Last updated: Thursday, June 2, 2011
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...
Last updated: Saturday, April 9, 2011
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...
Last updated: Thursday, April 7, 2011
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...
Last updated: Saturday, March 12, 2011
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...
Last updated: Sunday, February 20, 2011
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...
Last updated: Monday, January 10, 2011
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...
Last updated: Friday, December 24, 2010
A red eared slider on the carapace of the endangered giant soft-shell turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake.
It might have been a cute photograph for a coffee-table book.
A small turtle riding piggyback on a larger one.
Given that it was taken at Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, it could have...
Last updated: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
VietNamNet Bridge – A 59-second video clip showing a girl bathing in the Hoan Kiem Lake which was uploaded to the Internet on October 8 has stirred up outrage? among the online community.
VietNamNet Bridge – A 59-second video clip showing a girl bathing in the Hoan Kiem Lake which was uploaded to the Internet on October 8 has stirred...
Last updated: Thursday, September 16, 2010
US-based Conservation International (CI) has made public the list of ten endangered species of turtles in the world. The turtle species in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake is most endangered.
VietNamNet Bridge – US-based Conservation International (CI) has made public the list of ten endangered species of turtles in the world. The turtle...
Last updated: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of the Thang Long-Hanoi Great Anniversary has announced detailed activities for the ten-day anniversary (October 1-10).
VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of the Thang Long-Hanoi Great Anniversary has announced detailed activities for the ten-day anniversary (October 1-10).
The...
