HANOI – Vietnam has elevated its ties with Britain to a comprehensive strategic partnership, signalling its determination to avoid being caught between the US and China’s power rivalry. During Communist Party of Vietnam general secretary To Lam’s three-day official visit to the United Kingdom from Oct 28 to 30, the two countries formalised the upgrade…
Sydney Sweeney is facing backlash after lamenting being misjudged — while wearing a dress that left little to the imagination. The “Euphoria” star reflected on being “underestimated, to have people define you before you’ve had a chance to define yourself” during a speech at Variety’s Power Of Women event in Beverly Hills on Wednesday. “I…
Central SOEs launch 51 billion yuan strategic industries fund A special fund for the development of strategic emerging industries by central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) was launched in Beijing on Oct. 29. The fund, initiated by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) and managed by China Reform Holdings Corp. Ltd.,…
new video loaded: Prince Andrew Is Losing His Titles and His Home transcript Back transcript Prince Andrew Is Losing His Titles and His Home King Charles III’s younger brother, who fell from grace over his association with Jeffrey Epstein, will no longer be able to call himself a prince. The king is also evicting him…
Dierks, Arkansas, a town with population of just 900 (or 877 by 2024 estimates) secures the $1,000,000 T-Mobile prize of the Friday Night 5G Lights competition! Over 2 million votes Image by T-Mobile Locals are very proud of their success, I’m sure. As we reported a month earlier, the Magenta carrier’s national program, aimed at…
On Wednesday, over tea and cakes with veterans of the Ukraine war, President Vladimir Putin announced Russia had tested a new weapon. “There is nothing like this,” the Russian leader said of the Poseidon – a nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable underwater drone that can be fired like a torpedo and which a senior Russian MP said could…
Stock index futures were higher on Friday, as Nasdaq futures led the charge, driven by strong earnings from tech companies. S&P 500 futures (SPX) +0.8%, Nasdaq 100 futures (US100:IND) +1.4%, and Dow futures (INDU) +0.1%. Wall Street ended lower on Thursday after Meta (META) and Microsoft (MSFT) earnings failed to impress investors. Results from tec……
Motorists from four Guangdong cities will be able to apply to enter Hong Kong under a new travel scheme from Saturday, while applications to drive into urban areas will open on December 9, the government has announced. The government said on Friday that applications for the “Park & Fly” car park at the port would…
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said the additional funding follows the £2.5 million support package announced earlier this week. The money will be put towards sending humanitarian supplies to help those whose homes have been damaged and those without power, including more than 3,000 shelter kits and 1,500 solar-powered lanterns. Some of the…
“Darling, I always wear black.” So says Morticia Addams – and she’s long been one of my idols. In my gothic opinion, nothing says glamour like Anjelica Huston poured into a black fishtail ballgown with swooping, draping batwing sleeves; or Catherine Zeta-Jones’s version in Wednesday with her killer curves, melancholic pale palour and blood-red lips….