By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Time and again, Chinese American students consistently delivered top academic scores, only to be denied admission to their dream school. Parents […]
Doctor accused of killing family with gas-filled yoga ball
HONG KONG (AP) — An anesthesiologist is on trial in Hong Kong charged with killing his wife and daughter by placing a leaking yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide in […]
Vietnamese court sentences US citizens to 14 years in jail
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A court in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City sentenced two Americans of Vietnamese descent to 14 years in jail on Aug. 22 after finding them guilty […]
Heavily pork-reliant China battling African swine fever
BEIJING (AP) — China, the world’s largest producer of pork, is battling an African swine fever outbreak that could potentially devastate herds. The disease, which only affects pigs and wild […]
Karate school gives back to community
By ANDREW SCOTT Pocono Record EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Students at Pocono Self Defense School in Smithfield Township train like their lives depend on it. Because, in a very […]
Hawaii defeats South Korea 3-0 to win Little League title
By PATRICK BURNS SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — It only took one pitch for Mana Lau Kong to deliver Hawaii its first Little League World Series title in a decade […]
Combined Koreas crew upgrades to gold; Chelimo wins marathon
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A day after a delivering the historic first medal for a combined Koreas team, the women’s dragon boat crew has […]
Measles case in man who traveled to Asia
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY King County public health officials confirmed on Aug. 24 a measles infection in a man who recently traveled to Asia. Before he was diagnosed, the […]
ICHS recognized among nation’s highest performing health centers
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY International Community Health Services (ICHS) announced on Aug. 17 that it is among 1,352 community health centers nationally that have been selected for $125 million […]
LETTERS: Tommy Le Review Board findings
Dear Liz (Rocca, King County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff), Please correct me if I’m mistaken, but after perusing the media outlets and reporters that received the report and findings […]