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  Giant lotus portrait of President Ho Chi Minh set a world record

  (13:31:21 PM 20/05/2015)

  A giant portrait depicting late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh made of thousands of lotuses was recognized as the world’s largest of its kind by the World Records Union (Worldkings) on May 16.

  Tags: Giant lotus , portrait , President Ho Chi Minh , world record,
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  Photos: Lotus market at midnight

  (10:23:18 AM 01/07/2014)

  From mid-May, the pink and white colors of lotuses flood the Quang An flower market in Hanoi. From midnight, the market is very crowded and bustling.

  Tags: lotus season, quang an flower market,
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  Dams could signal end for giant catfish

  (10:03:37 AM 08/07/2013)

  Damming the mainstream of the lower Mekong River will represent a significant new threat to the survival of the Mekong giant catfish, one of the world's largest and rarest freshwater fishes, according to a new study commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

  Tags: Dams, could signal, end for, giant catfish
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  Giant lemon weighs 2kg, sells for $15

  (16:28:39 PM 28/01/2015)

  Giant lemons have been selling like hotcakes in HCM City and the Mekong Delta. The price is up to VND300,000 per lemon, with a shortage of supply.

  Tags: Giant lemon, da lat, TPHCM, Vinh Long
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  President Ho Chi Minh’s lotus-made portrait on display

  (14:18:59 PM 13/05/2015)

  A portrait of the late President Ho Chi Minh made of thousands of white and pink lotuses will be on display on May 17 at Dai Tue Pagoda, Nam Dan district in the central province of Nghe An.

  Tags: President , Ho Chi Minh’s, lotus-made , portrait , display,
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  Southern fisherman catches giant southern turtle

  (11:49:54 AM 22/12/2014)

  A fisherman in Chau Thanh district of Ben Tre province has caught a very big soft-shell turtle (Trionyx cartilagineus) weighing 23.5 kg, which is 81 cm long and 50 cm wide.

  Tags: soft, shell turtle, southern turtle, giant turtle
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  Thanh Hoa: giant centipede appears in house

  (10:42:29 AM 27/10/2012)

  While cleaning their house, Mr. Mai Van Tuyen’s family panicked when a centipede of 24 cm long, as big as a thumb of adults, fell from the roof.

  Tags: Thanh Hoa, giant, centipede, appears , house
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  Saigon restaurant buys pair of giant barbs from Laos

  (14:09:38 PM 12/05/2015)

  A pair of giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis) with a total weight of 252 kg was transported from Laos to HCM City on May 5.

  Tags: Saigon, restaurant , buys pair , giant barbs , Laos,
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  Critically endangered giant barb sold to Saigon restaurant

  (11:36:30 AM 14/01/2015)

  A fisherman in the southern province of Dong Thap on Tuesday morning sold a 110kg giant carb to a restaurant in HCM City for VND150 million ($7,000).

  Tags: :giant barb, Mekong river,
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  Cambodian sells a giant barb to Saigon restaurant

  (10:32:27 AM 20/03/2015)

  A restaurant in HCM City bought a giant barb weighing 135kg from a Cambodian.

  Tags: :Cambodian, , giant barb, Saigon, restaurant, fish
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  Sweet smell of success: human nose discerns giant array of odors

  (10:15:59 AM 21/03/2014)

  What does your nose know? A lot more than you might expect. Scientists studying the breadth of people's sense of smell said on Thursday the human nose can discern far more than the 10,000 different odors long cited as the outer limit of our olfactory abilities.

  Tags: nose, smell, human, odors,
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  Fisherman catches giant endangered catfish, sells to restaurant

  (16:01:13 PM 06/03/2015)

  A fisherman in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on March 4 caught a 1.7-meter long leo catfish weighing 65 kg. It is considered an endangered species.

  Tags: giant endangered catfish, restaurant , Mekong Delta, Dong Thap
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  Different colours of Vietnamese Tea

  (10:37:33 AM 04/05/2015)

  Making and drinking Lotus and Jasmine tea is a treasured custom of Vietnamese people. Every cup of natural flower-scented tea captures a fraction of Vietnam’s rich and vibrant culture.

  Tags: Vietnamese Tea, Quang Ba Village, Hue City
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  Elephants at risk in Dak Lak

  (09:17:58 AM 16/08/2014)

  Elephant numbers are falling rapidly in Dak Lak Province and local authorities are struggling to protect the giant animals from the threat of extinction.

  Tags: Dak Lak, elephants, risk, extinction
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  Giant catfish caught in Tien River in Mekong Delta

  (15:08:33 PM 19/06/2013)

  A fisherman in Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta caught a giant catfish weighing 63 kilograms in the Tien River on June 15

  Tags: Mekong Delta, Tien River, Giant catfish,
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  4-ton whale drifts to Mui Ne beach

  (11:36:12 AM 13/05/2015)

  On May 11 people in Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province discovered a giant whale on the coast of Mui Ne Ward.

  Tags: 4-ton , whale drifts, Mui Ne beach,