This is Việt Nam though, and I’ve been hearing rumours of the golden age of ESL coming to a close since at least the summer of 2016, when I was still trawling Dave’s ESL Café in the hope of understanding what I was about to get myself into.

'It's rare for CM, MB, or premier to allow state assembly to dissolve automatically.'

Franco-Vietnamese violinist Stephane Trần Ngọc and Vietnamese pianist Lưu Hồng Quang will perform alongside the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) in a concert featuring three distinct concertos by international and Vietnamese composers at the Saigon Opera House on October 10.

'The whole debacle is a joke, except that it is no laughing matter.'

Guangzhou South Railway Station handled more than 1 million passenger trips on Oct. 1, a first for any Chinese station, with trains leaving 40 seconds apart at peak times.

"I wish I could sing for you, Dad, even if I'm still not good. I wish I could draw a picture for you, even if my skills are nothing special. I wish you could see just how much I've grown up."

Alongside the fireworks, a wide range of cultural and artistic programmes will be held at the capital’s cultural and heritage spaces throughout October, offering residents and visitors opportunities to explore Hà Nội’s historical and cultural values through performances, exhibitions and tourism experiences.

Highlights include 5pct GST, targeted aid, and mandatory debt repayment.

The government is on the hook for hundreds of billions in loans that do not show on the annual budget.