In evening of 12th November 2011, a gala was organized at Cach Mang Thang Tam Square, in the front of Hanoi Opera House to honor Ha Long Bay as one of the new seven wonders of nature after 4 – year voting campaign. The event was organized by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) [...]
Malaysian Tourism Minister Dato Sri DR. Ng Yen Yen suggested launching helicopter tourism services in Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province. She made the proposal at a meeting with Nguyen Van Tuan, Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and provincial officials on November 7. She added that Malaysian budget airlines AirAsia [...]
Many staff members of the Vietnamese embassy and representative offices in the European Union along with Overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese students gathered in Brussels on October 25 to vote for Ha Long Bay as one of seven new natural wonders of the world. The Vietnamese ambassador to Belgium, Pham Sanh Chau, said this was the [...]
In response to the campaign for Ha Long Bay, on October 28, Vietnamese students studying at Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia also voted for Ha Long Bay through the internet. Besides, they also introduced the natural beauty and culture and historical importance of Ha Long Bay, which has been twice recognized as a [...]
People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province coordinated with related agencies to hold a press conference to announce the program of Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 on April 1, 2011. Accordingly, the Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 will take place from April 28 to May 2, 2011 at the Bai [...]
The five-star cruise liner SuperStar Aquarius with 2,200 foreign tourists and crew aboard docked at the world’s natural heritage, Ha Long Bay, in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 3, 2011. The visitors, mostly from China, were scheduled to tour around the Bay, drop by the Vung Vieng fishing village to get insight [...]
More than 4,000 foreign tourists visit Halong Bay by cruise ships from February 2 to March 3, according to Trinh Dang Thanh, Deputy Director of the Quang Ninh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Arcadia carrying 2,000 passengers docked at Halong Bay on February 28, 90% of them are British and the rest Australian. Another [...]
The campaign to collect votes for Halong Bay to be recognised as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in November this year is entering the final stages, said an official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST). At a meeting to discuss the country’s efforts to reach this goal held [...]
The campaign to collect votes for Halong Bay to be recognised as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in November this year is entering the final stages, said an official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST). At a meeting to discuss the country’s efforts to reach this goal held [...]
The Sai Gon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) will receive three cruise liners with 3,650 foreign tourists aboard during the traditional Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), which falls on the first week of February. The tourists are scheduled to tour a flower festival and some pagodas in Ho Chi Minh, enjoy specialties in the southwestern region, [...]
