The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is represented in the New7Wonders of Nature by Halong Bay, which was recently the scene of an official visit by New7Wonders President Bernard Weber and Director Jean Paul De la Fuente.

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.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province, the home of Halong Bay launched a campaign in Hanoi on Sunday asking people to vote for the bay as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

The dollar price increase has made real estate investors anxious and real estate developers worried sick. Meanwhile, the house prices are predicted to increase sharply in 2011.

The Bermuda-flagged cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, dropped anchor at the PTSC Phu My Port on March 11, bringing 2,600 foreign tourists and a 1,100-strong crew from Thailand to southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

Three five-star cruise ships arrived at Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province on February 28 and March 1. From the bay, thousands of international tourists will flock out to visit landscapes in Vietnam.

12 tourists died  including 10 foreigners and one overseas Vietnamese while others are missing after a tourist boat sank in Vietnam's picturesque Ha Long Bay today morning, a source told Tuoitrenews.

March 16, 2011 by TTRweekly Staff 

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The sea tourism route from Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh to Fangchenggang city in Guangxi province, China reopened on April 11.