Singapore's hawker culture added to Unesco list of intangible cultural heritage
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HAWKER culture in Singapore has been officially added to the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
In virtual proceedings that took place on Dec 16, a 24-member committee unanimously accepted Singapore's application.
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