By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJNG (AP) — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he sees “no reason for any immediate concern” about tensions on the Korean Peninsula […]
McDonald’s to close 169 outlets in India in franchise battle
NEW DELHI (AP) —McDonald’s India has announced it will close nearly 170 McDonald’s outlets in northern and eastern India after the American fast food giant decided to terminate a franchise […]
U.S. to limit visas from 4 nations that won’t take deportees
By Matthew Lee and Jill Colvin Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to impose visa restrictions on four Asian and African nations refusing to take back […]
Woman sentenced for beating, starving nanny from China
WOODBURY, Minn. (AP) — A woman accused of beating and starving a woman she brought from China to work as a nanny in Minnesota will be deported after she spends […]
103-year-old woman from Cambodia becomes U.S. citizen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 103-year-old Cambodian woman who survived starvation, suffering and war in her native land beamed and waved a tiny American flag on Aug. 22 as she […]
Judge KO’s class-action case from Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in California knocked out a class-action lawsuit on Aug. 25 that had been filed on behalf of fight […]
PeaceTrees Vietnam co-founder Cheney dies
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The founding board member of PeaceTrees Vietnam died on Aug. 14. Rae Cheney was 97 years old. For 22 years, Cheney dedicated her life to […]
Skrein exits ‘Hellboy’ after whitewash backlash
Associated Press Actor Ed Skrein has given up up his role in the new “Hellboy” reboot after complaints of “whitewashing” due to the fact that the character he would portray […]
API activist Emma Catague joins Police Commission
By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A vigilant member of the community for years, assisting Asian Pacific Islander (API) victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, has been […]
Tinder swipes no on Asians?
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Tinder has come under fire over a Hong Kong login video that shows a white woman swiping right on all the men who show up […]