Bad idea

Hanoi's municipal government has rejected a plan by Vietnam's culture ministry to erect a "life-size" King Kong statue by an iconic lake in the city. The ministry hoped the model would tap into the popularity of recently released blockbuster Kong: Skull Island, which was partly filmed in Vietnam, and give tourists a new photo opportunity in the capital. It had planned to position the statue at Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake, a focal point of city life, but that plan didn't impress local officials.

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