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Archaeologists in northern Peru have unearthed a 3,000-year-old tomb which they believe might have honored an elite religious leader in the Andean country some three millennia ago. Archaeologists of the Pacopampa Archaeological Project work on the site of a 3,000-year-old tomb which they believe might have honored an elite religious leader in the Andean country some three millennia ago, in Pacopampa, Peru August 26, 2023. Photo: Ministry of Culture of Peru/Handout via Reuters Dubbed the "Priest of Pacopampa," referring to the highland archaeological zone where the tomb was found, the priest was buried under six layers of ash mixed with black earth, with decorated ceramic bowls and seals indicating ancient ritual body paint used for people of elite standing, Peru's Culture Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Two seals were also found along the upper edges of the tomb, one with an anthropomorphic face looking east and another with a jaguar design facing west. Project...

The National Roller Sports Championship is held in two days in Hà Nội, providing competitive races to nearly 450 athletes from 13 cities and provinces. Trần Ngọc Minh Thy of Hà Nội's Việt Nam Roller team performs to win the women's classic freestyle slaloms events at the National Junior Roller Sports Championship which closes on August 27 in Hà Nội. Photos of SFV Lê Bùi Bảo Long and Trần Ngọc Minh Thy won men's and women's classic freestyle slaloms events at the National Junior Roller Sports Championship which closed on August 27 in Hà Nội. Long of Hà Nội's Việt Nam Roller team was on top with 40.51 points. He was followed by teammates Trịnh Khanh Khương with 37 points and Phạm Bá Minh Nghĩa on 34.253. On the women's side, Thy of Việt Nam Roller dominated the race with her outstanding performance which received 36.51 points from the judges. Lê Ngọc Yến Trân of HCM City-based Vietpassion came second with 28 points and Đặng Thu An of Việt Nam Roller was third, sec...

If you did not know it – you are more bacteria than human! That is if we look at the number of cells. The human body is home to trillions of microorganisms, collectively known as the microbiome.

Child gun deaths in the United States have hit a record high, according to a new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Students of Oxford High School and other schools in the area, along with community members, gather for a candlelight prayer vigil at Bridgewood Church to pray for the community, a day after a deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, in Clarkston, Michigan, U.S., December 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's mortality database, the study published on Monday in the AAP's journal Pediatrics found that 4,752 children died from gun-related injuries in 2021, the latest year for which data was available, up from 4,368 in 2020 and 3,390 in 2019. Gun violence has been the number one cause of death for children in the United States since 2020. The study was published as Tennessee lawmakers opened a special session on public safety after a Nashville school shooting earlier this year that killed t...

India's space agency is attempting to land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole, a mission that could advance India's space ambitions and expand knowledge of lunar water ice, potentially one of the moon's most valuable resources. A view of the moon as viewed by the Chandrayaan-3 lander during Lunar Orbit Insertion on August 5, 2023 in this screengrab from a video released August 6, 2023. Photo: ISRO/Handout via Reuters/File Photo Here's what's known about the presence of frozen water on the moon - and why space agencies and private companies see it as a key to a moon colony, lunar mining and potential missions to Mars. How did scientists find water on the moon? As early as the 1960s, before the first Apollo landing, scientists had speculated that water could exist on the moon. Samples the Apollo crews returned for analysis in the late 1960s and early 1970s appeared to be dry. In 2008, Brown University researchers revisited those lunar samples with new technolog...

MUSICAL PRODIGY: Việt Nam’s leading violinist Bùi Công Duy will give performances at two concerts at the HCM City Opera House on August 25 and 26. Photo courtesy of HBSO Việt Nam’s leading violinist Bùi Công Duy and international soloists will dazzle HCM City’s audiences with two concerts at the Opera House on August 25 and 26. The programme aims to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO). Duy, deputy director of the Việt Nam National Academy of Music, will open the first night with Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Violin, Piano, Percussions & Strings by Nguyễn Mạnh Duy Linh, a graduate of the Magnitogorsk State Conservatory in Russia. The violinist will perform the concerto along with pianist Ju Sun Young from South Korean and vibraphonist Trương Ngọc Hồng Minh. The concert will also present Double Concerto in E Minor, op. 88 for violin, viola and orchestra written by German composer Max Bruch in 1911, and Double Conc...

