CNN has voted for Vietnam’s Halong Bay as one of Asia’s top five best tropical island paradises. CNN praised Halong Bay for its” incredible sunsets", which is a must for visitors. Asia’s top five sites include Indonesia ’s Anambas Islands , Thailand ’s ...

230 of the cruise ships operating on Ha Long Bay have installed Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment.

The information was released by the Quang Ninh Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on April 8th.

Nearly 80 poets from throughout the world will gather in Viet Nam next month to take part in the first Asia Pacific Poetry Festival. The opening ceremony of the five-day festival will be held in Ha Long City on February 2nd, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, which was recently recognised ...

The UNESCO World Natural Heritage Ha Long Bay in the northen province of Quang Ninh, has been included in the 2011 list of the world’s best destinations for hotels, family vacations, beaches, and food by the prestigious online travel website Tripadvisor. Ha Long is also one of the top 25 ...

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese business circle has geared up to prepare to grab the new opportunities to be brought when Ha Long Bay has been recognized as one of the seven new wonders of the world. Experts have urged management agencies to draw up long term development plan to ...

Halong Bay’s elevation Friday as one of the ‘New 7 Wonders of Nature’ is revving the engines of boats across this UNESCO World Heritage Site as operators anticipate a new wave of interest in the wake of the Nov. 11 announcement. The dramatic bay, studded with nearly 2,000 ...

The central coastal city of Danang will host an International Paramotor Competition on May 30, 2012 at the East Sea Park, said Vice Chairman of the city’s People Committee Phung Tan Viet. Accordingly, the competition will attract the participation of 50-70 competitors of eight ...

Vietnam’s Xoan singing has entered the world’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritages in need of Urgent Protection. The Cultural Heritage Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) voted for the ...

Lao Cai province greeted 632,000 tourist arrivals in the first six months of 2011, up 32 percent year-on-year, according to Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism. Of this figure, more than 337,000 domestic tourists came Lao Cai, a year-on-year increase of 25 percent, and nearly ...

A scientific seminar was held in Da Nang city on July 9 to discuss the planning and management of construction and improvements to socio-economic conditions in the central coastal provinces. The event was attended by representatives from relevant agencies in the central highlands provinces and ...