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  Tourists on Hang Be, one of the oldest streets in Hanoi Backpackers, nature lovers, history buffs and luxury travelers will all find themselves at home in Hanoi. For backpackers: Hanoi Hostel is a brand new, pristine little youth hostel. The receptionists are young and...

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  Vietnamese and foreign scientists continue to disagree about the deity’s species and sex A giant soft-shell turtle considered a sacred symbol of Vietnamese independence being guided into a cage for a health check by handlers at Hoan Kiem Lake, in the heart of Hanoi, on April...

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A photobook "Around the Hoan Kiem Lake and beyond" by photographer Quang Phung will be released in June. Billingual photo book “Around the Hoan Kiem Lake and beyond” will be released early this month in Hanoi.   The 112-page book, written in Vietnamese and English, features 100 photoshop-free pictures...

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The giant turtle is a resident of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake. A giant soft-shell turtle rescued from Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi earlier this month may belong to a hitherto unknown species, scientist Ha Dinh Duc told Thanh Nien. At a press conference last Saturday in Hanoi, researchers said DNA tests confirmed suspicions that...

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  Experts pooh-pooh claims of another animal spotted in Hoan Kiem Lake Members of a rescue team stand around a giant freshwater turtle after successfully capturing it in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake last Sunday (April 3). The state established a team of animal experts, veterinarians...

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Young motorcyclists gathered on a corner opposite Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake at 1 a.m. on Sunday (March 20). The streets of downtown Hanoi had emptied of all but a few late night revelers. By midnight, on a recent Saturday, a light rain had dried up and the chilly dampness of winter gave way to a fresh Spring evening. In...

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Many people wait along the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on Sunday morning Thousands of onlookers cheered in central Hanoi on Sunday when rescuers captured for treatment an endangered and ailing giant turtle revered as a symbol of Vietnam’s centuries-old independence struggle. On the first attempt to snare it in polluted Hoan...

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  Successful evasion of capture by Hoan Kiem Lake turtle raises hopes it can be restored to health, but the health of the lake itself is another matter Hundreds of residents and tourists watched as people using boatsand nets began efforts to capture and treat the legendary turtle...

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  Experts still divided on ways to treat turtle too old and special for conservation efforts The badly injured giant soft-shell turtle living in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, pictured here on February 8, is said to be one of four remaining Rafetus swinhoei specimens in the world. The...

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  New wounds open old fears about survival of legendary Hoan Kiem Lake turtle This photo taken on December 30 shows new injuries on the neck of the Hoan Kiem Lake turtle, according to Ha Dinh Duc, who has kept a close watch on the conditions of the giant soft-shell species since...

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