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New specimen of one of world's rarest turtle species found in Vietnam

TurtleexpertssaidtheyhaveidentifiedafourthspecimenoftheYangtzegiantsoftshellturtle(Rafetusswinhoei),oneoftheworld'slargestknownfreshwaterturtlespecies,alsooneof

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Eternal noodles: Obama 'bun cha' table encased in Vietnam

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Five things you should not miss in Hanoi

Hanoi,capitalofVietnam,isthesecondbiggestcityinthecountry.Itisover1,000yearsoldandhasaninterestingmixofEastandWest.Itisalsoapopulardestinationfortravelershoppin

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Vietnamese capital to install more air monitoring stations

Vietnam'scapitalHanoiplanstoinstallanadditional70airmonitoringstationstohelpbattleairpollution,localmediareportedonWednesday.Hanoihasalreadyinstalledandoperated

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ASEAN Children Festival held in Vietnam

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Children Festival is being held in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, with the participation of nine children delegations from ASEAN members as well as from China and South Korea.

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Vietnam to play friendly game with Chinese Taipei to prepare for Asian Cup

Vietnam's national football team will play a friendly match with Chinese Taipei on March 24, the Vietnam Football Federation said Tuesday.

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Spring Summer 2017 Fashion Week to take place in Hanoi

​The Vietnam Spring Summer 2017 Fashion Week is expected to take place in Vietnam's capital Hanoi from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2.

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Free wifi service in Vietnamese capital overloaded

​Over 72,000 people accessed the free wifi service at new pedestrian streets in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi over the past four days, leading to lagging or overloading.

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Plan to lift midnight curfew in Vietnam's capital brings about joy, worry

A recent plan on lifting midnight curfew in Vietnam's capital Hanoi in a bid to lure more tourists has brought about both applauds and concerns among local residents.

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Turning tourism into spearhead economic sector of the capital

Tourism is currently a strong economic sector for Hanoi. The capital is focusing on raising the quality of tours, creating more new tourism products and improving the tourism environment in order to help this industry develop sustainably and become a ‘green industry’.

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Hanoi, HCM City among Top 10 wallet-friendly destinations

Lonely Planet, the world’s most popular travel guide book publisher, has listed Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the Top 10 best-value destinations for 2016.

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European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival to open in Vietnam

​The European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival 2015 will take place from June 10-19 in Hanoi and from June 11-20 in Ho Chi Minh City, the country's National Studio for Documentary and Scientific Film told Xinhua on Monday.