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A weekly round-up of city affairs.

The worship of the Hung Kings in Phu Tho province was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at a UNESCO meeting in Paris on December 6, 2012.

In central locations of three major Asian cities -- Singapore, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City -- stand bronze elephant statues. If they could talk, these statues could tell of imperialism, civil war, invasion, anti-colonial struggle, independence, nationhood, and more recently of rapid urban and economic development. Perched high up on their plinths, the elephants have witnessed some of the key events in the modernisation and emancipation of Southeast Asia, with all its promises and bloodshed. All...

Le Thi Huong Ly will represent Vietnam to vie for a Miss Tourism World 2022 title, the competition’s organising board announced on November 16.

The organising board and several contestants of the Miss Tourism World 2022 pageant touched down in Hanoi on November 13 ahead of the final round of the beauty pageant.

The final night of Miss Tourism World 2022 will be held in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on December 3, the organisers told a press conference on November 8.

Vietnam will play host to the final round of Miss Tourism World 2022 in the northern province of Vinh Phuc from November 28 to December 3, organisers said at a press conference on November 8.

Some of the new policies taking effect in July include mandatory e-invoicing requirements, new-style passports, and adjustments in regional minimum wages, as well as the fee relief programme during COVID-19.

Football fans across Việt Nam shall turn on their home TV, or get together in a neighbourhood bar with a large screen, or in an open yard of a bia hơi joint to watch U-23 team play against Malaysia, scheduled to take place at Việt Trì Stadium in Phú Thọ Province.

Preparations are underway in Phú Thọ for the province's biggest event of the year, thenbsp;Hùng Kings' Festival. Already streets leading to Hùng Kings Temple are lined with national and festival flags as well as colourful banners to welcome the thousands of tourists and pilgrims expected to visit.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;