Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh, about 200 kilometers northeast of Hanoi, is one of Vietnam's top tourist attractions, drawing tens of thousands of domestic and overseas visitors each year, many of whom ...

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Quang Ninh, home to Ha Long Bay, bans vessels ahead of storm Prapiroon's arrival

Northern Hai Phong and Quang Ninh, home to famous bays and islands, stopped allowing tourist ships to stay overnight at sea starting Monday noon to evade impacts of storm Prapiroon.

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Storm Prapiroon heading towards north Vietnam

Storm Prapiroon crossed Hainan Island off southern China early Monday and is heading towards Vietnam's northern Quang Ninh Province, home of Ha Long Bay, with wind speed of 88 kph.

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Restaurant at Long Bay Regional Park remains closed as human bones found on site

A popular beachfront restaurant at Long Bay Regional Park is facing its third summer of closure as owner Auckland Council tries to meet concerns of iwi and archaeologists over ancient human bones ...

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Final stage for the 2023-24 Clipper Race

The fourteenth and final race of the epic 40,000nm Clipper 2023-24 Round the World Yacht Race got underway July 21 from Oban, Scotland. The 11 teams got ...

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