ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: Commanders from U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Army Futures Command and the Japanese, South Korean and Australian armies are among the leaders scheduled to speak at the Association of the U.S. Army's LANPAC Symposium and Exposition in Hawaii. An international symposium dedicated to land forces in the Indo-Pacific, the three-day event is May 14-16 at the Sheraton Waikiki in Honolulu. It is expected to draw mil  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 10 -- The East-West Center, an organization that says it promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the U.S., Asia and the Pacific, issued the following news release: The East-West Center is delighted to announce award-winning writer and Huffington Post senior reporter Alexander C. Kaufman as the recipient of the first Melvin M.S. Goo Writing Fellowship. Supported by a generous endowment from the Melvin M.S. Goo Memorial Fund, the fellows  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 16 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: With the Waikiki SPAM JAM fast approaching, PETA sent a letter to SPAM JAM Foundation President Barbara Campbell today with a tubular suggestion: Can the SPAM and throw a YAM JAM! PETA points out that while millions of people refuse to touch the carcinogenic cans of processed pig parts for health, environmental, religious, or ethical reasons, the versatile root vegetable has enjoyed endu  more