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Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

I'm Ora Ogunbe.

And I'm Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Vietnamese children are racing ahead of those in neighboring countries. We take a closer look at the

secret source of their first-class education system. Could the rest of the world take a leaf out of their books?

And Islamic scholars are divided on whether cryptocurrencies violate prohibitions on the

charging of interest and speculation, gambling. Whether crypto ends up decreed as halal or

Haram, plenty of Muslim investors and countries are already in the market.

First up though.

Busha! In Israel's parliament yesterday, opposition lawmakers chanted shame, shame in Hebrew.

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