This is the emotion that was engraved in my memory the first time I set foot at Mien Dong bus station. Lost and insecure, precarious as if walking on a bumpy slope. But the emotion in the early 90s of the last century was something full and hot, and this time it was a bit more profound. The only thing that has not changed and has become familiar is the coffee atmosphere that we can easily feel in any coffee shop in Saigon. Although I have settled in Saigon for more than twenty years, half the time in my homeland, there is no Landmark in Saigon that makes me remember much. The things imprinted in my brain are just nameless little things. For example, the General’s shrine is in a certain alley near Saigon station that I can no longer locate. The temple is just an altar in the style of Mr. Dia, located in the most spacious part of the alley. The shrine is modest, but the smoke of incense sticks out all day. Nearby is a toad cafe owned by an alley gang boss. Somehow, I got used to this “brutal” guy. Perhaps the naivety of a teenager from distant Quang Nam touched his heart? No, the reason is from the shrine. He told me that the General was “outside” everywhere. A few years ago, his junior brought back an old bag. It claimed “stealing” from an old man outside the station. Inside were only a few old clothes, a tin box containing a strange black powder. When he was depressed, another kid running from the station said that the old man was rolling around crying near death on the platform, his head was covered with blood. In the end, the senior had to go to the place to witness the incident and understand everything. That tin box contained something very sacred: remains. That old man was a son from Quang Nam who went to collect his father’s bones to bring back to his hometown and then it happened as we know it. The brothers and sisters forced the junior to return the bag and especially the tin box to the old man, but he claimed that it had already been spilled. The little black powder in the tin box was thrown down the alley, right where the General’s shrine is now. The junior thought for a while and then jumped out near the canal. After a while it brought back a pile of black soil… When the old man received his bag back, and especially when he saw that the tin box was still intact, he was as happy as if he had caught gold. As for the brothers and sisters, they found the altar and placed it right where the junior had dropped the bones. Since then, the temple has been taken care of by the whole gang, and smoked fruit incense all day. The General was also tolerant when he didn’t blame the people who pulled vertically, but also occasionally hit a few numbers. And he became famous from there. I once dared to ask “your hand” why did you call the General? “Hands and sisters” explained that to win such a lottery, it must be done by the General. The General’s Shrine and your coffee shop toads are what make me picture Saigon most vividly, in a way that nothing in this land can replace. Then there are so many places I have been, the roads I have walked, until now, I can no longer imagine. But the feeling they give me is still intact. A coffee shop toad disappeared somewhere under the floor of a building. An attractive road leading to Long An in the past, has now been replaced by a luxurious and busy urban area. Then Binh Dong wharf, which contains the development history of this land, now who has the strength to recall? But one thing that never dies is the emotion they sow in our brains. Saigon will forever be there no matter how many conspiracies across this land. For one thing, those who come first or come late, come in a friendly attitude or steal, will sooner or later be tamed by this land. As well as the very familiar coffee atmosphere that I encountered even in a strange place. We will remember the roads we have walked, and we will also remember the roads we have never walked. The emotion that Saigon sows in the souls of predestined people is immortal.

