The iPhone has become the best-selling smartphone of all time with billions of units sold and active users. Of the 15 best-selling mobile phones of all time, the iPhone 6 claims the third spot with 222 million units in sales, sitting just behind the non-smartphone classics Nokia 1100 and 1110, …
Read More »What fruits are beneficial for people with diabetes?
I have diabetes and have to use medicines to manage it. What fruits should I eat and how much of them should I eat each day? (Kim Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City) Answer: People with diabetes should incorporate fruits into their daily diet as they provide vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants …
Read More »Việt Nam did well economically and socially in January: PM
Pr Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính delivered his speech on Thursday. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s socioeconomic outlook was bright in January with stable macroeconomic indicators and inflation rates in check. Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính made this remark at the monthly meeting on Thursday …
Read More »President asks Viettel to maintain role as leading economic group
President Võ Văn Thưởng is introduced high-tech products of Viettel during his working visit to the group. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — President Võ Văn Thưởng emphasised that the Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) must always maintain its role as the leading economic group of the …
Read More »National Institute of Nutrition and Nestlé Việt Nam enter an agreement
The National Institute of Nutrition and Nestlé Việt Nam signed a strategic co-operation agreement. — Photo courtesy of Nestlé Việt Nam HÀ NỘI — The National Institute of Nutrition and Nestlé Việt Nam on Wednesday signed a strategic co-operation agreement on enhancing communication to raise awareness about the role of proper nutrition and …
Read More »Vietnam Airlines records a profit from transportation activities
Vietnam Airlines‘ aircraft parked at Nội Bài airport. – Photo of Vietnam Airlines HÀ NỘI — Vietnam Airlines group for the fourth quarter of 2023 achieved improved indicators and recorded a profit from transportation activities, according to its financial report released on January 31. In December 2023, the airline reported a …
Read More »Petrol prices increase in latest adjustment
Customers purchase fuel at a petrol station in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The ceiling retail petrol prices were revised up from 3pm on February 1 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance. The ceiling price of RON95-III went up VNĐ753 to …
Read More »Indices reverse course to finish higher
HÀ NỘI — The market finished higher on Thursday, recouping losses from the previous session, while foreign investors continued to inject capital into the two main bourses. The VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) gained more than 8.7 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 1,173.02 points. It …
Read More »Netflix unveils 2024 slate led by sci-fi from ‘Thrones’ creators
Netflix is betting on its ambitious new sci-fi series from the creators of “Game of Thrones” to help extend its streaming dominance in 2024, as the company unveiled a sprawling TV and film lineup Thursday. “3 Body Problem,” out March 21, is adapted from a bestselling Chinese trilogy of novels …
Read More »Japan’s Ito leaves Asian Cup after sexual assault allegation
Japan’s football association said Thursday that winger Junya Ito has left the Asian Cup in Qatar following media reports that two women had accused him of sexual assault, a claim he denies. The JFA said Ito was leaving “out of consideration for his mental and physical wellbeing”, adding that there …
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