By Mai Nhat  July 21, 2023 | 06:47am GMT+7 The organizer of the “Guong Mat Anh Bia” (Face of the Cover) beauty contest was fined VND55 million (around $2,300) for holding it without authorities’ permission. A representative of the HCMC Department of Culture and Sports said Ben Thanh Media, organizer of the 2023 Guong Mat Anh Bia contest, was fined for holding the contest without the requisite licenses from the department, which violated the culture and advertising law.Originating from the Miss World Business beauty pageant, Guong Mat Anh Bia is a contest that looks for “businesswomen that have kindness, visions,…
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According to the 27-year-old expat, walking a distance of three kilometers in Japan is a piece of cake.But in Vietnam, she had to sign up for her company’s shuttle service on her second day of work.”There were many obstacles on the pavement, and I had to constantly avoid the honking motorbikes that wanted to overtake me,” she told VnExpress. “I reached home at 7 pm on that day, when the temperature was scorching and the dust rose from the ground, making me feel suffocated.” Vehicles hustle on Nguyen Trai street, Hanoi, in 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh Motorbikes are the…
1. When there are guests over or there’s a need for quick thawing, some people often use a microwave for thawing. However, this method can easily cause the fish or meat to undergo undesirable changes as the heat tends to partially cook the outer portion, resulting in less delicious dishes.The method about to be shown utilizes common ingredients found in the kitchen such as salt, sugar, lemon, or vinegar, to facilitate quick thawing while maintaining freshness and preventing bacterial contamination.By leveraging the properties of salt to draw out moisture and the equalizing effect of salt concentration as well as the…
By Y Ly  July 20, 2023 | 07:00 pm GMT+7 Chinese top actress Fan Bingbing dazzles in a dress made by Vietnamese designer Pham Dang Anh Thu on the cover of the Indian issue of the fashion magazine L’Officiel. The megastar was seen wearing a pastel blue gown on the cover for the July issue, which was revealed on Wednesday. Fan Bingbing dazzles in a pastel blue gown created by Vietnamese designer Pham Dang Anh Thu. Photo from Fan’s Instagram According to Pham Dang Anh Thu, the costume designer, the dress was inspired by Fan’s return to the entertainment industry,…
By AFP  July 20, 2023 | 06:01pm GMT+7 A screen displays the company logo for Nokia Corporation on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, May 24, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Brendan McDermid Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia reported a sharp fall in second-quarter profits on Thursday, dragged down by a drop in investment by North American mobile phone operators. The company, which is competing with Swedish rival Ericsson and China’s Huawei in the global rollout of 5G equipment, said the deployment in India drove growth for its mobile network business.But net sales fell…
Two Alaskan Malamutes were wedded Friday at a mall in the capital Jakarta, giving traditional Javanese costumes alongside their owners and relatives at a fake ceremony that reportedly cost 200 million rupiah ($13,350).A social media uproar followed after images emerged of the wolf-like dogs taking each other’s paws in marriage at the extravagant ceremony, forcing the owners into a contrite news conference.”We regret it very much and we would like to apologise for the Javanese culture enthusiasts and all Indonesians who were uncomfortable and hurt by the event,” Indira Ratnasari, owner of female dog Luna, said Wednesday.”We had no intention…
The beauty queen chose a white sequin ao dai by Vietnamese designer Song Toan for her appearance at the conference on Wednesday. Miss Earth 2022 Mina Sue Choi dons a white sequin ao dai during the Miss Earth Vietnam 2023 press conference. Photo courtesy of Miss Earth Vietnam Choi, 24, said the traditional costume of Vietnam had made a good impression on her.”It was slightly hard to move my arms, but I felt really elegant wearing this,” she said.When being asked to showcase how she walked in the traditional costume, Choi happily did, amusing people at the venue.Choi arrived in…
By Reuters  July 20, 2023 | 01:05pm GMT+7 Mannequins with sun protection headgear are seen displayed at a store in a shopping mall, amid a yellow alert for heatwave in Beijing, China, July 19, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Florence Lo In scorching Beijing, “facekinis” are the hottest new fashion downtown as surging temperatures shatter records. With the mercury rising above 35 Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) and soaring as high as 80C in some parts of the country, residents and visitors have taken to carrying portable fans and covering themselves up to avoid getting a tan. Some hats even have fans built in.Facekinis,…
The company has slashed prices several times in the United States, China and other markets since late last year, and increased discounts and other incentives to reduce inventory, as it tries to shield against competition and economic uncertainty.”One day it seems like the world economy is falling apart, next day it’s fine. I don’t know what the hell is going on,” Musk told analysts on a conference call. “We’re in, I would call it, turbulent times.”Tesla shares, which had been largely flat after hours, fell nearly 5% after Musk’s comments.The large price cuts have pressured Tesla’s automotive gross margin, a…
By Reuters  July 20, 2023 | 10:35 am GMT+7 A man counts US dollars at a currency exchange shop in Baghdad, Iraq, January 23, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Ahmed Saad The United States has barred 14 Iraqi banks from conducting dollar transactions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing US officials. The ban, which was imposed by the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is part of a crackdown on the siphoning of US currency to Iran, the report said.The United States uncovered information that the Iraqi banks engaged in money laundering and fraudulent transactions, some…