Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam

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Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam

Mr. Tim Cook , CEO of Apple, arrived in Hanoi on the morning of April 15 during a two-day visit to Vietnam.

Immediately, in the morning, the friendly CEO made waves in the Vietnamese online community when he posted photos of himself meeting artists and content creators in Hanoi.

First, the photo of Tim Cook sitting in a coffee shop with singers My Linh and My Anh was shared by him at 11:20 a.m. and quickly received 451,000 views and a huge amount of interaction via the X platform.

"Hello, Vietnam!" he wrote. "Thank you to the talented musicians My Linh and My Anh for the warm welcome. And I love egg coffee!"

Then, at 1:15 p.m., CEO Tim Cook continued to post photos of walking around Hoan Kiem Lake and taking selfies with reviewer Ngo Duc Duy - a famous content creator on YouTube and TikTok in Vietnam, who is also a "crazy fan" of the iPhone and has cooperated with Apple for many years.

CEO Tim Cook also met director Phuong Vu at Antiantiart - his studio, and talked with him and his colleagues. The young director born in 1995 used to be the creative director of several major programs.

Mr. Tim Cook will also meet rapper Suboi and singer Tlinh, typical representatives of Vietnamese youth music today, and some programmers.

During the trip, Apple said it would deepen its commitment to Vietnam, increasing spending on suppliers and making new progress on an initiative to support clean water for local schools. "There is no place like Vietnam, a vibrant and beautiful country," Tim Cook shared.

Tim Cook was born in 1960 and joined Apple in March 1998 as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations and later Executive Vice President. He was appointed CEO of Apple in August 2011.

After taking the top role, Tim Cook quickly demonstrated his leadership ability by helping Apple double its revenue and profit from 2011 to 2020. By 2023, Apple became the first company in the world to reach a market capitalization of $3,000 billion. Under Tim Cook, Apple launched completely new technology products such as the Apple Watch and Vision Pro virtual reality glasses.

U23 Vietnam finalizes official list for U23 Asian Finals

Besides the injured defender Phan Tuan Tai, U23 Vietnam has eliminated 4 players to finalize the official list to attend the 2024 U23 Asian Cup finals.

Four players said goodbye to U23 Vietnam before the tournament, including: goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien (Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club), center back Nguyen Thanh Khai (SHB Da Nang), center back Nguyen Duc Anh (Hanoi Club) and midfielder Ha Van Phuong (Hanoi Police Club).

Among the four faces mentioned above, central defender Nguyen Thanh Khai is a new player of the team and has only recently returned to competition after a long period of injury treatment.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan said: Before making a decision on the official list of 23 U23 Vietnam players participating in the 2024 U23 Asian Cup, the coaching staff had a very thorough discussion based on assessments after the recent training and friendly matches.

The three criteria applied to the entire team are expertise, form and ability to meet technical and tactical requirements .

Official list of U23 Vietnam to attend the 2024 AFC U23 Championship:
Goalkeepers (3): Quan Van Chuan (Hanoi) , Nguyen Van Viet (Song Lam Nghe An), Doan Huy Hoang (Binh Phuoc).
Defenders (7): Luong Duy Cuong (SHB Da Nang), Tran Quang Thinh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Le Nguyen Hoang (Song Lam Nghe An), Ho Van Cuong (Cong An Ha Noi), Nguyen Hong Phuc (The Cong - Viettel), Nguyen Ngoc Thang (Hong Linh Ha Tinh), Nguyen Manh Hung (Binh Phuoc).
Midfielders (7): Vo Hoang Minh Khoa (B.Binh Duong), Hoang Van Toan (Hanoi Police), Nguyen Duc Viet (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Nguyen Thai Son (Thanh Hoa), Nguyen Duc Phu (PVF-CAND), Nguyen Van Truong (Hanoi), Khuat Van Khang (The Cong - Viettel).
Forwards (6): Nguyen Quoc Viet (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Vo Nguyen Hoang (Thanh Hoa), Bui Vi Hao (B.Binh Duong), Nguyen Van Tung (Hanoi), Nguyen Dinh Bac (Quang Nam) , Nguyen Minh Quang (SHB Da Nang).

Many accidents after 3 days of Songkran Festival in Thailand

Thailand recorded 936 road accidents and 116 deaths, including tourists and locals, during the three days of Songkran.

The figures were recorded by the Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation from April 11 to April 13, the three peak days of Songkran. Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla had the highest number of accidents with 39 each, Songkhla had the highest number of injuries with 45. Bangkok topped the death toll with eight recorded cases.

The leading causes of accidents were speeding (40.05%), drunk driving (27.81%) and collisions (16.84%). The most common vehicle involved in accidents was motorbikes (85.5%). Accidents occurred mainly on straight roads (81.63%), while 35.97% occurred on highways and 30.1% occurred on city streets.

The 2024 Songkran Festival will take place from April 11 to 21, on a large scale across the country. Some provinces and cities have started organizing water splashing events for tourists throughout April. Songkran in Thailand is identified as one of the 10 major global events. The 2023 festival will help Thailand attract more than 300,000 international visitors and generate more than 18 billion baht (nearly 537 million USD) in revenue, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Old farmer competes for title of world's oldest person

Mr Abad, 124, is completing procedures to be recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man, instead of the 111-year-old who was awarded the title last week.

The Peruvian government claims that Marcelino Abad Tolentino, a resident of the Huanuco region in central Peru, is 124 years old. If proven, he would become the oldest person alive and even top the list of oldest people ever verified by Guinness World Records.

Mr. Abad lives in a small village in the Andean mountains. He was given identification papers in 2019 and an old-age pension.

At his birthday celebration, he said the secret to his longevity was a diet rich in fruit and lamb. He also chewed coca leaves, a tradition among the Andean people of Peru. He now lives in a home for the elderly .

The Peruvian government says it is doing everything it can to help Tolentino get recognized by Guinness.

If proven, Mr Abad would dethrone the current record holder, John Alfred Tinniswood (pictured above) , 111, of the UK. The World War II veteran only took the title after the death of 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez on April 2.

The oldest living woman is 117 years old, while the oldest person ever verified is 122 years old.

The place with the cleanest air on the planet

The Southern Ocean has clean air with very few aerosols - tiny particles of matter that form naturally or as a result of human activity.

It is located far from human activity, but that is not the only reason why the air here is the cleanest in the world.

In a new study published in the journal Nature, a team of experts from Monash University and the University of Melbourne uncovered new information about cloud structure that shows how the Southern Ocean and its unique honeycomb-like clouds play a major role in regulating climate. They also discovered the key role that clouds and rain play in cleaning the air.

These honeycomb clouds can have a closed cell structure — the bright, white clouds that reflect sunlight back into space, cooling the Earth — or an open cell structure, allowing more sunlight to reach the Earth.

While aerosol concentrations in the air above the Southern Ocean are influenced by a number of factors, rainfall plays a key role. “Rainfall is key, especially from these open-cell honeycomb clouds. Rain washes aerosols out of the sky in the same way a washing machine cleans clothes,” the team writes.

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