The iconic Hòn Trống Mái (Kissing Rocks), emblematic of Hạ Long Bay in Quảng Ninh's northern province, faces threats due to geological processes and rising sea water levels, as highlighted by a study from the Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources. Hòn Trống Mái (Kissing Rocks), a symbol of Hạ Long Bay in the northern Quảng Ninh Province needs protection avoid collapsing. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vân The iconic Hòn Trống Mái (Kissing Rocks), emblematic of Hạ Long Bay in Quảng Ninh's northern province, faces threats due to geological processes and rising sea water levels, as highlighted by a study from the Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources. Covering an approximate area of 1,553 sq.km, Hạ Long Bay boasts significant geological and geomorphological value, making it a distinct tourist attraction not just for Quảng Ninh but also for the northern region. Hạ Long Bay is dotted with thousands of islets, each unique in shape and size. Amongst these, the standout islets a...

The organizers of Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 on Monday unveiled five crowns adorned with over 1,500 crystals and gemstones, which will be awarded to the beauty pageant’s queen and four runners-up. The crown for the winner of Miss Grand Vietnam 2023. Photo: Supplied The crown for the winner is made of 24-karat gold and decorated with a combination of 872 zirconia stones -- a diamond simulant -- 380 yellow citrines, and 255 emeralds in different sizes. Artists have incorporated iconic Vietnamese symbols onto the crown, including rice plants, pigeon wings, and lotus flowers, with the aim of paying homage to the nation’s rich traditional values. They dedicated a total of 1,080 hours to crafting the crown. The four tiaras awarded to the runners-up are fashioned from 24-karat gold and adorned with 2,400 gemstones. All of these designs are part of a crown collection, 'Wings of the Grand,' created by designer Nguyen Hoang Khang. Miss Grand Vietnam 2022 Doan Thien An dons the crown for Mis...

Using a powerful torch, Aliki Buhayer-Mach momentarily drenches a nearby mountain top in light, straining to see if wolves are lurking in the shadows. Swiss NGO OPPAL has enlisted hundreds of volunteers this summer to chase predatory wolves away from grazing livestock. Photo: AFP If the predator were to get past the electric wires stretched around this high-altitude pasture in the Swiss Alps, the 57-year-old biologist knows "it would be a massacre". She and her 60-year-old husband Francois Mach-Buhayer -- a leading Swiss cardiologist -- have settled in to spend the night watching over some 480 sheep grazing in the remote mountains near the Italian border. The pair of unlikely herders are among several hundred people volunteering this summer through OPPAL, a Swiss NGO seeking a novel way to protect wolves, by helping chase them away from grazing livestock. "Our goal is that by the end of the summer season, the livestock are still alive... and the wolves too," OPPAL d...

Forest fires in Canada's western province of British Columbia intensified on Saturday, with the number of people under evacuation orders doubling from a day earlier, as authorities warned of difficult days ahead. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns next to houses in the Okanagan community of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, August 19, 2023. Photo: Reuters The province declared a state of emergency on Friday to access temporary authoritative powers to tackle fire-related risks, as out-of-control fires ripped through interior British Columbia, partially shutting some sections of a key highway between the Pacific coast and the rest of western Canada, and destroying many properties. "The current situation is grim," Premier Daniel Eby told reporters on Saturday, saying some 35,000 people were under an evacuation order, and a further 30,000 were under an evacuation alert. Eby said the province is in dire need of shelter for evacuees and firefighters and ordered a ban on n...

Korean and international netizens are showing drastically different reactions regarding SBS 'Unanswered Questions' covering FIFTY FIFTY. On August 19th, SBS's current issue program 'Unanswered Questions' aired with much attention as it was noted earlier that the show would delve into the FIFTY FIFTY controversy and the entertainment agency operation structure. However, many Korean viewers thought the show did nothing to clarify the situation. The episode started with interviews from both ATTRAKT and The Givers. However, the interviews did not add anything to the currently available information regarding ongoing conflicts between the two sides. The show did not go into details on why the members filed trademarks on their own or why The Givers' CEO Ahn Sung Il lied about his education and work experience. Instead, the director of The Givers commented that he cannot represent the official stance of the company because whatever he says will be twisted. Initially, CE...

