Blackpink concerts were the most popular topic in Vietnam in July 2023. Photo from Blackpink’s Facebook According to social media analytics firm YouNet Media, Blackpink concerts were the most popular online topic in Vietnam last month.Interest in the group began to increase in late June when the group announced their first-ever shows in Vietnam on July 29 and 30. Interest in the group grew more and more as the dates approached, YouNet said.With an estimated attendance of over 60,000 people, musician Huy Tuan said the two-night show was “the biggest music event ever held in Vietnam”.The shows demonstrated the international…
Author: Mike Harrison
August 4, 2023 | 06:41 GMT+7 I heard that avocados are high in fat, so eating them can lead to weight gain. Is it true? (Phuong Vy, HCMC) The avocado is a subtropical fruit, native to Mexico and Central America. They are often used as an ingredient for various dishes and drinks. According to the Vietnamese food composition table, 100 grams of avocados contain 101 kcal, 1.9 grams of protein, 9.4 grams of fat and 2.3 grams of carbohydrates. This fruit also contains several vitamins and minerals, including calcium, iron, vitamin C, and B vitamins. Therefore, avocados are mostly made…
By Reuters August 3, 2023 | 20:05 GMT+7 A woman walks past the scene of a stabbing attack by an unidentified man in his 30s in which one person was killed and three injured near a subway station, in Seoul, South Korea, July 21, 2023. Photo by Yonhap via Reuters Nine people were stabbed and four others injured by a car driven by the suspected attacker on Thursday in the South Korean city of Seongnam near the capital Seoul, police said. One person has been arrested, police said in a statement.The attack happened near Seohyeon Station, an area about 20…
By Mai Nhat August 3, 2023 | 19:00 GMT+7 Model and actress Thanh Hang is now engaged after saying yes to her boyfriend’s proposal at the age of 40. On Wednesday, the model confirmed her engagement on Instagram. She uploaded a photo of herself wearing a ring on her fourth finger with the caption, “Just say YES.” Thanh Hang confirms his engagement with an Instagram post on August 2, 2023. Photo by Instagram/phamthanhhang_ Hang said she was satisfied with the current relationship. Her boyfriend gives her peace – the key to a lasting relationship. Before she met her boyfriend of…
By Minh Khang August 3, 2023 | 6:00 p.m. GMT+7 Vietnamese footballer Vu Van Thanh is said to have bought a luxury apartment in HCMC for nearly 10 billion VND (about $421,000). Saw Van Thanh in his newly purchased luxury apartment. Facebook photo of Le Phuong Thao According to a close friend of Thanh, the defender recently bought a duplex apartment in a luxury residential compound in District 2 of HCMC as a property investment. He hosted a housewarming party a few days ago, attended by his close friends and colleagues.Last month, Thanh also reportedly bought a Porsche Macan S,…
By Reuters August 3, 2023 | 4:15 p.m. GMT+7 People walk on a bridge by the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China August 31, 2016. Photo by Reuters/Aly Song China will ease restrictions for its citizens hoping to settle permanently in small and medium-sized towns, state media reported Thursday, but changes in larger cities like the capital Beijing will be more limited. The Ministry of Public Security will encourage the “complete lifting” of urban settlement restrictions in cities with a permanent resident population of less than three million and “completely relax” settlement requirements for cities with a permanent resident…
Advance Party leader and candidate for Prime Minister Pita Limjaroenrat attends a news conference after the general election, at the party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, May 15, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha The move prolongs Thailand’s political stalemate, nearly three months after elections that routed military-linked parties that had ruled for nearly a decade, with progressive parties struggling to overcome resistance from forces Conservatives in the Senate.Pita, whose reformist party Move Forward (MFP) won the most seats in the May elections, was voted out as prime minister in a joint vote of both houses of parliament last month and then…
By AFP August 3, 2023 | 4:09 p.m. GMT+7 A sign is placed between life jackets signifying the 304 victims of the sunken ferry Sewol during a protest demanding the resignation of South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul, South Korea, January 7, 2017. The sign reads: “Arrest Park Geun-hye”. Photo by Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji The businessman, son of an infamous South Korean tycoon, will be extradited from the United States on Friday to face charges of embezzling money from the company behind the Sewol ferry disaster in 2014, Seoul announced. South Korea’s justice ministry said in a statement on Thursday…
My stepfather is the eldest of three siblings, and the house my stepparents live in originally belonged to my stepfather, so my stepfather is responsible for looking after his elderly father. who was sent to a nursing home two years ago.The nursing home charges 7 million VND per month. My father-in-law left 100 million VND to my in-laws before registering at home, and his monthly pension of 3 million dong is also paid to my in-laws, so I think they shouldn’t have no problem paying childcare costs.But my stepfather spoke to me and my husband a few days ago. He…
Hanoi Ministry of Culture and Sports has pleaded not guilty to denying permission for Vietart to stage “Tieng Trong Me Linh” (The Sound of Me Linh’s Drum) rule performance. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Du In a hearing on Wednesday afternoon, the department pleaded not guilty to denying permission to Vietart to hold the “Tieng Trong Me Linh” (The Sound of Me Linh’s Drum) rule performance.Vietart’s lawsuit alleged that the department had “prolonged the paperwork process”, “deliberately caused trouble” to him by firing the rule to show.He said that more than a month after he requested permission on August 5, 2022, the…