A fire at the building that houses Harbor City Restaurant on Sept. 1 caused an estimated $125,000 in damage and was ruled “accidental”—caused by a grease fire in the kitchen. Nobody was hurt.
Community reactions towards Bartell closing in Chinatown
Bartell Drugs is closing its location in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) at 4th Avenue South and South Jackson Street.
Former gas station site will become mixed-use building
A developer will build an eight-story, 103,899 square-foot building at 701 South Jackson Street, in the Chinatown-International District (CID), with 202 residential units, according to the prospective purchaser consent decree.
The Layup Drill
Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, we take a look at Jordan Clarkson’s summer, a new team for Jeremy Lin, and a young tennis star finds a partner.
King County moves to build park for Chinese goddess
When Felicity Wang went through chemotherapy earlier this year, she prayed to Mazu, a Chinese goddess of the sea.
Japan Fest 2022
Mukai Farm & Garden on Vashon Island will host its 5th annual Japan Fest on Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Cambodian, Japanese among winners of Magsaysay Awards
A psychiatrist who helped fellow Cambodians recover from trauma resulting from the Khmer Rouge’s genocidal rule and a Japanese ophthalmologist who led an effort to treat thousands of Vietnamese villagers were among those selected for this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards, regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize.
Ex-Malaysian first lady ordered to serve 10 years for graft
Former Malaysian first lady Rosmah Mansor was ordered to serve 10 years in prison after being found guilty on Sept. 1 of soliciting and receiving bribes during her husband’s corruption-tainted administration, a week after he was imprisoned over the massive looting of the 1MDB state fund.
WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leave
The World Health Organization’s top director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post, according to internal correspondence obtained by The Associated Press.
Earthquake kills 65, triggers landslides in southwest China
The powerful earthquake that set off landslides and shook buildings in southwestern China killed at least 65 people and injured hundreds, state media said on Sept. 6.