By Tan Cao  July 14, 2023 | 08:00 p.m. GMT+7 Andreina Pereira, the Curaçao representative and among the top candidates for the 2023 Miss Supranational title, chose a cut-out see-through dress designed by Nguyen Minh Tuan during the pageant’s semi-final. Dominican contestant Crystal Matos dons other designs by Tuan’s during her competition in the 2023 Miss Supranational contest. Photo from Missosology Facebook The Vietnamese designer says he was inspired by how people of Curaçao never hesitate to face and overcome challenges that come to them while designing Pereira’s dress.Using white as its main tone, the dress is made from see-through…
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By Reuters  July 14, 2023 | 06:38pm GMT+7 A view of the flooded Han river, caused by heavy rain, in Seoul, South Korea, July 14 2023. Photo by Yonhap via Reuters Torrential rain swept across South Korea on Friday, forcing the cancellation of over a hundred flights and leaving thousands of homes without power as the government put officials on high alert for the peak of the summer monsoon season. Over 4,000 households have experienced power cuts in the capital Seoul due to the heavy rain that began on Sunday with 136 people forced to evacuate nationwide, as of 11…
The role of the 249-member Senate in deciding a prime minister along with the elected lower house – a system designed by the royalist military after a 2014 coup – is seen as a constitutional safeguard to protect the interests of the generals and the conservative establishment. Despite being unopposed and with the backing of his eight-party alliance, Move Forward’s Pita Limjaroenrat lost the crucial vote on the premiership on Thursday, after the Senate and parties of the outgoing, army-backed government closed ranks to deny him the top job. Only 13 senators backed 42-year-old Pita, with the rest voting against…
By Reuters  July 14, 2023 | 04:38pm GMT+7 Singer Jung Kook performs during the opening ceremony of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar. Photo by Reuters Jung Kook, a member of K-Pop supergroup BTS, officially launched on Friday his solo career with the release of single “Seven”, a track also featuring American rapper Latto. BTS is on temporary break as a group with two of its seven members currently doing mandatory military service in South Korea, but other members are continuing to carry out solo projects and concerts.The group have gained a huge international…
By Reuters  July 14, 2023 | 01:05pm GMT+7 Hotel and property tycoon Ong Beng Seng watches the second practice session for the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, September 26, 2008. Photo by Reuters Singaporean property tycoon Ong Beng Seng is cooperating with the city-state’s anti-graft agency in a case launched earlier this week involving the transport minister, Ong’s company said on Friday. “No charges have been filed against Mr Ong,” the company Hotel Properties Ltd said in a statement, adding that Ong has been given a notice of arrest and posted bail of S$100,000 ($75,843.76).The company added that Ong was asked…
By Nhu Anh  July 14, 2023 | 11:13 am GMT+7 The 16 finalists of the 2023 Miss Hong Kong contests arrived in the coastal city of Da Nang for photoshoots related to the beauty pageant. The 16 finalists of the 2023 Miss Hong Kong contest arrive in the coastal city of Da Nang on July 13, 2023. Photo from Miss Hong Kong Pageant’s Instagram The contestants, accompanied by staff of the contest organizers, arrived at Hong Kong International Airport at 6:30 am Thursday to catch their flight to Da Nang, reported We.Miss Hong Kong 2020 Lisa-Marie Tse and Miss Hong…
Nguyen Ngoc Nhat Truong, 21, of the coastal city of Da Nang, applied for a four-day leave from work at the end of this month to travel to Hanoi after the K-pop girl group Blackpink announced their two-night performances in the capital city.This won’t be Truong’s only long-distance trip to watch his favorite singers’ performances. He has been to Thailand twice to attend two other Blackpink shows, and will go to Singapore next March to watch the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift perform.He says he feels happy spending time and money on these trips, as he is able to see his…
By Linh Le  July 14, 2023 | 10:27am GMT+7 Many people have voiced their anger in the Philippines after a mall group in the country’s largest retail chain SM Group threw a puppy off a footbridge. Witnesses at the scene reported that the mall cop, Jojo Malecdem, threw the puppy that was playing with two girls, from the 6-meter-high bridge after the girls refused to leave when asked, according to The Straits Time on Thursday. Jojo Malecdem, the mall cop that threw the puppy from a 5-meter-high footbridge. Photo from Janine Santos’ Facebook The sudden act left people at the…
Extreme heat advisories have been issued for more than 100 million Americans with the National Weather Service forecasting particularly dangerous conditions in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas.At the same time, several European nations, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland, are also baking in searing temperatures.The mercury may soar as high as 48 degrees Celsius (118.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, the European Space Agency said — “potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe.”North Africa has also been sweltering and the Moroccan meteorological service issued an extreme heat red alert for southern parts of the…
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) issued a strike order after last-ditch talks with studios on their demands over dwindling pay and the threat posed by artificial intelligence ended without a deal.”This is a moment of history, a moment of truth — if we don’t stand tall right now, we are all going to be in trouble,” SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher told a press conference, following the union board’s unanimous vote to strike.”We are all going to be in jeopardy of being replaced by machines and big business.”After the strike formally goes into effect at 0700 GMT Friday, actors will join…