A Vietnamese woman who received a lavish dowry from her parents of 100 civet cats, gold bars, cash, company shares and several high-value properties has shocked social media.
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The unidentified 22-year-old comes from southwestern Vietnam and was married last May.
As part of her dowry, her parents gave her 100 female civet cats, all capable of breeding, with an estimated total value of 1.8 billion Vietnamese dong (US$70,000).
It also included 25 taels of gold, 500 million dong (US$20,000) in cash, company shares worth 300 million dong, seven properties and other valuable assets.
In return, the groom’s family offered a bride price of 10 taels of gold, 200 million dong in cash and diamond jewellery.
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