Perhaps many people have left high school with the impression that History is boring and boring. Events associated with numbers, dry, impersonal narratives that are unknown to anyone, stories that happened far and wide with relative timelines like “a few tens of thousands of years.” ”, “20-30 thousand years ago”… However, that feeling will disappear when the reader Sapiens – A brief history of mankind with pictures – episode 1: The beginning of mankind. The work was born from the cooperation of three authors Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen, Daniel Casanave. A special edition Before Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, a Jewish-American historian has been well received by many readers, including Vietnamese readers. This book, though thick and heavy both literally and figuratively, has been hotly discussed by a wide audience. Reading him, one will go from one surprise to another and after reading it, there will be questions and reflections left in the mind. He has been very successful in making the reader, be it the average reader or the researcher, one more time pondering the true meaning of history. This time, the content that appeared in that book has been restructured, recreated in a special edition – the “picture” version. Book Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind with Pictures, Volume 1. Photo: Omega Plus. Overseas, it is very common for a classic, famous, best-selling or influential work to appear in multiple versions for different audiences. However, even if it is the same basic expression of the same content, each version has its own uniqueness and appeal. Those who have read Sapiens-human history Before that, it would have been thrilling to flip open the book to see what the picture version was all about. The book opens with the foreword by Yuval Noah Harari: “Dedicated to extinction, loss, and oblivion. Everything fits and falls apart.” Reading this preface makes me feel like the author is more like a certain Eastern sage than a Western historian who likes to dissect and analyze. The book leads the reader to follow the history of the universe – earth and humanity along the time axis with a unique way of divergence: From the history of physics, to the history of chemistry, biology and finally The same is cultural history with 4 titles and 4 chapters: Rebels in the Prairie, Fictional Masters, Sex, Lies and Caves, Intercontinental Murderers. A special narrative As a picture version, of course the book’s great appeal comes from its visual and vividness. However, not only that, the appeal and uniqueness of the work lies in many other things. Firstly, the text in the book is written very succinctly, easy to understand, and highly generalizable. Reading a sentence, the reader can imagine an era of hundreds of thousands of years, even billions of years. For example, it is easy to find in books statements or interpretations like this: “About 14 billion years ago, matter, energy, time, and space were formed in the event we call it. is the big bang – the Big Bang. The story of these fundamental properties of the universe is called physics”; “The story of atoms and molecules and their interactions is called chemistry”; “The Story of Creatures Called Biology”; “The process of human cultural development is called history”… A lot of the tangled messes of our perception have been compressed, rearranged in a concise and logical order. The work of Yuval Noah Harari was well received and debated by many readers. Photo: Omega Plus. Second, the history that appears here is not a cold and frozen “impersonal” history. In this picture book, there will be many people telling about history such as historian Yuval Noah Harari, professor – biologist Saraswati, professor Dunbar – expert on human communication, even detective. López. This narrative technique called “multi-tonal narrative” has recently been applied in many countries to primary school history textbooks to increase the book’s appeal. This narrative, academically shows that to understand history one needs a lot of experts in many different fields, but at the same time creates the appeal of the story being told as history is seen. from many sides. Third, the history told in this pictorial version is a “continuous dialogue between historian and history, between present past and future” as EH Car put it. It is the dialogue between historian Yuval Harari and Zoe – a curious teenager curious; the dialogue of professors like Yuval Harari with archaeological evidence such as tools, fossils, relics left in the ground, between professors and the public in seminars, between present – past – future such as the trial of the Sapiens genocide of large mammals and the current threat of destroying the ecosystem of humans… The narrative style always changes the point of view from the present to the past, then from the past to reflect and relate to the present and future. Those are the journeys through time of modern people to many different times, on many different lands, making readers not feel tired. Harari has appeared in the book as a narrator who speaks directly to the reader. Finally, the humor. Humor makes the historical narrative charming and engaging. For example, when describing 6 human species that once existed on earth, with characteristics summarized on each portrait card, the authors described Homo Sapiens like this: “HOMO SAPIENS ANNUAL: THE FINALLY PEOPLE The human family 50,000 years ago. Location: anywhere, even on the moon Existence: 300,000 years ago to present. Probably going extinct before 2100. Characteristic: They think themselves wise above all else. Strengths: Good at crafting tools, from toothbrushes to intercontinental rockets. Weaknesses: Big ego. Or believe in nonsense.” Along with humor is the explanation, simile full of images. All of the above factors are mixed, reduced, and skillfully combined in the entire work, making it attractive to both adult readers and children over 13 years old.

Internet Computer was introduced to help anyone post any content they want to the internet without going through technology giants like Amazon, Facebook or through servers. commercial cloud service. The founder of this virtual currency project, Dominic Williams, said that Internet Computer was founded with the idea of ​​avoiding corporate barriers and helping to keep costs down. Users can build social media and other services to compete with the big internet companies in the world. Mr. Dominic Williams, developer of the virtual money project Internet Computer This virtual currency’s network uses smart contracts or task software to compete with larger cryptocurrencies like Ethereum. Internet Computer is also “shaking hands” with many other cryptocurrencies and related networks – such as Polkadot, Binance Coin – to overtake Ether. Internet Computer was born in the context of digital money like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin is booming around the world, digital money is mentioned everywhere, at dinners to Saturday Night Live on television. country in America. As of 9am this morning (May 12), Internet Computer was traded at $ 370.3, an increase of more than 1% compared to the previous 24 hours. The value of this virtual currency transaction reached $ 1.5 billion, up nearly 90% in 24 hours. The total market capitalization of the crypto market is currently $ 2,480 billion, up from under $ 1,000 billion earlier this year. According to data from CoinDesk, Bitcoin is still the most valuable virtual currency in the world, as each Bitcoin is currently trading at $ 56,956, up 2.43% from yesterday. In second place is Ethereum with a transaction value of $ 4,298, up 8.76%. Dogecoin coin ranked fifth with a transaction of $ 0.508, up 8.91%. HA Cryptocurrency increased sharply, Asian businesses raced to bet on Bitcoin

