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Visit Ha Long Bay of the hills

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its gigantic landscape and precious natural resources, Na Hang Eco-Tourism Zone in the highland district of the northern province of Tuyen Quang has become a popular tourism destination.

How much VN earns is more important than how many visit

 VietNamNet Bridge – It's not just a question of how many tourists visit, but how tourism helps the economy, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism head Nguyen Van Tuan tells Kinh Te & Do Thi.

Two Vietnamese places enter world’s top 20 gorgeous natural wonders

 VietNamNet Bridge – New York-based Business Insider, has announced top 20 gorgeous natural wonders around the world, including two Vietnamese tourism sites, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and Ha Long Bay.

Heritage Photo Tour 2015 kicks off

Responding to the National Tourist Year 2015 and the acknowledgement of the Trang An complex in Ninh Binh Province by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site – the first mixed Heritage Site in Vietnam and Southeast Asia,

Carnival promotes Ha Long as place to live and play

The attraction of Quang Ninh Province as a place to visit and live in was highlighted yesterday as a mass art show inaugurated the Ha Long Carnival.

Tourist attractions crowded on reunification holiday

Vacationers, at home and abroad, swarmed around places of attractions across Vietnam during the six-day holiday starting from April 28 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of southern liberation and national liberation (April 30). 

48 people rescued after boats collide on Ha Long Bay

Forty-eight people were rescued in Ha Long Bay on May 1 after the tourist boat they were traveling in collided with a vessel carrying rocks.

‘Halong Bay’ of the south

VietNamNet Bridge – We, a group of five travelers, took a trip to the coastal province of Kien Giang in the Mekong Delta to discover the amazing Ba Lua archipelago with numerous beautiful islands. This site is seen as Halong Bay of the south.

Yen Tu Fest offers bird's eye views

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Yen Tu Festival, one of the country's most famous spring festivals, will offer a wide array of activities when it opened yesterday, including hot-air balloon rides for the first time.

Ha Long Bay among top 15 most amazing rock formations

 Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province has been named as top 15 most amazing landscapes and rock formations across the world, according to BBC News.

Nine tourist boats suspended on Halong Bay

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Quang Ninh have suspended the operation of nine tourism boats owned by the Ha Long Pearly Sea Co. for inspection after one of its boat caught on fire on February 3.

Villa development project in Ha Long Bay opposed by architects

VietNamNet Bridge – Architects and environmentalists have expressed their strong opposition against a project to develop villas and a golf course in the Ha Long Bay Natural Heritage area.

Illegal aquaculture threatens Ha Long Bay

VietNamNet Bridge – Efforts to prevent local residents from living on houseboats in Ha Long Bay have largely failed due to a lack of aquaculture planning and management.

Global media spotlight Vietnam’s tourism attractions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s credentials as an international travel destination gathered momentum in 2014 after the nation received kudos from the global media as a must see travel destination on many occasions.

Quang Ninh plans to adjust Ha Long Bay’s buffer zone area

 Authorities in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh plan to adjust the Ha Long Bay buffer zone to make it easier to manage and preserve the world natural heritage site.

Top things to do at Ha Long Bay this winter

VietNamNet Bridge – US Magazine Condé Nast Traveler has introduced a black and white photo collection of Ha Long Bay on its website along with suggestions of things to enjoy at the UNESCO World Heritage Site this winter.

Visitors see VN culture through canvasses in free art excursions

 VietNamNet Bridge – If tourists come to Viet Nam with hopes of experiencing something truly special they should design their own tours, says Tran Dan, a tour guide and founder of Art Tour Vietnam.

Mark Edward Harris: Vietnam – fascinating country

VietNamNet Bridge – Mark Edward Harris is a well known fine art photographer with editorial work appearing in publications such as Life, GEO, Conde Nast Traveler, Islands, Harpers Bazaar, the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Vogue.

Image: “Ghost” ships on Ha Long Bay

 VietNamNet Bridge - Along the coast of Ha Long Bay, the most famous World Heritage site of Vietnam, there are nine vessels worth dozens of million USD that have been abandoned for a couple of years.

Ha Long Bay, Son Doong cave named beautiful places

 Ha Long Bay and the Son Doong cave have been named among the top 10 of the most breathtakingly beautiful places to visit on the planet by the global travel website GlobalGrasshopper.