BANGKOK, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand kicked off a celebration in the capital Bangkok on Friday to mark the listing of Tomyum Kung, a traditional hot and sour prawn soup, as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage also inscribed Kebaya, a traditional Southeast Asian women's garment, as Thailand's first joint intangible cultural nomination alongside Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
