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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 – JANUARY 15

Tick-Tock: The Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stephen Wade and Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tick-Tock-Tick. The countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 200 days to go on Jan. 4. Tick-Tock-Tick. Also on Jan. 4, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would consider calling a state of emergency as new coronavirus cases surge to record […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to move archives

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington, Oregon, more than two dozen Native American and Alaska Native tribes and cultural groups from the Northwest are suing the federal government to stop the sale of the National Archives building in Seattle, a plan that would force the relocation of millions of invaluable historical records […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

China’s Zhong Shanshan becomes Asia’s richest person

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Zhong Shanshan rose to become Asia’s richest man with a worth of nearly $77.8 billion on Dec. 31. According to Bloomberg, Zhong, 66, a bottled water and vaccine tycoon, is the 11th richest person on the planet. “It’s one of the fastest accumulations of wealth in history,” said the report as Zhong’s businesses surged from […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

NYSE withdraws plans to delist 3 Chinese phone carriers

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — The New York Stock Exchange has withdrawn plans to delist shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers. The shares were to be removed under an order from President Donald Trump, a move Beijing had warned might lead to retaliation. The exchange cited “further consultation’’ with regulators […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Highlights, Significant Moments of 2020

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Filed Under: Community News, Feature stories, Pictorials Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Help with electric, utility bills

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Eligible households can enroll in the City of Seattle’s Utility Discount Program (UDP), which offers a 60% discount on Seattle City Light bills and a 50% discount on Seattle Public Utilities bills.

Filed Under: Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Strickland announces diverse staff — Made history wearing traditional Korean clothing at swearing-in

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland—who became one of the first three Korean American women elected to Congress last year, as well as the first Black representative from Washington state—wore a traditional Korean hanbok as she took the oath of office on Jan. 3. Strickland shared a photo from the ceremony in a tweet, writing, “As a […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

BLOG: The best and worst of 2020

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The year 2020 will be remembered for more than just the pandemic. How about recognition for the players in a year of contradiction and conflict, drama and anti-climaxes, the highs and lows during COVID? This helps us to understand the dynamics involved in 2020. It’s also a good way […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

Crossing to safety: Imei Hsu offers reassurance about the vaccine

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Cleaning out a relative’s house recently, Imei Hsu found a portrait of her grandfather. A Nationalist general, he is bedecked with medals.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

EDITORIAL: Black doctor, top executive resigns, citing racism at Seattle Children’s

January 7, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

You’ve likely heard about the recent resignation of Dr. Ben Danielson from Seattle Children’s and the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC) over ongoing racist and discrim­i­na­tory practices at Seattle Children’s. Danielson, who has earned widespread admira­tion and respect for advocating for and serving children of color and those living in low-income families, told Crosscut he […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 2 | JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15

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