Along with other current news, we invite readers to follow: Rapper Den's latest MV sends an environmental message; Hoa Minzy and HIEUTHUHAI enter the Top 5 Official Nominees for the Devotion Music Award; Djokovic has the opportunity to break Federer's record; Taylor Swift's requests when going on tour.
Facebook crashes in Vietnam and many countries, causing Meta's owner (Mark Zuckerberg) to lose $2.8 billion in assets
At around 10:17 p.m. on March 5, many users in Vietnam were unable to access Facebook and Messenger. By 11:28 p.m. the same day, these applications gradually recovered.
According to the report, the problem occurred on both Android and iOS users. When trying to log in again, the Facebook system gave a warning about the incorrect password login, even asking to create a new account.
Before asking friends about the widespread Facebook outage , many people were very confused about the possibility that their accounts could be taken over by bad guys and used for bad purposes.
Speaking to the press, a Meta representative said that the cause of the above phenomenon has not yet been determined, although it has been recorded by many users in Vietnam. A Meta representative said that they are investigating the incident and will inform when there are results.
Zalo network initially received messages easily, but soon after that it was interrupted, slow to receive and send messages.
On a number of news sites and social networks, many users around the world also reported being unable to log in to Facebook and Instagram on the evening of March 5 (Vietnam time).
Pakistan news channel Dawn, Internet monitoring organization Netblocks said that Facebook, Threads and Instagram platforms were experiencing global outages.
On the online problem tracking application Down Detector, users in the US, Australia, Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Portugal... all reported problems with not being able to access Facebook.
According to Reuters, there are about 300,000 reports of not being able to access Facebook and 40,000 reports of not being able to access Instagram on the website Downdetector.com.
As of 11:28 p.m. in Vietnam, some users said they were able to log back into Facebook, but the situation was not stable.
By 11:45 p.m., most Facebook and Messenger functions were back to normal.
According to sources, Meta's network platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Threads last night (March 5) simultaneously encountered technical problems, had to stop working for about 2 hours, affecting millions of people around the world. Meta's boss (Mark Zuckerberg) assets immediately evaporated 2.8 billion USD and Meta is quickly investigating the incident.
Rapper Den's latest MV sends environmental message
In the latest MV "Music of the Forest" , rapper Den sends a meaningful environmental message to support the program "Revive 1 million forest trees".
The MV was directed by Thanh Dong with the idea of children planting trees and discovering symbols in the old forest: the Animal God, the River Goddess and the Forest Spirit (played by Den ).
The children rescued these symbols when they were all subjected to human destruction. The ancient tree - Spirit of the Forest was wrapped tightly with electric wires, standing alone, withered and tired. After being rescued, the tree grew bright flowers.
Den and the crew of the MV "Music of the Forest" encourage everyone to contribute to protecting nature and pay attention to hot environmental issues.
The song "Music of the Forest" uses part of the melody from the familiar song "Music of the Forest" by musician Hoang Viet.
Then, the rap part of Den and singer - vocal teacher Hien VK blend together, expressing the message of love for nature .
Den also adapted an old rap line from the songs "Today's Sky Is Extremely Cloudy" and the image of the lonely tree he played in the MV "Hide and Seek" to incorporate and renew in the MV "Music of the Forest".
He also has a lot of affection for the child actors who acted with him in the MV.
Hoa Minzy and HIEUTHUHAI are in the Top 5 Official Nominees for the Devotion Music Award
Sports and Culture Newspaper (Vietnam News Agency) announced the official nominations for the 18th Dedication Award in 2024 in both award systems: Dedication Music Award and Dedication Sports Award.
At the 2024 Devotion Music Awards system, the Organizing Committee has taken a new step in affirming the role of the public by giving the public the right to vote in all 10 categories instead of only 5/9 categories like last season.
