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The rich culture of ethnic communities in northern coastal Quang Ninh province and northeastern regions was highlighted at the spectacular Carnival Ha Long 2012 held on May 1 night. An event to mark the province’s Ha Long Bay being listed as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature, the carnival was the biggest [...]
The Quang Ninh People’s Committee and the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT) launched free wireless internet (wi-fi) services in Ha Long city. VNPT installed more than 40 wireless internet transmitters in the city along National Highway18A at a cost of more than VND200 billion. The service will be free of charge during the 2012 Ha [...]
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in co-ordination with the People’s Committees of Hanoi and Quang Ninh province and Vietnam Television, organised a ceremony at My Dinh stadium in Hanoi last night to celebrate Ha Long Bay being officially named as one of the New Seven Natural Wonders of the World. In his opening speech, Minister [...]
Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been listed among Asia’s top five tropical island paradises, as recommended by CNN. Stuart McDonald, founder and editor of Asian travel website travelfish.org, told CNN that Ha Long Bay is one of the most stunning boating destinations anywhere in the world. “Comprising a vast [...]
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 Similan Islands and the Kok Chang archipelago, Malaysia ’s Langkawi Islands and [...]
Gastronomy Ha Long 2012 will be held in the Youth Tourism Area in Bai Chay, Ha Long City from April 29th to May 2nd with the participation of various enterprises to showcase regional specialties. According to the organising panel,Gastronomy Ha Long 2012 will be designed on the model of Vietnamese rural markets, selling popular dishes of countryside cuisine of [...]
Demand for travel continues to rise in the lead up to the forthcoming holidays at the end of April. Despite Reunification Day on April 30, and International Labour Day on May 1 being over a month away, several domestic and outbound tours are already fully booked. Ha Long expects to host large numbers of tourists [...]
Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee and the Post and Telecommunications Corporation have studied and installed 30 transmitters of wireless internet systems in Ha Long City, to better serve Ha Long Tourism Week in 2012 in late April. This service of free wireless internet will benefit local people, investors as well as foreign and domestic [...]
Saigontourist Travel Services has said it plans to expand its promotional activities in international markets. From March 7-11, the tour operator will participate in the International Tourism Exchange in Berlin, Germany, during which it will work with many partners and customers in the tourism market. Between March 21-24, Saigontourist will attend the Moscow International [...]
The BBC Television has covered cruise safety in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay. In the film footage Carmen Roberts reported that it has been almost a year since 12 people died on a tourist boat which sank in Ha Long Bay, which was voted as one of the world’s seven new natural wonders in 2011. The [...]