The nearly-40-year-old man had lost contact with his high school friends for years, but he still kept a picture of the girl he’d loved in his youth.When social media became a thing, he finally reconnected with a few friends about 15 years ago. It was then that he was invited to a class meeting, and he gladly accepted.”I wanted to meet the woman I used to love and see how she’s doing,” Tung said. He remembered her as “a charming and gentle girl.”And her looks were captivating. “She could have been the inspiration for many creative works,” he said.Back then,…
Author: Mike Harrison
When Hung Huy, now 45, became chairman of Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) in 2012, he was already the youngest bank chairman in the history of Vietnam by far.Huy is the eldest son of ACB founder Tran Mong Hung and Dang Thu Thuy, a member of ACB’s board of directors.At the 30th anniversary of ACB’s establishment on June 4, Huy went viral for his unhesitant performances of “Always Remember Us This Way” by Lady Gaga and “Co Don Tren Sofa” (Lonely On the Sofa) by Ho Ngoc Ha.With a stage presence like the pop stars whose songs he sang, Huy’s freewheeling…
By Reuters  June 11, 2023 | 06:59 am GMT+7 Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo speaks about the planned new capital Nusantara, at Ecosperity Week in Singapore June 7, 2023. Photo by Reuters Indonesia’s parliamentary budget committee has approved additional 15 trillion rupiah ($1.01 billion) to speed up construction of the flagship new capital Nusantara, a senior lawmaker said on Friday. Said Abdullah, the committee’s chair, said the additional 15 trillion will go to this year’s construction, on top of the 22 trillion rupiah previously allocated for developing Nusantara on Borneo island in 2023. “Therefore, in June (2024) the president can live…
By Reuters  June 11, 2023 | 06:21am GMT+7 An aerial view shows Thai Airways and Eva Air airplanes on a taxiway after making contact at Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, June 10, 2023, in this photo released by Kyodo. Photo by Kyodo via Reuters Some flights were delayed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Saturday after two planes appeared to have collided on the ground near a taxiway, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Japan’s transport ministry. No injuries occurred, NHK and one of the airlines said, but the incident led to the closure of one of four runways at the airport…
June 11, 2023 | 06:09 am GMT+7 My family has a habit of freezing meat and fish for future use, so how long can frozen foods last to ensure their safety and quality? (Ngoc, 34, Hanoi). Answer:Freezing is an effective way of maintaining the nutritional value, quality, and flavor of many kinds of food. Unlike food stored in a cooler, which is more easily perishable, frozen food is generally safe to consume after its expiration date.Normally, storing at -17 degrees Celsius will neutralize bacteria that causes food spoilage. However, if you regularly open the freezer door and the food is…
By AFP  June 10, 2023 | 08:46pm GMT+7 People visit the installation “Double Ducks” by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman after one of the ducks was deflated at Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong on June 10, 2023. Photo by AFP/Dale De La Rey Two giant yellow ducks meant to signify good fortune in Hong Kong ran into bad luck of their own after one was deflated Saturday to protect it from the heat. The art installation by Dutch artist Forentijn Hofman, featuring twin 18-meter (59-feet) inflatable ducks, was unveiled to the public on Friday.The exhibition came a decade after one of…
“A joy for the whole country! The 4 children who were lost 40 days ago in the Colombian jungle were found alive,” Petro wrote on Twitter.His post included a photograph of several adults, some dressed in military fatigues, attending to the children who were sitting on tarps among the dense forest.”They are weak. Let’s let the doctors make their assessment,” Petro told the press in Bogota.Originally from the Uitoto Indigenous group, the children — aged 13, nine, four and one — had been wandering alone in the jungle since May 1, when the Cessna 206 in which they were traveling…
After three years of the La Nina climate pattern, which often lowers global temperatures slightly, the hotter El Nino is back in action, according to an advisory issued on Thursday by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center.El Nino is born out of unusually warm waters in the Eastern Pacific, near the coast of South America, and often accompanied by a slowing down or reversal of the easterly trade winds.”In May, weak El Nino conditions emerged as above-average sea surface temperatures strengthened across the equatorial Pacific Ocean,” the advisory said.The last time an El Nino was in…
Reuters reported on Wednesday that Blinken would travel to China in the coming weeks, citing an official who spoke on condition of anonymity.An official on Friday said Blinken would be in Beijing on June 18, but gave no other details.In February, Washington’stop diplomat scrapped a planned tripto Beijing, which would have been the first by a US secretary of state in five years, over a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States.Washington has been keen to reschedule the trip, and the timing emerged after the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that China has reached a secret…
By Linh On  June 10, 2023 | 06:26am GMT+7 Russian beauty queen Natalya Oskar is being questioned by social media users for not looking like her public photos. Oskar in a photo she uploaded to her Instagram account. Photo from Spletnik Russia’s Instagram People have been suggesting that the winner of the Mrs Russia pageant, Oskar, 34, from the city of Khabarovsk, has undergone plastic surgery after seeing her during her coronation at an event on Tuesday and comparing her appearance with photos on her Instagram account, reported tea Telegram. Oskar during her coronation on June 6, 2023. Photo from…