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Anyang Cui, Canada, China, Daegun Chun, Jeonghwan Seo, Kai Chen, Korea, Le Yu, Nan Wu, Police Constable Erique Gasse, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17, Yong Li

Women’s group gets North Korea support to walk across DMZ

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cara Anna Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea has decided to support a proposed walk across the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas by prominent women including Gloria Steinem, and organizers say they hope South Korea will give its approval as well. Co-organizer Christine Ahn told The Associated Press that North Korea […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Ambassador Bill Richardson, Associated Press, Co-organizer Christine Ahn, DMZ, Gloria Steinem, Kim Song, Korean Russians, Leymah Gbowee, Liberia, Mairead Maguire, New Zealanders, Nobel Peace, North Korean, Northern Ireland, President Barack Obama, South Korean, Unification Ministry, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17

Vietnam meets demands to end strike in Nike, Adidas factory

April 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tran Van Minh Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Workers at a major Vietnamese footwear factory for Nike and Adidas ended a weeklong strike last Thursday after the government agreed to their demands on retirement payouts. The stoppage by thousands of workers at the Taiwanese-owned Pou Yuen factory in southern Ho Chi Minh City […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Dang Ngoc Tung, HANOI, Ho Chi Minh City, Labor Ministry, National Assembly, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Taiwanese-owned Pou Yuen, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17

The streetcar gets a test run

April 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Mayor Ed Murray tested out the first of the new First Hill streetcars Friday, March 27.  The baby-blue street car was tested on the Jackson route in the International District. Mayor Murray and news media were invited to get on board. The project cost $134 million. There are currently 30 electrician and machinists Pacifica […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Capitol Hill, Czech Republic, First Hill, ID, International District, Klondike Gold Rush, Little Saigon, Mayor Ed Murray, Mayor Murray, Pacifica Marine Seattle, Pioneer Square, South Lake Union, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17

Sakura-con 2015: Costumes everywhere

April 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Over 20,000 individuals from around the world swarmed the 18th annual Sakuracon in spectacular costumes on April 3 to 5 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Many cosplayers slaved away for hours sewing and assembling to make sure their costumes were perfect. This convention consisted of Anime theaters, gaming, cosplay, cultural panels, dances, concerts, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asia Northwest Cultural Education Association, Double Tree Inn, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Tukwila Washington, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17, Washington State Convention Center

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