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday the Women's World Cup had generated more than $570 million in revenue and enabled soccer's global governing body to break even, despite raising the prize purse tenfold compared to the 2015 edition. Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Semi Final - Australia v England - Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia - August 16, 2023 FIFA president Gianni Infantino is pictured in the stands. Photo: Reuters The Swiss, in a typically combative speech, said the ninth edition of the FIFA showpiece event had been the "best and greatest and biggest", and vindicated the decision to raise the prize money and expand the field from 24 to 32 teams. "Some voices were raised, would it cost too much? We don't make enough revenues, we will have to subsidise. And our opinion was, well if we have to subsidise, we will subsidise, because we have to do that," he told the FIFA Women's Football Conventi...

Here you will find around 1,500 plant species, including 10 endemics and 54 that are recorded in the Việt Nam Red Book and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List. Núi Chúa World Biosphere Reserve in the south-central province of Ninh Thuận has a total area of more than 106,646 hectares. Its core, Núi Chúa National Park, covers 15,752 hectares and consists of three natural areas of forest, sea and semi-desert, including many rich and diverse ecosystems. Tourists sightseeing seascapes in Núi Chúa National Park. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Thành Here you will find around 1,500 plant species, including 10 endemics and 54 that are recorded in the Việt Nam Red Book and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List. The fauna is also very rich with 756 species of wild animals, more than 350 types of coral and hundreds of marine animals. An expanse of rocks in Núi Chúa National Park also attracts many visitors. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Thành The Nú...

Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy has said her interest has switched from buying luxury fashion items to researching financial investments as she turned 35. Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy. "I used to spend hundreds of million dong (VND1 million equals around $42) buying a bag that fits nothing other than a lipstick without thinking twice," Thuy told NgoiSao. "But looking back at it now, I think if only I had spent that money on real estate, I would have become much richer." The beauty queen said she has started switching to buying other things now. For investing purposes, she spends money on stocks or land. For collecting purposes, she buys artisans kitchenware, which is both cheaper and more beautiful. Her shopping cart is not the only aspect of her life that has changed. "I used to don revealing outfits whenever I appeared in front of the public’s eyes," she said about her fashion style. "But the older I get, the more hesitant I become about sho...

The Vietnamese winners were the Grand Maria Saigon - The Lake Tower, CBRE Hanoi Office, Dhawa Quy Nhơn, Buôn Mê Thuột Medical University Hospital, Xuân Thảo Residence, the Ngõ, Mai Châu Culture Resort, among others. Mai Châu Culture Resort won the best resort architecture design award of AADA 2023. — Photo courtesy of AADA HÀ NỘI — Numerous Vietnamese architectural projects have won prizes at the prestigious Asia Architecture Design Awards (AADA) 2023 held in Singapore under the theme Impactful Asia. The Vietnamese winners were the Grand Maria Saigon - The Lake Tower, CBRE Hanoi Office, Dhawa Quy Nhơn, Buôn Mê Thuột Medical University Hospital, Xuân Thảo Residence, the Ngõ, Mai Châu Culture Resort, among others. AADA was created with the aim of recognising and celebrating outstanding excellence and creativity in a diverse range of architecture and design projects, spanning from regional to international scales. After receiving registration submissions from February to May 2023, a panel...

Ho Chi Minh City is planning fireworks displays and hot-air balloon shows in celebration of the Vietnamese National Day on September 2. Ho Chi Minh City is planning fireworks displays and hot-air balloon shows in celebration of National Day on September 2. Photo: Nguyen Khang / Tuoi Tre The municipal High Command sent its plan for the fireworks shows to the municipal People’s Committee for approval, Lam Ngo Hoang Anh, office chief at the municipal Department of Culture and Sports told a press briefing on Thursday. Under the plan, a high-altitude fireworks display would take place near the Thu Thiem Tunnel, which connects Thu Duc City with District 1, while a low-altitude pyrotechnic show would be held at Dam Sen Theme Park from 9:00 pm to 9:15 pm on September 2. The department also suggested that the southern metropolis organize hot-air balloon shows from September 2 and 3 on Nguyen Thien Thanh Street in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City. In honor of National Day, the city will also ...

