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Decades of slow but steady progress in educating more children around the world abruptly ended in 2020. By April, an unprecedented 1.4 billion students were shut out of their pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools in more than 190 countries, in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. As the pandemic persisted, schools in some countries or jurisdictions reopened for in-person teaching, or opened for some students, while elsewhere schools have remained closed ever since with learning to greater or lesser extent taking place online or otherwise remotely. In some places, there have been waves of schools opening only to close again. An estimated 90 percent of the world’s school-aged children have had their education disrupted by the pandemic.
There’s an age-old saying known for those who are in Saigon and not sure where to eat: “Eat in District 5. Stay in District 3. Have fun in District 1” (
“Ăn quận 5. Nằm quận 3. Xa hoa Quận Nhứt”). This saying basically means that District 5 is the best place for food, District 3 has beautiful streets and villas people wouldn’t mind living next to, while District 1 offers a labyrinth of top-class entertainment.
Dim sum in District 5
Restaurants run by the Chinese communities of District 5 show their long culinary history dating back for more than 1,800 years.
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Chinese food has a variety of unique flavors, cooking styles from different regions, rich meanings, and meticulous presentation.