Accordingly, the top person in each category in the first round of voting will be given a special entry into the Top 5 Official Nominees in the corresponding category. The remaining four nominees are the artists/programs with the highest scores based on the total number of votes from the public at the Voting Portal and the votes of the Voting Council.
The names with the highest number of votes were specially selected into the Top 5 Official Nominations including: "A Loi" - Song of the Year category, "Moi Chap Moi" - Music video of the year category, DTAP - Producer of the year category, Hua Kim Tuyen - Musician of the year category, Hoa Minzy - Female singer of the year category, HIEUTHUHA - Male singer of the year category.
Based on the Top 5, from 3:00 p.m. on March 5 to 11:59 p.m. on March 15, the Dedication Award voting portal continues to open for the public to participate in the Final Voting Round, along with music journalists nationwide.
This voting round will select the winner of the 2024 Devotion Music Award in each category. That is the nomination with the highest score based on the converted score from the votes of journalists and the votes of the public (public accounts for 50%, journalists account for 50%).
Djokovic has a chance to break Federer's record
Novak Djokovic is on the verge of winning his sixth BNP Paribas Open title, breaking the record of five titles shared with Roger Federer.
Djokovic returns to the Masters 1000 at Indian Wells for the first time since 2019. That year, the Serbian suffered a shock third-round exit. He has not won the tournament since 2016, when he defeated Milos Raonic in the final.
Djokovic and Federer are the two most successful players at the BNP Parbias Open, with five titles each. Federer last won in 2017, then lost the finals in the following two years.
If Djokovic wins the BNP Parbias Open next week, he will also increase his record to 41 Masters 1000 titles. No other player has reached 40 titles in this tournament system. In case of winning, Djokovic will also reach 1,100 wins, behind only two people in history: Jimmy Connors (1,274) and Federer (1,251).
Djokovic has 98 titles through 1094 wins on ATP.
Taylor Swift's Tour Requirements
American singer Taylor Swift once requested her dressing room be decorated with Swarovski crystals when she toured Argentina.
She has just completed three shows in Singapore and is resting before continuing with her comeback concert The Eras Tour on March 7, 8, and 9. According to Yahoo, during her time in the Southeast Asian country, she stayed at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island. The resort is separate from the city, and was the location of the meeting between former US President Donald Trump and North Korean President Kim Jong Un in 2018. Singaporean media did not disclose further information about the singer's room, ensuring her safety and privacy.
When Taylor Swift was on The Eras Tour , her hotel room had macaroni and cheese and energy drinks. She often had an iced Americano from Starbucks at 11am.
While on tour in Sydney, she ordered a cake from a popular shop in Forestville, Sydney. The dish was inspired by a traditional Chilean layer cake, featuring buttercream and a croissant topped with a purple flower – Taylor Swift’s favourite colour. While in Australia, the singer also visited Pellegrino 2000, a restaurant serving Italian food and wine that has featured many celebrity chefs.
Taylor Swift is concerned about security issues, so she often requests a decoy car to distract the paparazzi. The singer prefers to drive silver SUVs.
According to People , in Sydney at the end of February, she stayed in the presidential suite of the five-star Crown Sydney hotel (New South Wales state), priced at $25,000 per night. The room has a view of Sydney Harbor and the Opera House.
Taylor Swift's demands are elaborate but not too strict compared to many world stars, according to 7News.
The Eras Tour is Taylor Swift's high-profile event, taking place on many continents, making her a billionaire . In December 2023, Guinness recognized the Eras Tour as the highest-grossing concert series of all time, reaching over a billion USD, surpassing Elton John's record of 939 million USD. The singer earned about 85% of the total ticket sales - a high and rare rate in the music industry.
Taylor Swift , 34, is an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame with her country music in 2006. After 10 albums, Taylor has received 14 Grammy Awards and 29 Billboard Awards. In addition to touring, she has released re-recorded albums such as Fearless, Red, 1989. She currently has a net worth of about 1.1 billion USD , and was chosen by Time as " Person of the Year " 2023.
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