26-year-old excavator driver Abdallah Abdelgawad The incident attracted worldwide attention. As a very important trade route for the world economy, the temporary closure of the canal caused the name Suez to appear in newspapers and social media posts. Photo: Reuters The size difference was too great between the two objects The image shared with dizzying speed of a small excavator trying to rescue the giant ship has surprised many people. The huge difference in the size of the two objects makes one think of an ant trying to get an elephant out of troubled waters. Abdallah Abdelgawad, who operated the small excavator, did not expect to become famous on social media one day. However, from anonymity, he actually became a star widely praised. At 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, Abdelgawad arrived at his workplace as usual. However, the gates are closed and prohibited from entering. “I asked a person and he said there was a boat blocking the canal,” said Abdelgawad, 26. He and his colleagues returned to their residence at Al Arbain, 30 minutes away. An hour later, Abdelgawad received a call from his manager, asking him to immediately go to the east bank of the canal. A Suez Canal Authority car was waiting to take him away. “I told him we were not allowed into the work site because a ship was blocking the channel,” the manager said. “You will come to work on that ship,” recalled Abdelgawad. While the authorities attempted to rescue the ship, Abdelgawad alone dug the silt under the giant ship’s bow. He worked nonstop for more than a day until someone else changed his shift. For the next 5 days, he only had 3-4 hours of rest in each working day to clear the maritime route connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. After extraordinary efforts, including a contribution from Abdelgawad, the super ship Ever Given was successfully rescued. In those days, when his family was worried about his health and phoned every day to inquire, pictures of the giant ship by the excavator were circulating on the Internet. “On social media, they said the excavator and me with the ship were like” ants and an elephant. ” At first I was sad, but then it felt normal that we were finally able to rescue the ship, ”Abdelgawad said in an interview. “On Monday, I was really exhausted. But when the ship was successfully rescued, I caught a video as it started to move,” he said proudly. My Facebook account and said that this achievement is due to my tiny miner. I feel as if I have won a war, “he added. Abdallah Abdelgawad takes a selfie with his excavator. – Photo: Facebook Abdallah Abdelgawad Abdallah Abdelgawad poses with workers at the spot along the Suez Canal, where the container ship Ever Given was stranded. Abdelgawad is paid 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($ 190) a month for his work as a excavator. After this incident, he was greeted as a “hero” when he returned to his small village on the outskirts of the city of Shirbin in Daqhaliyah province. “I know I did something big, when everyone gathered around me I felt proud and my dad said,” You made me proud. ” My phone still keeps ringing. I want to sleep, but I can’t sleep, ”he laughed. “My life has changed because of those pictures.” Even though his social media posts have earned him popularity, Abdelgawad has a message he wants to reach out to all those who mock him. “Don’t make fun of the weak or look down on them. This tiny excavator played a huge role in moving a ship more than 500 times its size. Now, I feel extremely proud of what I have done. I hope you all are proud of me too. ” Said Abdelgawad.

Ukrainian tennis beauty Angelina Dimova became a famous social media model after not being successful with her favorite sport. She became famous for her sexy image and lack of fashion on the training ground. Contributing in young tournaments in 2012, but did not achieve any remarkable achievements, so three years ago, the beautiful Ukraine turned to modeling. Taking full advantage of owning a hot body and sexy dress, Angelina Dimova has attracted a large number of fans. Her lack of cloth on the training ground burns the eyes of her fans. Before that, an “anonymous” beauty was criticized by netizens for appearing on the “aristocratic playground” in dark pants, but denounced the lack of subtle underwear marks. Not to mention color, just wearing thin pants, revealing things that should have been hidden, is a minus point of beauty. Another “anonymous” girl in China also caught attention on the tennis court with short pants like underwear. The training pants look like protective pants but do not have any protective fabric, revealing the third circle, making the opposite person “blush”. Many beauties prefer revealing outfits on tennis courts such as low-necked shirts and short skirts. Tennis courts are one of the virtual places that young people love. However, the series “breaking” the rules on the field is not appreciated for losing the aristocracy of this high-end sport. One felt that revealing clothing did not match the sporty nature of the sport any more, these were sports that were considered aristocratic. Photo: Internet. Invite readers to watch the video “Destroying warehouses containing nearly 8,000 smuggled fashion products”. Source: CT City.

