Blushing lightly, the Vietnamese undergraduate had a question for William Hague. Britain's foreign secretary was in Hanoi, on the first leg of a tour of South-East Asia between April 24th and 27th, and had just made a pitch for local students to continue their education in Britain. An unabashed salesman, Mr Hague reeled off impressive facts. His Oxford college was founded in 1458. One-quarter of the world's 20 leading universities are still British. There are 7,000 Vietnamese students in Britain now, and more are eagerly sought. It was then that a student shyly stood and asked: why?
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