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On July 1 the 93-year-old woman in Hanoi's Nam Tu Liem District agreed to have her hair cut for the first time in her life on the condition that "it be gifted to cancer patients." "It used to take me several hours to wash my hair when I was younger because it used to reach all the way down to my calves. "Someone once advised me to cut it short to make it easier to care for but I refused." Nguyen Thi Lan before and after cutting her hair at her home in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Nguyen She recently some bald patients on TV and wondered why "these women and girls do not have hair" and decided to cut her hair short to donate to them. Her granddaughter, Do Tuyet Minh, 34, explained to her that they were cancer patients undergoing radiation and chemotherapy, which caused hair loss. She joked with her grandmother about cutting her hair to donate to them. Everyone in the family assumed Lan would refuse. "But as soon as I mentioned … [Read more...] about Donors give cancer patients locks of hope

The group was launched in late July by All Doors One Room (Ador), a label under the HYBE group that represents K-pop titans BTS. Hanni, Korean-Australian singer Danielle, and three remaining Korean members - Minji, Haerin and Hyein - make up the group of five. Their ages range from 14 to 18 years old. Since their official debut on July 22, the group has dropped many MVs including "Hybe Boy," "Hurt," "Attention" and "Cookie." According to Allkpop, a website that covers news about K-pop, Hanni's appearance has become a hot topic. The site stated that many people complimented Hanni's appearance in online community posts, saying things like "She's so cute! I like her!" or "Wow, she's so pretty." According to Koreaboo, another K-pop related news site, a person commented online: "With her round face and lovely smile, she is most likely the visual of the group. She is also of interest because of her unique background - Australian of Vietnamese descent." Born in 2004, Hanni's … [Read more...] about Vietnamese-Australian debuts in new K-pop girl group NewJeans

South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter was launched from the US Thursday on a year-long mission to observe the Moon, live video showed, with a payload including a new disruption-tolerant network for sending data from space. Danuri -- a portmanteau of the Korean words for "Moon" and "enjoy" -- was carried on a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida by Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX. It aims to reach the Moon by mid-December. "This is a very significant milestone in the history of Korean space exploration," said Lee Sang-ryool, president of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, in a video shown prior to the launch. "Danuri is just the beginning, and if we are more determined and committed to technology development for space travel, we will be able to reach Mars, asteroids, and so on in the near future." During the year-long mission, Danuri will use six different instruments, including a highly sensitive camera provided by NASA, to conduct research, … [Read more...] about South Korea launches first lunar orbiter

A VND10 trillion (USD437.3 million) anti-flooding project in HCM City is four years behind schedule. The project invested by the Trung Nam BT 1547 Company under a build-transfer model crosses districts 1, 4, 7, 8, Nha Be, and Binh Chanh with six drainage gates. The anti-flooding project in HCM City is four years behind schedule. Construction on the project started in 2016 and was slated for completion in 2018. However, to date, the project has faced numerous problems, including refinancing procedures. In February 2019, the project was resumed and set the target to become operational in the first quarter of 2020. But, it once again missed the deadline. In April last year, the government demanded the project speed up, but, to date, only 90 percent of the work has been completed. Work on the sluices of Tan Thuan, Nha Be, and Ben Nghe has been suspended for over two years. … [Read more...] about Work on HCM City anti-flooding project slows to a trickle