BLACKPINK's Jisoo gave her answer to a fan's hilarious question during the group's recent concert for their 'Born Pink' Tour. BLACKPINK's Jisoo gave her answer to a fan's hilarious question during the group's recent concert for their 'Born Pink' Tour. On August 17, BLACKPINK performed in New Jersey during their '2023 Born Pink' Tour. During the performance, a fan held up a sign in Korean that asked, "Jisoo, can I be your other boyfriend?" As soon as she saw the sign, Jisoo crossed two fingers to make an X. Then, as she was walking away, she flicked her hair. The fan who created the sign shared this adorable video on TikTok, and has been getting millions of views. Other fans love Jisoo's chic response and commented, "Jisoo didn't hesitate too. She's so real," "No never. That's cute," "She's so cute," and "The cutest rejection." Meanwhile, Jisoo recently revealed her rela...

Defender Doan Van Hau went on a date with girlfriend Doan Hai My, a Miss Vietnam 2020 contestant, in celebration of their 3-year relationship. Hau and My having dinner together, celebrating their three-year-long relationship. Photo from My's Instagram Hau and My celebrated another year of love on August 15. The couple had dinner and took photos, which were then shared with their followers with accompanying sweet words. "Our special day," My wrote on her Instagram account. "Happy & lucky to have you in my life. I love you!" Hau left a comment containing heart emojis under My’s post as a response. Hau once said one of the things he treasured the most in My was her friendliness and willingness to work hard despite coming from a wealthy family. "My was born in a big city, but I feel like there are no differences between her and girls in rural areas," he said. "She could take care of all of the house chores." Hau, 23, gained popularity after h...

Last week, HYBE Labels unveiled its highly anticipated financial report for the second quarter of 2023. Not only did the label's financial report reveal crucial information on sales and operating profits, but it also offered stakeholders and netizens an in-depth understanding of the label's current standing and future prospects. Based on the overall HYBE report, the sales report for the subsidiary agencies under HYBE was also unveiled, drawing upon data from the first and second quarters combined. For the first half of 2023, Big Hit Music earned an operating profit of 75.7 billion KRW (56.6 million USD), HYBE Japan earned 24.8 billion KRW (18.6 million USD), Pledis earned 26.8 billion KRW (20 million USD), ADOR earned 11.5 billion (8.6 million USD) (Super Shy was released in August, so profit will be included in the next quarter), BELIFT LAB earned 9.5 billion (7.1 million USD), Source Music earned 5.9 billion (4.4 million USD) (including Japanese debut album and UNFORGIVEN alb...

Da Nang is a beautiful coastal city located in central Vietnam. Da Nang - Vietnam Da Nang is a beautiful coastal city located in central Vietnam. It is a popular destination for tourists due to its stunning beaches, rich history, and delicious cuisine. One of the main attractions in Da Nang is its beaches. My Khe Beach and Non Nuoc Beach are two of the most popular beaches in the city. They offer crystal-clear waters, soft sand, and a range of water sports activities such as surfing, kayaking, and jet skiing. My Khe Beach Another must-visit attraction in Da Nang is the Marble Mountains. These five limestone mountains are home to several caves, temples, and pagodas. Visitors can climb to the top of the mountains for breathtaking views of the city and the surrounding countryside. Marble Mountains For those interested in history, Da Nang has several museums and historical sites to explore. The Museum of Cham Sculpture showcases the ancient Cham civilization, while the Da Nang Museum of Fi...

Pho (Phở) is a traditional Vietnamese dish that has become popular all over the world. Pho Vietnam Pho (Phở) is a traditional Vietnamese dish that has become popular all over the world. It is a noodle soup that is made with a flavorful broth, rice noodles, and a variety of meats and vegetables. The broth is the heart of the dish, and it is made by simmering beef bones, onions, ginger, and spices for several hours. The result is a rich and flavorful broth that is both savory and comforting. The noodles used in pho are thin and flat rice noodles that are cooked in the broth. They are soft and chewy, and they absorb the flavors of the broth. The meat used in pho can vary, but the most common is thinly sliced beef that is added to the soup just before serving. Other meats that can be used include chicken, pork, and even seafood. Pho is typically served with a variety of fresh herbs and vegetables, including bean sprouts, basil, lime wedges, and chili peppers. These ingredients add freshnes...