The expanded use of IELTS in university admissions has improved English learning and widened opportunities, but generous bonus points now risk turning the certificate into a scoring advantage rather than a fair measure of ability.
Vietnam is accelerating financial market reforms as the government pushes forward plans for a national gold exchange platform and experiments with digital asset trading, aiming to improve transparency, stabilize markets and strengthen macroeconomic management.
As Tet approaches, Hanoi’s historic sites turn into open-air studios, where young people in ao dai welcome the Lunar New Year through style, memory and a sense of place.
Hanoi is determined to resolutely prevent, combat, contain and gradually eliminate smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods and intellectual property infringements.