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Natural Selection
Of all the Asian and Southeast Asian countries that use the animal zodiac, only Vietnam has a cat in place of the rabbit. One theory for why is that while Chinese has a word for rabbit, it also has a specific word for Year of the Rabbit: mǎo , which sounds a lot like māo , the Chinese word for cat, which also sounds a lot like the Vietnamese word for cat, mèo .
Food Culture
Starting from this week, Saigon officially enters another two weeks of social distancing orders. While staying at home, what do you miss?
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Hanoi Ngõ Nooks
Hanoi is no stranger to the board game café niche, but something about Minipolo has groups of friends flocking here day and night to fill the atmosphere with chatter, laughter and the occasional, inevitable bickering.
