I’m from the countryside and moved to Saigon to study. I was once in a very passionate relationship during my time as a university student. Both families knew about us.One day, I found out he was cheating with a coworker and they even went traveling together. I made a big deal out of this to his family, but hid everything from my own because I didn’t want to worry my parents.My faith in him was completely shattered; I was wondering why we never went traveling anywhere together even though we had been dating for about six years.I was full of…
Author: Mike Harrison
Montana will make it unlawful for Google and Apple’s app stores to offer TikTok within the state, but will not impose any penalties on individuals using the app. The ban is to take effect Jan. 1, 2024, and is almost certain to face legal challenges.TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, did not respond to a Reuters question asking if it planned legal action.Earlier, TikTok issued a statement saying that the new law “infringes on the First Amendment rights of the people of Montana by unlawfully banning TikTok,” and said it will “continue working to defend the rights of our…
By Reuters  May 18, 2023 | 09:09 am GMT+7 The Codex Sassoon, the earliest and most complete Hebrew Bible ever discovered, which is estimated by Sotheby’s to sell at auction for between $30 million and $50 million, is presented to the public at Tel Aviv University, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 22, 2023 Photo by Reuters/Nir Elias The world’s oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1 million on Wednesday, Sotheby’s said, one of the highest prices ever for a book or document sold at auction. Wednesday’s winning bid for the Codex Sassoon was made via a donation by…
By Reuters  May 17, 2023 | 06:09pm GMT+7 Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, are seen behind artificial cherry blossom decorations at a shopping district on the first day after the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures, in Tokyo , Japan, March 22, 2022. Photo by Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon Visitors to Japan rose to a post-pandemic high of almost 2 million in April, official data showed on Wednesday, benefiting from a relaxation of travel restrictions in China. The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure climbed to 1.95 million last…
“He successfully reached the summit this morning guiding a Vietnamese climber,” Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks, his expedition organiser, told AFP.Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 10 highest peaks, including the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) Everest, and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring, when temperatures are warm and winds are typically calm.Earlier Wednesday, British guide Kenton Cool reached the world’s highest point for the 17th time, extending his own record for the most summits by a non-Nepali.Meanwhile, a 46-year-old Moldovan climber died on the mountain the same day — the fifth fatality of the season.Authorities have issued 478 Everest…
By Reuters  May 17, 2023 | 05:39pm GMT+7 Indonesian Communications and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate (in a pink vest) walks at the Attorney General’s Office following accusations of corruption in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 17, 2023. Photo by Antara Foto/Reno Esnir/via Reuters Indonesian authorities on Wednesday arrested a senior cabinet minister on corruption charges in a case they said caused more than half a billion dollars in state losses. Johnny G. Plate is the fifth minister in President Joko Widodo’s administrations to be charged with corruption. Most recently, his social affairs and fisheries ministers were jailed in 2021 for graft.The…
A 44-year-old man went to the National Institute of Nutrition after three unsuccessful months of dieting. The 1.7m-tall man weiged 81 kg and had a history of fatty liver disease and high cholesterol. Doctors told him he needed to lose weight, so wife put him on a diet, cutting carbs from his daily meals. After a week, the husband was often hungry, tired and dizzy, but his wife insisted he continued. He would sneak bowls of noodles or rice after work behind his wife’s back and eat vegetables when he returned home. After three months he gained 1.5 kg.A 37-year-old…
By Reuters  May 17, 2023 | 12:05 p.m. GMT+7 Models walk on the runway during Gucci Cruise 2024 collection fashion show at the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea, May 16, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Kim Soo-Hyeon With sparkling lights and beating drums, Italian luxury label Gucci took over a 14th century Seoul Palace on Tuesday to showcase its cruise collection, blending Korean heritage and modern fashion. In a mix of street and sportswear, models dressed in surfing suits or carrying skateboard-shaped bags strutted between ancient pillars in corridors surrounding the main hall of the Gyeongbokgung palace.Wide-leg trousers were slit at…
After the latest negotiations ended without a breakthrough, Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters there was still “a lot of work to do” to break the high-stakes standoff with Democrat Biden over the borrowing limit. But while stark differences remained, the White House said Biden was “optimistic that there is a path to a responsible, bipartisan budget agreement if both sides negotiate in good faith.” And McCarthy likewise indicated he ultimately expected a deal, even if so far “nothing has been resolved.” “America is the number one economy in the world. And when we get done with these negotiations,…
By Reuters  May 17, 2023 | 11:31 am GMT+7 Fishing boats with Chinese national flags are seen at a harbor in Tanmen, Hainan province. Photo by Reuters/Megha Rajagopalan A Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members on board has capsized in the Indian ocean and President Xi Jinping has ordered that all efforts be made to search for survivors, state media reported on Wednesday. The distant-water fishing vessel “Lupeng Yuanyu 028”, owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co Ltd based in Shandong province, capsized early on Tuesday, state-run CCTV reported.The 39 people on board – 17 Chinese crew members, 17 Indonesians…