Viet Nam News Tennis STUTTGART — Angelique Kerber earned quick revenge against Petra Kvitova with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of the Czech in the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Wednesday while top seed Simona Halep needed a fightback to survive. Kerber and Kvitova had faced off last Sunday at the same Porsche arena venue in a Fed Cup semi-final tie won by the visitors, with the Czech star prevailing. The German, a former world number one who is now ranked 12th, was all business against the two-time Wimbledon champion, preventing Kvitova from three straight victories in their head-to-head series. Kerber closed it out on her third match point after 77 minutes when Kvitova returned long. "I had goosebumps when I came out on court," said the German after the first round tie. "It was not an easy match after Sunday. "My team and I analysed it and we learned from that loss. I’m unbelievably happy to be in the second round. "I knew what to expect from Petra, I tried to play aggressive and … [Read more...] about Quick revenge sweet for Kerber as Halep survives scare
Samsung Electronics Q1 net profits up by more than half
South Korean telecoms giant Samsung Electronics saw net profits leap by more than half in the first quarter, it said on Thursday (Apr 26), thanks to strong demand for memory chips and its latest high-end smartphone. Samsung, the world's biggest maker of memory chips, has recovered from a series of setbacks AFP/JUNG Yeon-Je The firm, the world's biggest maker of memory chips and the flagship subsidiary of the sprawling Samsung group, has recovered from a series of setbacks to post record profits in recent quarters. It faced an embarrassing global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 device over exploding batteries in 2016, and last year its vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong, scion of Samsung's founding family, was jailed for his part in the sprawling corruption scandal that brought down president Park Geun-hye. He has since been released after some of his convictions were quashed on appeal, and the firm's shareholders have seen its value soar. Net profit for the January to March period rose … [Read more...] about Samsung Electronics Q1 net profits up by more than half
Phu Yen Culture-Tourism Week opens
Yen Islet in Phu Yen province (Source: VNA) Phu Yen (VNA) – The central province of Phu Yen kicked off a Culture-Tourism Week on April 25 night, which is designed to introduce the unique local culture and promote tourism potential of Phu Yen, thus attracting more investments in the locality. This is also one of the events marking the death anniversary of Hung Kings (the 10th of the third lunar month, which falls on April 25 this year) and the 43rd anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30). The programme, to last until May 1, will take place in Tuy Hoa city, Song Cau town and Tuy An district with ten major activities, including a tour to Dai Lanh Cape, the easternmost point of the country which is the first place in Vietnam to see the sun rise, and a Bai Choi singing festival. On this occasion, ceremonies will be held to receive the title of Special National Relic Site granted to Hon Yen (Yen Islet), and announce Prime Minister … [Read more...] about Phu Yen Culture-Tourism Week opens
Vietnam to hear appeal of runaway oil bigwig in landmark corruption case next month
Hanoi is scheduled to hold an appeal trial over corruption convictions against former PetroVietnam executives including a notorious runaway bigwig on May 7. Hanoi Superior People's Court, an appellate jurisdiction, is going to spend 10 days hearing the appeals of Trinh Xuan Thanh, former chairman of PetroVietnam Construction JSC (PVC), Dinh La Thang, former chief of PetroVietnam, and 13 others convicted for million-dollar losses at the state oil giant at a trial in January. Thanh, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for embezzlement and economic management violations, said he did not commit the crimes. Thang, who received a 13-year sentence for economic management violations, said his punishment was "too harsh" and has appealed to have it commuted. The verdict was not fair or objective in assessing his role in the case, the fallen political star said in his appeal letter. Most of the other defendants, who received up to 22 years in prison, are also seeking commuted sentences. Thang, … [Read more...] about Vietnam to hear appeal of runaway oil bigwig in landmark corruption case next month
Mouth watering local specialties made of frogs in Bac Giang
Bac Giang has impressed tourists with some mouth-watering local specialties made of frogs. Frogs can be cooked into various dishes. Stir-fried frog is easy to make and is palatable to people with various tastes. For the dish, frog legs are mainly used and cooked with blumea lanceolaria, piper sarmentosum and tuong (fermented bean paste). Meanwhile, the whole frog is minced and mixed with eggs, cloud ear fungus, scallion, salt and pepper to make fried chopped frogs. The mixture is then rolled into balls, which are then deep-fried. This dish is served with various kinds of veggies and dipping sauce. Stuffed frog is made of the same ingredients with fried chopped frogs; however, its recipe is a little bit more intricate. Frogs’ skin is removed deftly while frog meat and bones are finely chopped up and combined with eggs, cloud ear fungus, scallion, salt and pepper. The blend is used as belly stuffing, which will be steamed and deep-fried. Nhan Dan … [Read more...] about Mouth watering local specialties made of frogs in Bac Giang