By Reuters  May 22, 2023 | 09:46am GMT+7 Shipping containers are stacked at Pusan Newport Terminal in Busan, South Korea, July 1, 2021. Photo by Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji South Korean exports in the first 20 days of May fell 16.1% from a year earlier and imports dropped by 15.3%, customs agency data showed on Monday. The country’s trade balance came in at a $4.3 billion deficit for the May 1-20 period, the data showed.That compares with a 14.2% decline in exports for the whole of April.South Korea’s heavily trade-dependent economy has been hit hard by failing global demand. Exports have declined…
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By Reuters  May 22, 2023 | 09:44am GMT+7 A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Instagram logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Dado Ruvic Meta Platform Inc’s Instagram was back up for most users, the company said on Sunday, after a technical issue that disrupted services to thousands of people had been resolved. “Earlier today, a technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing Instagram. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted,” a Meta spokesperson told Reuters.The company did not disclose the number of users affected by…
By Mai Nhat  May 22, 2023 | 07:18am GMT+7 Director Ly Hai confirmed that his movie “Face Off: The Ticket of Destiny” will be released worldwide after its success at domestic box office. The movie is set to hit theaters in 50 cities of 19 US states on May 26. Hai said it will be screened in 52 theaters, the most compared to the previous five movies in the franchise. Director Ly Hai. Photo by VnExpress/Le Tuan After the US, the movie will be released in Australia, Europe, and other Asian nations. In addition to increasing revenue, Hai said he…
Fan, 42, started her career in showbiz when she was 17, and is known for her achievements as an actress, model, TV producer and singer. She currently has 63 million followers on Weibo. Phong, 35, launched his own fashion brand in 2013. Since 2014, he has stayed consistent with the message of empowering women throughout his collections. In addition to evening and cocktail dresses, he is famous for his top line of wedding dresses that are loved by many vietnamese celebrities. . Source: Internet
She shivers to remember the time a group of boys tore off her clothes and beat her with a helmet during her Hanoi school’s military training sessions.Tien, now a transgender woman, said she was picked on as a student because, according to her bullies, she “looked like a pansy” before her transition.During her elementary years in Soc Son District, a group of kids near Tien’s school often used ropes to trip her bicycle and cause her to crash. One time, they even tied her up and beat her with sticks.”I could only cry,” Tien said. “I couldn’t even tell my…
By Linh Le  May 21, 2023 | 12:39 p.m. GMT+7 Durians for sale. Photo by Pexels A Vietnamese durian vendor in Thailand is facing a potential seven years in jail for using doctored weighing scales to trick customers. The doctored scale showed a four-kilogram durian as weighing four and a half kilograms, increasing the price by at least 75 baht ($1.1), Thaiger reported Friday. The vendor was arrested in Bang Yai District of the city of Nothanburi.”Durians [in Thailand] sell for 150 baht ($2.20) per kilogram. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but every day the damage will accumulate,” said…
By AFP  May 21, 2023 | 12:23 p.m. GMT+7 A medical team arrives following a stampede prior to a soccer game between CD FAS Vs. Alianza FC at the Cuzcatlan stadium, in San Salvador, El Salvador on May 20, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Jose Cabezas Nine people were killed Saturday in a stampede at an El Salvador stadium where soccer fans had gathered to watch a local tournament, police said. “The number of deaths after the stampede at the Cuscatlan Stadium amounts to nine,” the National Civil Police posted on Twitter.The security agency also noted that “several” injured people, including at…
On Thursday, Den Vau’s newly-released song “Nau An Cho Em” (Cook For You) rose to the top spot of the YouTube Vietnam’s trending chart, surpassing Son Tung MTP’s “Making My Way,” with around 5.4 million views five days after its release. Den Vau, 34, prepares meals for children in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, Vietnam, in his “Nau An Cho Em” music video. Photo from Den Vau’s Facebook The 34-year-old rapper said he was touched after his song, which was written about free meals for children in remote areas, gained attention from the public. Despite feeling happy every…
The 2,000-rupee note, introduced into circulation in 2016, will remain legal tender but citizens have been asked to deposit or exchange these notes by Sept. 30, 2023.The decision is reminiscent of a shock move in 2016 when the Narenda Modi-led government had withdrawn 86% of the economy’s currency in circulation overnight.This time, however, the move is expected to be less disruptive as a lower value of notes is being withdrawn over a longer period of time, according to analysts and economists.Why did the government withdraw 2,000-rupee notes?When 2,000-rupee notes were introduced in 2016 they were intended to replenish the Indian…
The 2000-rupee note, introduced into circulation in 2016, will remain legal tender but citizens have been asked to deposit or exchange these notes by Sept. 30, 2023.The decision is reminiscent of a shock move in 2016 when the Narenda Modi-led government had withdrawn 86% of the economy’s currency in circulation overnight.This time, however, the move is expected to be less disruptive as a lower value of notes is being withdrawn over a longer period of time, according to analysts and economists.Why did the government withdraw 2000-rupee notes?When 2000-rupee notes were introduced in 2016 they were intended to replenish the Indian…