For a few days, the incident became the town’s gossip. However, police have struggled to identify the person who died from the burns that were so severe. Public interest gradually faded. The woman’s name seems to be forever unknown.

In China’s megacities, large numbers of unclaimed corpses have become a pressing problem. Although country figures are not available, the total is at least in the tens of thousands. Urban morgues, funeral homes and hospitals complain that they have been stretched to full capacity.

But Truong Dai Dung could not let the incident sink. The intelligent man who once dreamed of becoming a scientist was unable to fulfill his dream of suffering from ankylosing spondylitis, a form of weakness of the spine.

According to Truong, he could not move without much pain. Zhang had to lie in bed, “detained in a home prison”. His thoughts often returned to the mysterious corpse, wondering where the woman had come from.

Then one day, Truong discovered an advertisement in a local newspaper. Post by a man searching for his missing wife, last seen wearing a red coat. Zhang contacted the man and the Luoyang police later confirmed that the body was in fact his wife.

Truong found his god.

Truong looks for information on the internet

The 57-year-old has since spent decades identifying the unidentified corpses languishing in the city’s morgues.

From his bedroom in Luoyang, Zhang built a website called an anonymous dead database, containing records of more than 3,300 corpses.

The 57-year-old has since spent decades identifying the unidentified corpses languishing in the city’s morgues.

For several hours each week, Zhang peered into the archive of press archives, police notices and public documents to update the website, moving himself around with the help of a metal ring hanging from the ceiling. Bedroom. He runs the project entirely by himself and receives little remuneration for the work.

But Truong says the website gives meaning to his life. Although he rarely hears from users, he knows the hundreds of people who regularly check the database, flipping from page to page on the list.

“I am part of a disadvantaged group,” Truong told reporters. Finding even more disadvantaged people, that at least gives me consolation. ”

However, there are many more families that Truong is helpless to help.

In China’s megacities, large numbers of unclaimed corpses have become a pressing problem. Although country figures are not available, the total is at least in the tens of thousands. Urban morgues, funeral homes and hospitals complain that they have been stretched to full capacity.

The problem is partly the result of massive internal exodus that China has experienced in recent decades. Many of the unidentified deaths are believed to be wanderers or unregistered migrants, who flooded the cities during China’s economic boom. While some died from violence, others drowned, had an accident or died in hospital.

China’s lack of a consistent system for identifying the dead and handling anonymous corpses has exacerbated the problem. Across the country, a large number of anonymous cadavers remain unresolved, and bodies are left long ago in refrigerating equipment.

China does not have a national database equivalent to the national system of missing and unidentified Americans. According to the China Newsweek, a state-run magazine, China’s Ministry of Public Security maintains internal records of missing persons and unidentified death records, but they are not linked together and cross-checking is difficult. . These records are also not accessible to the public.

When it comes to identifying victims, even the Chinese police often feel helpless – especially those in underdeveloped areas. Although forensic technology has improved significantly in recent years, the results of an investigation ultimately depend on the records investigators have access to.

Winsome Lee, a forensic anthropologist based in Hong Kong, said: “We will do a lot of analysis and modeling, but ultimately it depends on having a relative providing clues or DNA to we match or not. Our role is really limited. ”

Tian Chen, a policeman from Xining, Qinghai Province, northwest China, recalls an unsolved case he handled last year. When a male body was found in the village, Dien’s team was assigned to identify the deceased.

Officers collected samples, conducted DNA analysis, and searched Thanh Hai province records of dead bodies and unidentified people. They also posted missing person notices on China’s WeChat social app and on local media. But these things did not yield any results.

“We can only test big data within Thanh Hai province,” Dien said.

After three months of fruitless work, the group was forced to close the file and cremate the body, as the local funeral home refused to keep it. “The funeral homes here are full of corpses,” Dien said.

These problems are not unique to Tay Ninh. In cities across China, unclaimed and unidentified bodies are filling morgue and funeral homes, while authorities are arguing over how to handle them.

Vu Tu Hai, in charge of social affairs at the Luoyang Interior Bureau, said unclaimed corpses consume about 15% of the city’s funeral home capacity. Some of the bodies were there for a decade and forgotten by the police.

Vu said: “The police only sent the body there, then no one bothered to follow it.”

The problem is partly the result of massive internal exodus that China has experienced in recent decades. Many of the unidentified deaths are believed to be wanderers or unregistered migrants, who flooded the cities during China’s economic boom. While some died from violence, others drowned, had an accident or died in hospital.