The South Korean company – one of the world’s largest makers of memory chips and smartphones — said in a statement that operating profit fell to 640 billion won ($478.6 million) – down 95% from a year earlier.Its first-quarter net income fell 86.1% to 1.57 trillion won, and sales dropped 18% to 63.75 trillion won.The company said that “overall consumer spending slowed amid the uncertain global macroeconomic environment”.Samsung also blamed weakening demand for memory chips — which usually generate about half of its profits — and falling chip prices.The firm’s chip division reported 4.58 trillion won in losses, its first…
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The US Justice Department, in a filing to the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, called the April 7 order by US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk “abrupt and profoundly disruptive.” It added that mifepristone’s safety is “amply supported by a record developed over decades of safe and effective use” around the world.The 5th Circuit is preparing to hear May 17 arguments on the matter after the US Supreme Court last week put on hold Kacsmaryk’s order. The high court’s action preserved broad access to mifepristone while the litigation proceeds.The Justice Department said Kacsmaryk’s order was unprecedented in overturning…
By Reuters  April 27, 2023 | 08:05 am GMT+7 A bank employee counts China’s renminbi (RMB) or yuan notes next to US dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha The yuan became the most widely-used currency for cross-border transactions in China in March, overtaking the dollar for the first time, official data showed, reflecting efforts by Beijing to internationalize use of the yuan. Cross-border payments and receipts in yuan rose to a record $549.9 billion in March from $434.5 billion a month earlier, according to Reuters calculation based on data from the…
By Gia Minh  April 27, 2023 | 07:55am GMT+7 Perspective of the 14-floor circus performance center in HCMC. Photo by HCMC Project Management of Civil and Industrial Construction Construction has started for the Phu Tho circus and multi-purpose performance project in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 11, with an investment of VND1.4 trillion ($59.6 million). It is the largest budget ever for a circus and multi-purpose performance center in the country. Construction started on Tuesday.Located next to Phu Tho Gymnasium, the center will consist of two underground floors with a ground area of over 10,000 square meters and 12 floors,…
By Ngoc Ha  April 27, 2023 | 07:28am GMT+7 I’m 26 and my boyfriend is 30. We have been in a long-distance relationship for four years, and have been seeing each other once a week due to the proximity. I’m working as a teacher, while his job is related to electricity. Recently, he has been continuously urging me to get married, citing his age and his family’s desire to see him settle down as the reasons.I’m not really ready yet, and I have told him so many times. He eventually said that I had to choose to either accept his…
Hai said he hosted the screening of “Lat Mat 6” (Face Off 6) on Monday, four days before the official release as a tribute to the people in Dinh Yen, Lap Vo District, where most of the filming took place.Hai’s crew prepared 2,000 tickets along with snacks and cooling fans for the audience to enjoy. Nearly 4,000 turned up and the crew had to refuse many because there was not enough space.Since the movie has not been released yet, the crew collected recording devices from the audience to avoid piracy. Audience at the free screening of “Lat Mat 6” in…
By Reuters  April 26, 2023 | 06:06pm GMT+7 A view of the Singapore skyline next to the Supreme Court in Singapore July 1, 2019. Picture taken July 1, 2019. Photo by Reuters/Edgar Su Singapore on Wednesday executed a man convicted of drug trafficking, a representative for his family said, despite pleas from his relatives and activists for clemency. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, had been convicted for abetting the trafficking in 2013 of more than 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of cannabis, double the threshold for the death penalty in the city-state, which is known for its tough laws on narcotics.Kokila Annamalai, a…
By Tan Cao  April 26, 2023 | 04:43pm GMT+7 The 2020 Miss Universe Thailand Amanda Obdam gave an ao dai by designer Vo Viet Chung during a trip to Vietnam. Obdam flew from Bangkok to HCMC on Tuesday and excited local fans with her outfit, a handmade ao dai featuring embroidered birds and roses.”I want to show my love and respect for Vietnam, so I chose the country’s traditional costume,” Obdam said. Amanda Obdam in Vietnamese ao dai. Photo by VnExpress/Khoa Tran Designer Chung said Obdam liked the idea of wearing ao dai when he suggested it to her. Chung…
The sugarcane stall named “Juice Mía” is in Merrylands, a suburb of Sydney, and has been gaining attention after being featured many times on TikToker Raafat Maamari’s account.Several videos of the stall have achieved over a million views, while the most watched acquired 14 million views and thousands of comments.The stall uses a metal sugarcane juicer, similar to the ones used in Vietnam.Customers can order sugarcane juice combined with many types of fruit and spices, including lemons, oranges, strawberries, pineapples, kiwi and ginger, for between AUD 6-7.7 ($4-5.9), about 10 times more than you would pay in Vietnam.After receiving the…
By Reuters  April 26, 2023 | 04:19pm GMT+7 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Presidential Council for the Local Self-Government Development via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia April 20, 2023. Photo by Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via Reuters President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree establishing temporary control of the Russian assets of two foreign energy firms, signaling Moscow could take similar action against other companies if need be. The decree – outlining possible retaliation if Russian assets abroad are seized – showed Moscow had already taken action against Uniper SE’s Russian…