The VIP area, for which tickets cost VND9.8 million, is the closest to the stage. Blackpink is expected to perform some 22 songs, including their biggest hits and solo performances by each member, such as “How You Like That”, “Pretty Savage”, “Whistle”, and “Lovesick Girls”. . Source: Internet
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Nguyen Van Tu (right), a scalper from Bac Tu Liem District, is looking to cut his losses. “I bought 20 tickets which cost me VND200 million, but I only got about VND50 million from reselling them so far. For each ticket sold, I accepted a loss of 30-40%.,” he said. “Many visitors from China, Taiwan, Thailand wanted to buy the tickets from me, but due to language differences and difficulties in payment, transactions didn’t go smoothly.” . Source: Internet
The second strongest typhoon to land in Fujian after deadly Typhoon Meranti in 2016 forced the closure of schools, businesses and the evacuation of workers from offshore oil and gas fields, said state media.Xiamen, Quanzhou and Putian recorded hourly rainfall exceeding 50 mm (2.165 inches), according to the China Meterological Administration (CMA).”The whole of Xiamen didn’t go to work this morning,” a Xiamen resident surnamed Zhuang told Reuters.”There are no cars on the roads, and factories and shopping malls are closed. Guess people are scared after Meranti previously.”Social media video showed eletrical power lines sparking and bursting into flames as…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and consultancy Rystad Energy have brought forward forecasts of China’s peak gasoline demand by about a year to 2024, while Chinese state majors PetroChina and Sinopec see it in 2025.The earlier halt in gasoline demand growth in the world’s No. 2 oil consumer will push Chinese refiners to ramp up exports of the motor fuel to Asia and spur them to make more naphtha, diesel and jet fuel, crimping refining margins in the region.”It will be a challenge for refiners to rebalance their output,” said Toril Bosoni, IEA’s head of oil industry and markets division.”We…
By Reuters  July 28, 2023 | 01:38 pm GMT+7 A man stands on the capsized passenger boat in Binangonan, Rizal province, Philippines, July 27, in this screen grab taken from a video by Philippine Coast Guard. Photo by Reuters The Philippine coast guard said on Friday it will investigate why a passenger boat that capsized in a lake near the capital, killing at least 26, was allowed to sail while overloaded. Authorities rescued 40 people on Thursday after the vessel sank in strong winds, meaning it was carrying many more passengers than it was designed for, the coast guard said.”We…
Tech entrepreneur Nguyen Hoa Binh and actress Phuong Oanh during their engagement ceremony on July 26, 2023. Photo from Dang Ngoc Han’s Facebook The tech entrepreneur compared his love story with Oanh to the plot of the drama series “Huong Vi Tinh Than” (Taste of Kinship), in which Oanh starred as the lead actress, during his speech at the couple’s engagement ceremony on Wednesday in the actress’ hometown Ha Nam.”The foundation of our relationship is the feelings we have for each other and for our families,” he said. “We reached this happy ending after overcoming so many challenges and obstacles,…
By Reuters  July 28, 2023 | 10:59 am GMT+7 A view of a missile displayed during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 27, 2023, in this image released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency. Photo by KCNA via Reuters Nuclear-capable missiles and new attack drones were among the weapons displayed in a large military parade staged in Pyongyang for leader Kim Jong Un and visiting delegations from China and Russia, North Korean state media reported on Friday. The widely anticipated parade was held on Thursday night to…
July 28, 2023 | 07:27 am GMT+7 I heard that defrosted meat should not be put back in fridges in order to avoid quality changes. So what is the proper way to preserve meat? (Hoa, 28, Hanoi). Freezing meat is an effective way to preserve the nutrients, quality and flavor of food. Putting defrosted meat back in the fridge may increase the risks of infection and loss of freshness. Defrosting meat with hot water is equivalent to cooking it, and hence makes it lose nutrients and causes changes in its quality. Putting defrosted meat back in the fridge may increase…
Miss World Vietnam 2023 Huynh Tran Y Nhi. Photo from Nhi’s Instagram “People often portray relationships between beauty queens and rich men in a negative light, but I don’t think that’s necessarily true,” the 21-year-old reigning Miss World Vietnam tells VnExpress. “There are rich men who are upright and make the beauty queens fall for them.”She adds that her belief does not mean she denies the existence of romantic relationships between beauty queens and non-wealthy suitors, as she is indeed in a relationship like that. Her boyfriend is a student the same age as her. She describes him as introverted,…
As of 5 p.m. Beijing time (0900 GMT), the winds around the eye of the storm had reached up to 187 km per hour (116 mph), putting Doksuri back on the top rung of China’s tropical storm categorisation system after weakening earlier.The ferry sank near the Philippine capital of Manila after passengers alarmed by strong winds rushed to one side of the boat, overturning it. As many as 36 people have been killed this week during Doksuri’s transit off the northern Philippines.Businesses and schools were shut in southern counties of Taiwan amid warnings of landslides and floods. All domestic flights…