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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 – January 30

Shooting stars — Famous goats of the last century

February 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sun Lee Chang Northwest Asian Weekly Each of the twelve animals in the Chinese Zodiac has certain qualities for which they are known. From the strength and stubbornness of an Ox to the crafty nature of those born in the Year of the Rat, those born in the Year of the Goat (also called […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Bill Gates Born, Bills Gates, China, Chinese Zodiac, Crouching Tiger, Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi, Hidden Dragon, Hong Kong, Ken Takakura Born, Li Keqiang, Lunar New Year 2015, Pearl Sinn Korea American, San Mao Born, Steve Jobs Born, Taiwan, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, Xianfeng Emperor, Xu Fan Born, Zhang Ziyi Born

Li to compete in Miss Chinese International Pageant

January 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Leah Li will be representing Seattle at the 2015 Miss Chinese International Pageant. She will be among 18 representatives of other cities competing. The pageant will be taking place January 25 in Hong Kong. According to Li, after being in Hong Kong for six days, all contestants  have been “working really crazy hours to make […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Hong Kong, Leah Li, Miss Chinese International Pageant, Seattle, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30

Wang appointed CEO

January 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Programming boot camp Coding Dojo today announces 29-year-old former tech startup executive Richard Wang as CEO and a move to larger campuses in Bellevue, WA and San Jose, CA. Founded in 2010, Coding Dojo plans to open new dojos in Southern California and the Philippines in Q1 and Q2 of 2015. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, CEO, Coding Dojo, Philippines, Richard Wang, San Jose, Southern California, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30

Robes at the Wing Luke

January 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The Wing Luke Museum will be exhibiting a collection of the Qing Dynasty Robes. The robes were donated by the Young family. Al Young and sister Connie Yu, keynote speaker, were in attendance at the opening. The robes will be on display until March 29. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Al Young, Beth Takekawa, Connie Yu, Qing Dynasty Robes, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, Wing Luke Executive Director

MarketShare providing opportunities

January 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  MarketShare is a Seattle non-profit with a mission to cultivate mobile food businesses from immigrant and refugee communities. The organization has selected two amateur cooks to take part in their inaugural MarketShare Fellowship program, the aim of which is to transform them into professional operators of small food businesses.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, CEO, Hsiao Chi, Jake Jones, Jenn Chen, Leigh Momii, Philip Deng, Seattle, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30

Consul General of India visits Seattle

January 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The Washington State and India Trade Relations Action Committee took part in a luncheon

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Ambassador Ashok, Ambassador Venkatesan Ashok, Consul General, Debadutta Dash Co-chair, Habib Co-chair, India, San Francisco, Seattle, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, WASITRAC, Washington State

Vietnamese leader says banning social media sites impossible

January 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s prime minister said Thursday that it is impossible to ban social media such as Facebook so authorities in the communist nation instead should provide correct information to inform public opinion.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, 2016, Asia, HANOI, LINE, New York-based Human Rights Watch, Nguyen Tan Dung, Phil Robertson, Takorn Tantasith, Thailand, Thanh Nien, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, Young People, social media

Indonesia executes 6 drug convicts, including 5 foreigners

January 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Niniek Karmini Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia executed by firing squad five foreigners and an Indonesian woman convicted on drug trafficking charges despite appeals to spare them, with the government defending the action as necessary to combat the rising drug trade.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Amnesty International, Ang Kiem Soe, Associated Press, Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo, Attorney General Office, Brazilian Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, Brazilian Moreira, Central Java, Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders, Indonesian Rani Andriani, Malawi Daniel Enemuo, Namaona Denis, Nigeria, Rodrigo Muxfeldt Gularte, Southeast Asia, Tony Spontana, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30

China says new air routes needed to ease its flight delays

January 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) — New commercial flight routes off China’s southeast coast are intended to ease chronic flight delays, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday, without commenting on Taiwan’s concerns they could affect flight safety in its airspace.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Beijing, Central News Agency, China, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Hong Lei, Pearl River Delta, Taiwan Strait, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30

Philippine crowd building for papal Mass

January 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nicole Winfield and Teresa Cerojano AP Wire Service MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos filled Manila’s main park for Pope Francis’ final Mass on Sunday, braving a steady rain to hear the pontiff’s message of hope for the Southeast Asian country’s most downtrodden and destitute.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Glyzelle Palomar, Jesus Francis Mass, MANILA, Philippines, Pope Francis, Rizal Park, Rosalinda Kho, Santo Nino, Southeast Asian, TV, Teresa Cerojano, Typhoon Haiyan, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30

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