President Joe Biden announced on July 2 that he is appointing Chantale Yokmin Wong to be the ambassador-level position of U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank, a financial institution […]
Indian American Abhimanyu Mishra is the youngest chess grandmaster ever
Abhimanyu Mishra, 12 years and 4 months old, has become the youngest chess grandmaster ever, breaking a record that Sergey Karjakin held for 19 years by three months. Karjakin was […]
Debut author Arnée Flores
Arnée Flores of Seattle released her first ever book, “The Firebird Song,” last month. The story is a fantasy set in the kingdom of Lyrica, featuring Prewitt and the lost […]
Biden names Kumar, Sung in fifth round of judicial nominees
President Joe Biden nominated Indian American circuit court chief judge Shalina D. Kumar as a federal judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, the White House announced on June 30. […]
CID library branch reopening
The Seattle Public Library (SPL)’s International District / Chinatown branch will reopen on July 11 but they will have limited hours. SPL said it will be open on Sundays between […]
Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station
BEIJING (AP) — Two astronauts made the first spacewalk outside China’s new orbital station on July 4 to set up cameras and other equipment using a 50-foot-long robotic arm. Liu […]
Pandemic tourism: Thailand launches Phuket ‘sandbox’ plan
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — Thailand embarked on an ambitious but risky plan on July 1 that it hopes will breathe new life […]
Washington state COVID news, updates, resources and services
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine The vaccine is authorized for emergency use in persons aged 12 years and older. This is a two-dose vaccine, given 21 days apart. You will not be […]
12 people charged in connection with drug trafficking ring
SEATTLE — Twelve people, including Viet Phi Nguyen, 34, of Seattle, are in custody following a second round of arrests in an investigation involving armed drug trafficking, announced Acting U.S. […]
Africatown counts on city to help it acquire Keiro
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly The CEO of Africatown said his group was going to acquire Keiro, but it’s not clear what the details are. “Africatown Community Land Trust […]