Halong Bay News

Ha Long boat captain held for investigation
The captain and the chief mechanic of the sunken Truong Hai 06 are being held in custody for investigation.

Ha Long Tourism Festival 2011 to open
Ha Long Tourism Festival Week 2011 will be held from April 28 to May 2.
It will officially open in Bai Chay area on May 1 with its full pomp.

Shipwreck on Ha Long Bay
Twelve bodies have been found and all the passengers, including both the saved and the dead (except for one) have been identified.

Ha Long bay needs more votes to be modern natural world wonder
Ha Long bay ranks fourth among the 28 candidates running for the world’s seven modern natural wonders, after three rounds of a votes launched by the NewOpenWorld website (www.natural7wonders.com).

Ha Long – Quang Ninh 2011 Tourism Week to be held
The Ha Long – Quang Ninh 2011 Tourism Week will be held from April 29th to May 2nd at the Tuan Chau Tourist Area and in the centre of Ha Long City, according to the Quang Ninh Province People’s Committee.

Ha Long Bay receives 11,000 tourists on New Year days
Over 11,000 tourists flocked to Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh during the first two days of 2011, up 10 percent over the same period last year.

Ha Long-Fangchenggang sea route reopens for tourism
A cruise ship, departing from China, docked in Hon Gai port on December 29, officially reopening Ha Long (Quang Ninh)-Fangchenggang (China) sea route, after a long interruption.

Ha Long Bay in world’s top ten sailing cruise
The US National Geographic online magazine listed Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as 6th in world’s top ten sailing cruise.

Ha Long bay tours on Emeraude Classic Cruises
Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh, one of the most famous tourist sites in Vietnam and in the world, has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign visitors.

Ha Long Bay takes 2nd place in top 10 best boat journeys
Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been ranked the 2nd among the 10 best boat journeys by the UK’s Lonely Planet Travel Magazine.

Seminar discusses measures to attract more tourists to Ha Long
A seminar themed “Strategies and solutions to increase the attraction of international tourists to Ha Long” was held recently in Ha Long City, in the northern Province of Quang Ninh on December 7th.

Ha Long selected as a world famous boat tourist place
Ha Long Bay, the most natural attraction in Vietnam, has recently been selected by the leading British tourism magazine, “The Lonely Planet,” as one of the 10 most famous boat-touring sites in the world.

Vietnamese folk art on show in Quang Ninh
An exhibition of Vietnamese folk art opened on December 3 in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province, introducing the nation’s unique types of traditional art.

Quang Ninh welcomes 1.5 million int'l arivals
According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 2010, with a series of domestic and oversea political and cultural events, Quang Ninh has many chances to promote its image and welcome tourists.

Promoting to vote for Ha Long Bay in oversea
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) sent an offical document to Vietnam's representative boddies in oversea about the vote for Ha Long Bay becoming a new world's natural wonder.