Web Stories Wednesday, April 17

WASHINGTON: The global economy is set for another year of slow but steady growth, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday (Apr 16), with US strength pushing world output through headwinds from lingering high inflation, weak demand in China and Europe, and spillovers from two regional wars. The IMF forecast…

Ah Pui’s larger-than-usual Hainanese-style charcoal-grilled satay boasts a good meat-to-fat ratio — apt for a stall named ‘Ah Pui Satay’. It’s also a cheeky nod to the hawker’s ‘pui’ (chubby) build. But compared to when we last saw him almost two years ago, we must say that Ah Pui looks a lot less pui now.  His satay comes with peanut sauce topped with freshly-grated pineapple.  The ex-street hawker started his career back in the ’80s when he (illegally) hawked…

In the afternoon, a memorial service was held in southern port city of Mokpo, where the wreckage of the Sewol, which was salvaged in a complex operation, is now on display. “I wailed and cried while watching (the ship sink) on TV. The thought of all those young people falling…

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HANOI : Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook said on Tuesday in Hanoi the U.S. tech giant wanted to boost its investment in Vietnam, state media reported. Cook made the statement at a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his visit to Vietnam, a key manufacturing hub for…

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