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With more than ten thousand old items, most of which are books about Hanoi collected by lawyer Ta Thu Phong for many years, the library has long become a familiar destination for researchers and those who are keen on learning about Hanoi. Free library with interesting books. Photo: Bao Thu An unique store  Old books with worn spines, and newspaper pages that have turned yellow over time these are what book lovers often see when they come to lawyer Ta Thu Phong’s library in Ngoc Thuy Street, Long Bien District, Hanoi. For over a decade, this place has housed more than ten thousand rare documents in various fields, the large chunk of them are vintage, historically valuable books and newspapers about Hanoi, including those written by French authors like ‘Industries in Hanoi’ or ‘Merchants of Hanoi’. In addition, readers coming here can find momentous news in newspapers published in the 1930s, such as information about the building of Co Ngu Road (today’s Thanh Nien...

The finale took place in Phu Quoc Island City off Kien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region with the participation of 35 contestants. Luong Ky Duyen, 22, 1.72 meters tall, weighing 49kg, was considered outstanding for her beauty and performance skills in the final night. She is a student at the Academy of Journalism and Communication in Hanoi and participated in a beauty pageant for university students in 2020. She also won several prizes in her studies and played for the national chess team. This supplied photo shows Luong Ky Duyen competing in the Miss Tourism Vietnam 2022 finale in Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province, November 13, 2022. However, Duyen’s answer to the judges’ question in the interview session on Sunday night was considered dull. Being asked about her action plan as a tourism ambassador in order to promote Vietnam’s tourism after the adverse impacts of COVID-19, she generally mentioned the importance of tourism policies and her acquisition of ...