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Hanoi is adorned with a carpet of Ban (Bauhinia) flowers in purple colour spreading around Hoan Kiem Lake and along Thanh Nien and Bac Son Roads. It looks like a corner of the northwestern region. A corner of Hoan Kiem Lake On Bac Son Road [...]
The ancient lecythidaceae trees by Hoan Kiem lake are shedding their leaves. This year, the trees started to turn yellow very late, not just before or after the Tet holiday as usual. Many visitors have stopped to admire the changing colour of the leaves before green buds burst in the next few days. [...]
The wounds of Hoan Kiem Lake’s giant turtle have been healed after a month of treatment and it is now free of fungal diseases, affirmed an official of the Hanoi Science and Technology Department. At a meeting held in Hanoi on May 5 to consider the treatment results for the turtle, Director of the department Le Xuan Rao [...]
The Thang Long Royal Citadel has been recognised as a world cultural heritage for its long-lasting cultural history, the continuity of the citadel as a power centre and the variety of relics it contains. The UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee made the recognition at its 34 session in Brazil on July 31, basing on three criteria. [...]
Hanoi – the capital of Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the Political, Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological center of the whole country. Hanoi is located on the life-giving Red River’s banks of the Northern Delta. Thanks to its geographical vantage point, Hanoi enjoys a favorable position as an important domestic and external trading center. As [...]