G. De Castro is the new Director of Aging and Adult Services at Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS). He has been with ACRS since 2011, serving the Asian American […]
Naoko Morisawa artwork at Edmonds library
A selection of artist Naoko Morisawa’s wood mosaic collages is available for public viewing at the Edmonds Library through March 15. Morisawa’s work is a contemporary update of traditional Japanese […]
Sen. Cantwell meets with Japanese Prime Minister
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Feb. 10 to discuss strengthening the Japanese-American economic relationship. Cantwell expressed that the two countries would continue their […]
Vincent Yao, Director General of Seattle’s Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
Vincent Yao has been appointed the Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle. As Director General, Yao works on broadening and deepening Taiwan’s diversified relations with […]
Microsoft Asia Spring Festival
The 17th annual Microsoft Asian Spring Festival was held on Jan. 21 at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond. Hosted by the Chinese Microsoft Employee Network (CHIME), the celebration is […]
Buddhist monk arrested in Myanmar with 4 million meth pills
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Buddhist monk has been arrested in Myanmar after authorities found more than 4 million methamphetamine pills in his car and in his monastery, police said. […]
Tour bus flips over on Taiwan highway, killing 32 people
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A bus carrying Taiwanese tourists on a trip to view cherry blossoms flipped over on an expressway ramp in Taiwan’s capital on Feb. 13, killing 32 […]
Malaysia official: N.Korea leader’s brother slain at airport
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was assassinated at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, telling medical workers […]
Beverly Hills man pleads guilty in student immigration scam
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Beverly Hills man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently enrolling hundreds of foreigners as students in his vocational schools so they could stay in the U.S. […]
NYC man pleads guilty to smuggling exotic turtles
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has pleaded guilty to smuggling endangered turtles to and from Hong Kong by stashing them in socks or boxes labeled as […]