He also claimed crew had asked to be tested but had been refused. "The prisoners in Long Bay, if they were sick they'd be treated for COVID-19 under these circumstances," he said. "That's not ...

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Vietnam’s second-home segment on the rise

Key drivers for the local property market are affordability and accessibility, particularly in the coastal resort areas such as Ha Long Bay, Haiphong, Danang, and Phu Quoc. All of these locations have ...

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Vietnam tourism industry hit hard by COVID-19

There were 470,000 domestic travelers, down by 50.6 percent. Quang Ninh More than 500 tourism boats at Ha Long Bay have been staying onshore since March 12, when the provincial people’s committee ...

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Travelers Tell Us The First Place They Want To Go, Once Travel Is Safe Again

I spent three weeks there in 2017, meandering most of the backpacker’s trail from Saigon to Ha Long Bay; but the most powerful experience I had in Vietnam was inside of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park ...

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Quat Dong embroidery village

Artisan of Quat Dong embroidery artisan introduces Ha Long Bay's natural landscape painting to international friends (Photo: VNA) A product of Quat Dong village (Photo: VNA) A product of Quat Dong ...

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