By AFP  June 21, 2023 | 11:21 am GMT+7 Suspects face the wall during a press conference by Indonesian officials in Jakarta, on April 9, 2019, about trafficking-related offences. Indonesian police said they had arrested seven people linked to human trafficking cases involving more than 1,000 victims smuggled to the Middle East and North Africa. Photo by AFP Indonesian police have this month arrested nearly 500 suspects involved in the trafficking of more than 1,500 victims, officials said Tuesday, as Jakarta cracks down on human smuggling. Indonesia is one of the largest migrant worker-exporting nations in Southeast Asia, with millions…
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By Reuters  June 21, 2023 | 09:00 am GMT+7 Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Gonzalo Sources Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the electric carmaker is looking to invest in India “as soon as humanly possible.” His comments followed a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York during Modi’s state visit to the United States. A source previously…
Teams from around the world were racing against the clock Tuesday to locate the vessel and its five-person crew before their oxygen runs out — projected at under a day and a half from now.But scouring a 7,600-square-mile (20,000-square-kilometer) area of the North Atlantic to a depth of more than two miles is not easy.”It’s pitch black down there. It’s freezing cold. The seabed is mud, and it’s undulating. You can’t see your hand in front of your face,” Titanic expert Tim Maltin told NBC News Now.”It’s really a bit like being an astronaut going into space.”The 21-foot (6.5-meter) submersible,…
The rising stars of K-pop girl group Aespa excited Vietnamese fans by visiting Hoi An over the weekend. Members of the group shared photos of their stay in Hoi An on Instagram before performing at this year’s Seen Festival in the charming old town. Ningning poses in her bikini by the pool at a resort in Hoi An. Photo by Instagram/imnotningning Both Ningning and Karina posted photos of themselves chilling by the pool in bikinis. Winter looked adorable in a conical hat while Giselle captioned her photos “Cam on Vietnam” (Thank you Vietnam).Vietnamese fans left a long list of compliments…
June 21, 2023 | 06:36am GMT+7 I usually put a huge amount of sunscreen on my body, and even use body sunscreen for my face sometimes. What is the recommended amount of sunscreen to apply and how should I use it? (Ngan, 29, Hanoi). Answer:Sunscreen helps protect our skin as well as prevent skin cancer and premature aging. Hence, using sunscreen should be considered as part of your daily skincare routine.You should apply around 1.2 milliliters (a third of a teaspoon), or an amount that equals the size of a coin, at a time to your face. For your entire…
“For me, my childhood memories in Vietnam are the most peaceful and beautiful. At this age, when I want to enjoy life and relax, there is no more suitable place than home,” Hoa said of his decision to return to Vietnam in 2012 , after more than 40 years of living in the USHoa graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, majoring in mechanical engineering. Before retiring, he worked as a project manager at the Los Angeles Department of Electricity and Water. At the age of 55, after 30 years of work and qualifying for retirement, he decided…
By AFP  June 20, 2023 | 07:10 pm GMT+7 A model of a Future Combat Air System (SCAF), a European aircraft developed by France, Germany and Spain is displayed during the 54th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Benoit Tessier Global airliner rivals Boeing and Airbus notched up new orders from Algeria and the Philippines at the Paris Air Show Tuesday, after the European manufacturer snagged the biggest-ever single civilian contract. Philippine Airlines will buy nine of Airbus’ A350-1000 widebody planes, while Air Algerie snapped up eight of Boeing’s medium-haul 737…
Raids were carried out at the headquarters of the committee, which is known as Cojo, and at the offices of Solideo, the body in charge of the Olympic construction sites, a source close to the investigation told AFP.The reason for the raid was not immediately clear but Cojo said they were “fully cooperating with the investigators in order to facilitate their investigation.”This is the first such raid on the organizing committee headquarters.The searches of their premises were conducted by anti-corruption and financial crime investigators and the BRDE, the financial brigade of the Parisian police, another source close to the probe…
A ceremony was held on June 15 to introduce the expansion plan as part of a long-term investment strategy to provide the young generation of Vietnam with the opportunity to access British higher education programs in a world-class learning environment.The event took place on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the UK A ceremony kicks off the next phases of BUV’s $165-million campus development plan. Photo by BUV The ceremony took place at the student hub and food court, making phase 2A of the campus expansion plan that was completed in the first quarter…
By Linh On  June 20, 2023 | 03:45pm GMT+7 Damrongsak Kittipraphat, Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, said YouTuber Nathan Bartling, known as MyMateNate, and officers appearing in his vlog could face legal consequences. According to ThaigerBartling said in his vlog, which was uploaded to his social media accounts on June 17 and featured his team in a hide-and-seek game with a team of 50 Thai police officers, that: “I hired 50 police officers to hunt for me and my team members in the abandoned shopping mall!” Bartling claims that he hired 50 Thai police officers to play hide-and-seek with…