Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular travel destination in northern Vietnam. The name Ha Long means “descending dragon” in Vietnamese, and it refers to the legend that a dragon descended from heaven to help the Vietnamese people fight against invaders. The ...

Many luxury cruise tours to Ha Long Bay and neighboring tourist destinations have been canceled due to a ban on boats and ships going out to sea as Storm Talim nears. Talim, the first storm to form over Vietnam’s East Sea this year, is forecast to make landfall in the northern ...

American magazine Travel+Leisure has named UNESCO heritage site Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam one of Asia’s most stunning places to watch sunrise and sunset. “UNESCO World Heritage site Ha Long Bay, with more than 2,000 limestone islands, is a tourism mecca in Asia, and ...