April 21, 2023 | 08:51 am GMT+7 I usually experience an increase in sexual desire after drinking wine. Can you explain this reaction? (Sound, 28, Hanoi) A man’s sexual-response cycle is divided into 4 phases: desire, arousal, orgasm, and satisfaction. Alcohol contains nerve stimulants and dopamine, both of which can increase one’s sex drive.In addition, according to the American Heart Association, drinking less than 150ml of red wine every day helps improve your heart health and circulation in your blood vessels. It also helps relax your body, improve your confidence and sexual health. Therefore, many men use alcohol to improve…
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By Ha Thu  April 21, 2023 | 06:28 am GMT+7 “Cambodia Pride”, the official anthem of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, has garnered 50 million online views after just 10 days of release. The song is performed by singers Preap Sovath, Khemarak Sereymun, Khem and Ton Chanseyma. Since its release on YouTube on April 10, the song has attracted over 14,000 comments from people from different countries, including Vietnam. Many complimented the song for its catchy and fun melody, as well as the use of multiple traditional Cambodian musical instrumentals.”Cambodian people and culture also are so beautiful. The song is…
On Wednesday, My, 22, updated her Facebook account with a photo of her and Hau, a key defender of Vietnam national football team, captioned “Happy birthday my love! I loveyou.” My and Hau celebrate Hau’s birthday at the beach. Photo by Doan Hai My Facebook According to My, the photo was taken in Phu Quoc Islands on Monday, during their trip together after she completed her dissertation at Hanoi Law University. The couple stayed at a resort, wandered around, and watched sunset together. Hau took a lot of photos of My.After publicizing their relationship in August 2022, the couple have…
The issue revives concerns over labor abuses in Malaysia, a key manufacturing hub at the heart of the global supply chain that has faced several accusations in recent years over exploitation of workers.Hundreds of workers from Bangladesh and Nepal have arrived since December after paying up to 20,000 ringgit ($4,500) to middlemen to get employment, officials of two rights groups who interviewed dozens of the workers told Reuters.Many took loans to pay recruitment fees, but are unable to start repaying them without jobs or salaries, the activists said, adding that on arrival, their passports had been taken away by recruitment…
The 30-year-old is one of more than a dozen activists from a student-led protest movement who are taking their once-taboo cause from the streets to the ballot box as candidates in the election.They are bringing the issue of the role of monarchy in society into the open. King Maha Vajiralongkorn is officially revered under the constitution and insulting the monarchy is illegal under strict laws known as lese majeste, punishable by up to 15 years in prison.Changing – though not abolishing – those laws is part of the platform of Lookkate’s progressive Move Forward party, which is campaigning on reducing…
By Linh Le  April 20, 2023 | 04:30pm GMT+7 Actress Christy Chung has denied that her 12-year-younger husband Shawn Zhang forced her to have children. Christy Chung, 53, and her husband Shawn Zhang, 41. Photo by Christy Chung Weibo Many social media users are spreading rumors about Christy Chung, 53, and her husband Shawn Zhang, 41, Sohu reported.The gossip varies from accusations that “Shawn Zhang is having an affair, and took his mistress home” to “Shawn Zhang is pressing Christy Chung to have children at age 53.”On her social media account, Chung said she was sad her husband was the…
By Reuters  April 20, 2023 | 04:28pm GMT+7 A sign is seen above a branch of Oxfam, in central London, Britain, February 13, 2018. Photo by Reuters/Simon Dawson India’s federal investigating agency has started an inquiry into Oxfam India after the government alleged the charity had violated the country’s foreign funding regulations. Thousands of civil society groups in India have had their licenses to receive overseas donations canceled since 2014 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government tightened surveillance on non-profit groups regulated under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).New Delhi did not renew Oxfam India’s FCRA registration when it lapsed…
By Reuters  April 20, 2023 | 09:19am GMT+7 People take unsold food rescued from the bazaar to reduce food waste during the holy month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 15, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Hasnoor Hussain Malaysian volunteers are tackling food waste during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan by collecting unsold food from vendors and distributing it to low-income households. According to government data, about 112,000 tons of food went to waste in Muslim-majority Malaysia during Ramadan last year, a figure that non-profit organization GEMA is trying to reduce.In the first three weeks of the fasting month, GEMA…
By Reuters  April 20, 2023 | 09:06 am GMT+7 A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at the International Community Health Services clinic in Seattle, Washington, US, March 20, 2019. Photo by Reuters/Lindsey Wasson UNICEF reported that people have lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like diseases and polio during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 52 of the 55 countries surveyed, the public perception of vaccines for children declined between 2019 and 2021, the UN agency said.The data was a “worrying warning signal” of rising vaccine hesitancy amid misinformation, dwindling…
By Reuters  April 20, 2023 | 09:06 am GMT+7 A shopping cart is seen at a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Manhattan, New York City, US, on June 29, 2022. Photo by Reuters/Andrew Kelly Bed Bath & Beyond Inc is preparing to file for bankruptcy as early as this weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of the company tumbled nearly 23% to 38 cents in after hours trading. They are down about 86% since the company said in January that it was exploring options including bankruptcy.Once considered a category killer…