Northwest Asian Weekly media bias and reliability
Northwest Asian Weekly is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 23 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Northwest Asian Weekly biased?
Northwest Asian Weekly is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Northwest Asian Weekly left or right?
Northwest Asian Weekly is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is Northwest Asian Weekly reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for Northwest Asian Weekly. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What Northwest Asian Weekly has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Northwest Asian Weekly’s own report linked underneath.
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asAAPIs played substantial role in 2026 midterms — and will continue to do so in future elections (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asAAPIs played substantial role in 2026 midterms — and will continue to do so in future elections (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Thursday. Japan's Coast Guard suggested it could be a ballistic missile, a detail not widely reported.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asNorth Korea fires missile barrage toward the sea as tensions with South rise (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
China's Communist Party began its Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in Beijing on October 26. President Xi Jinping opened the meeting, which is scheduled to last four days and focuses on enhancing party discipline and self-governance.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asWhat to know about China’s plenum as Xi seeks stronger Communist Party discipline (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tibet on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens, and collapsing hundreds of homes. China has ordered an extensive rescue operation in the remote, mountainous area.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asMagnitude 7 earthquake hits northern Tibet (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
A new poll indicates Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander adults are increasingly disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans. Democrats hold a significant advantage on issues such as the economy and healthcare among this demographic.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asDemocrats gain ground with AAPI adults as trust in Republicans fades, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
The familiar Chinese takeout container, often adorned with a pagoda design, has an American origin dating back to an 1894 patent for an oyster pail. Its evolution is tied to Chinese immigration, the growth of Chinese restaurants post-WWII, and the public's association of these eateries with convenience and affordability.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asA humble oyster pail turned takeout icon: The American story of the Chinese food carton (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
The Justice Department has threatened California with legal action over concerns that noncitizens may have received mail ballots for upcoming midterm elections. The state has been given 48 hours to review voter rolls and segregate ballots of unverified individuals.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asTrump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
The US Justice Department has agreed to forgo prosecution of former CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry. She was accused of working as an unregistered agent for South Korea and accepting gifts. A deferred prosecution deal means charges will be suspended for 12 months if she abides by conditions.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asU.S. halts prosecution of former CIA analyst accused of aiding South Korean intelligence (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has detailed a harrowing mid-flight assault by his co-pilot aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The co-pilot allegedly used an emergency axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asAn Indian airline captain is hailed as a hero after a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, have arrived in Atlanta from China on a 10-year loan to Zoo Atlanta. Their arrival follows Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it as2 giant pandas arrive in Atlanta under a US-China government agreement (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
China and the US have agreed to a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and to launch dialogue on artificial intelligence. The consensus was reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asUS and China release reciprocal $30 billion product lists for tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Donald Trump behaved like a 'caged lion' and was eager to return to the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner ballroom after shots were fired. The incident occurred in April at the Washington Hilton.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asMelania Trump takes China’s first lady on a museum outing that’s watched for diplomacy and style (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, describing the encounter as 'very productive' and predicting that 'great things will happen'. The discussions reportedly touched on artificial intelligence, though specific outcomes were not detailed.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asMelania Trump takes China’s first lady on a museum outing that’s watched for diplomacy and style (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi has set a new women's world record for solving the 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube. She achieved an average time of 4.27 seconds, breaking her own record twice within three days at competitions certified by the World Cube Association in China.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it as6-year-old Chinese girl sets women’s Rubik’s Cube speed record (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
Vice President JD Vance's antifraud task force is removing hundreds of thousands of enrollments from the Affordable Care Act's public exchanges. The action targets 760,000 individual accounts for allegedly unauthorized and fraudulent applications, with an estimated $2.2 billion in taxpayer funds expected to be saved.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asTrump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asWA AG joins lawsuit challenging new public charge rule (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
Lianyong Wei, 51, died in ICE custody in the Northern Mariana Islands on Aug. 23. He had been arrested two days earlier on assault charges and taken into ICE custody pending removal. China's Consulate General in Los Angeles has demanded a thorough investigation.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asChina presses the U.S. for answers after a man dies hours after entering ICE custody (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with US Ambassador David Perdue, stating that China-US relations face risks and challenges. He urged both sides to focus on a positive agenda and overcome obstacles ahead of an expected summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump next month.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asChinese foreign minister calls for US and China to ‘overcome obstacles’ ahead of presidential summit (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke business and tourism visas for up to 200,000 foreigners seeking asylum in the US. The State Department expects to announce the action, which would be the largest mass visa revocation in US history, in the coming weeks.
Northwest Asian Weekly reported it asUS set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say (opens Northwest Asian Weekly in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Northwest Asian Weekly. We asked on 9 October 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Northwest Asian Weekly.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
- Official site
- nwasianweekly.com
- Seen publishing on
- nwasianweekly.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 23
- Reports listed
- 23
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
23 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Northwest Asian Weekly has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 23 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Northwest Asian Weekly: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 8 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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