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If there's one thing that Hannah Montana taught me, it's that hair is a powerful tool for reinvention. Miley Cyrus herself knows that all too well. We all remember where we were when Cyrus revealed her rebellious pixie buzzcut in 2013. And who can forget her giant...

The fashion event is scheduled for April 4 in the picturesque fishing village on the Italian Riviera. Synonymous with glamorous resort locations, Pucci has chosen Portofino as the destination for its next runway show, scheduled for April 4. The precise location and other details are still under wraps. But one...

Vietnam gold bar price fell 0.58% to VND85 million (US$3,347.11) per tael Monday afternoon while global rates were little changed. Gold ring price slid 0.59% to VND84.8 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Globally, gold prices were little changed on Monday, while investors awaited...

Vietnam Airlines is set to achieve a record pre-tax profit of VND7.32 trillion (US$287.7 million) in 2024, ending four years of losses. Its revenue is expected to reach VND114.7 trillion ($4.5 billion), up 23% from 2023. Speaking at a recent conference, Le Hong Ha, CEO of Vietnam Airlines, said...

Without attending extra classes or language centers, a seventh-grader in Ho Chi Minh City achieved an impressive IELTS score of 8.0, including perfect 9.0 marks in speaking and listening. Nguyen Nam Long, a student at Tran Dai Nghia Secondary and High School, joins the top 4% of Vietnamese...

HCMC's Saigon Star International School has not been licensed since 2021 and been prohibited from enrolling new students but many parents were unaware and continued to pay huge fees. The tuition they paid ranged from VND500 million to VND1.6 billion (US$19,650-62,870). The city Department of Education and Training said...

Thailand's Education Ministry is intensifying efforts to get as many dropouts as possible back to school in 2025 under the government's Thailand Zero Dropout policy. A survey by the ministry found that a total of 1,025,514 children aged 3-18 dropped out in 2024. Of them, 767,304 were Thai...

Vietnam has set a goal of having at least five universities ranked among the world’s top 500 by 2030, as only one has achieved this status currently. This objective is outlined in the Education Development Strategy to 2030, Vision to 2045, approved by the government last December. By 2030,...

A student in HCMC has won a US$320,000 scholarship to Dartmouth College, a U.S. Ivy League school, with an essay on tenderizing affordable steak, connecting it to overcoming challenges through new perspectives. Nguyen Bentley Minh Nhat, a 12th-grade student from class 12B3 at Vinschool The Harmony, received his...

Vietnam’s education ministry will roll out structural reforms, streamline staffing, and launch key initiatives, including the Teachers’ Law and a preschool education program, in its ambitious 2025 agenda. The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) plans significant organizational restructuring in 2025 to streamline operations and improve efficiency. At its...

A Vietnamese professor has made history as the first Vietnamese editor-in-chief of a prestigious scientific journal under the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Professor Duong Quang Trung, 44, a full professor at Memorial University, Canada, and Chair Professor at Queen's University Belfast, U.K., assumed his role...

A 25-year-old man from northern Vietnam has achieved a perfect IELTS 9.0 after seven years of self-study, emphasizing daily vocabulary practice, reflex-building, and consistent speaking and writing exercises. Phung Tien Thanh, 25, from Vinh Phuc Province, credits self-talk in English and learning one to two new words daily...