By Reuters  June 8, 2023 | 07:40 am GMT+7 A view from the top of Rockefeller Center as haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada hang over the Manhattan skyline in New York City, June 7, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Andrew Kelly Some flights into the New York City area and Philadelphia on Wednesday were delayed and others briefly halted because of reduced visibility from wildfire smoke from Canada. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was slowing traffic but lifted a groundstop on flights from the upper Midwest and East Coast bound for New York LaGuardia International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.The…
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For the first time this summer on June 1, a part of Tien Yen Commune in Hoai Duc District, Hanoi, experienced power cuts even though the area was not on the city’s list of planned temporary power cuts.At first, 70-year-old Lan thought the power would only be off for 10 minutes for maintenance, but the electricity stayed off all afternoon. Her rice was only half-cooked when she lost power, so she had to eat instant noodles for lunch.After lunch, the grandmother tried to put her 3-year-old grandson to sleep but failed because it was too hot. When the boy didn’t…
By Minh Khang  June 7, 2023 | 05:35pm GMT+7 Vietnamese center-back Bui Tien Dung has claimed that the Facebook account of his wife Khanh Linh has been hacked and she did not accuse him of “not deserving to be a father.” Linh, Dung, and their first daughter in 2020. Photo from Linh’s Facebook Linh gained attention with a Facebook post on Tuesday, which said: “My daughters, I’m sorry for not being able to provide you a complete life.””I have had enough the past four years, from now on, let us mother-and-daughter take care of each other till the end of…
By Minh Khang  June 7, 2023 | 05:35pm GMT+7 Vietnamese center-back Bui Tien Dung has claimed that the Facebook account of his wife Khanh Linh has been hacked and she did not accuse him of “not deserving to be a father.” Linh, Dung, and their first daughter in 2020. Photo from Linh’s Facebook Linh gained attention with a Facebook post on Tuesday, which said: “My daughters, I’m sorry for not being able to provide you a complete life.””I have had enough the past four years, from now on, let us mother-and-daughter take care of each other till the end of…
The world’s second-largest economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter thanks to robust services consumption and a backlog of orders following years of COVID disruptions, but factory output has slowed as rising interest rates and inflation squeeze demand in the United States and Europe.Exports slumped 7.5% year-on-year in May, data from China’s Customs Bureau showed on Wednesday, much larger than the forecast 0.4% fall and the biggest decline since January. Imports contracted 4.5%, slower than an expected 8.0% decline and April’s 7.9% fall.”The weak exports confirm that China needs to rely on domestic demand as the global economy…
By Linh On  June 7, 2023 | 03:00 pm GMT+7 Tran Hung Huy, chairman of Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), gained attention for performing “Always Remember Us This Way” and “Co Don Tren Sofa” (Alone On the Sofa) in a recent event. Huy at ACB’s internal event on June 4, 2023. Photo from Huy’s Facebook After singing and dancing to the two songs during the rain at the 30th anniversary of the bank’s establishment on Sunday, Huy said he chose to perform the Lady Gaga hit “Always Remember Us This Way” because of the line: “You found the light in me…
By Reuters  June 7, 2023 | 02:58pm GMT+7 Shoppers walk past a Zara clothes store, part of the Spanish group Inditex, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, December 13, 2022. Photo by Reuters/Borja Suarez Zara-owner Inditex said on Wednesday sales of its spring-summer collection jumped by 16% over the past month, in a sign the fast fashion retailer can continue its strong run despite higher wage costs and the loss of its Russian business. The results came as the world’s biggest fast fashion company reported a better-than-expected 54% rise in first-quarter profit, as sales kept pace after a strong…
By Reuters  June 7, 2023 | 11:42am GMT+7 Law enforcement officers investigate at the scene after a gunman opened fire in a park as high school graduates and their families emerged from a theater where commencement exercises had just concluded, in Richmond, Virginia, US June 6, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media . Photo handout via Reuters A man armed with four handguns killed two people and wounded five others when he fired into a crowd outside a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. Police said they arrestedone suspect, a 19-year-old man who…
The company unveiled the new watch on its Facebook account on May 26, saying it wanted “to pay homage to the two sisters” and “the entirely handmade miniature painting [was created] by Andre Martinez.”The price of the watch has not been revealed.The brand also showcased another watch that pays homage to King Naresuan of Thailand. The “Hai Ba Trung” (Trung Sisters) design made by Christophe Claret. Photo from Christophe Claret’s Facebook As of June 5 the post had attracted over 28,000 likes and 1,400 comments, with most Vietnamese commenters expressing happiness at seeing a Swiss watch brand paying tribute to…
Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the collapse of the massive dam on Tuesday, which sent floodwaters across a swathe of the war zone and forced thousands to flee.Ukraine said Russia committed a deliberate war crime in blowing up the Soviet-era Nova Kakhovka dam, which powered a hydroelectric station. The Kremlin blamed Ukraine, saying it was trying to distract from the launch of a major counteroffensive Moscow says is failing.UN aid chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council that the dam breach “will have grave and far-reaching consequences for thousands of people in southern Ukraine on both sides of…