Ministry: Students, pupils should vote for Halong Bay

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training has urged schools nationwide to call upon students and pupils to vote for Halong Bay as one of the seven natural wonders of the world. 

(Photo by Andrew Crump)

The promotional campaign is part of the summer activities for pupils and students in the country.
According to information on the website www.new7wonders.com, the Seven Natural Wonders of the World will be announced on November 11.


Halong Bay is the only heritage site in Vietnam to be short listed from 28 other wonders and recommended for the 7 natural wonders of the world.


People can call phone number 033.3847481 or http://www.halongbay.com.vn for further information.
Vietnamese people and foreign visitors can also go to www.natural7wonders.com to vote for Halong Bay.


Source: saigon-gpdaily.com.vn

Seminar aimed at increasing votes for Halong Bay

Ga Choi Islet

A seminar was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 1 to find out ways to win more votes for Halong Bay to be recognized as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World

The seminar witnessed the huge participation of number of foreign diplomatic staff including ambassadors and counselors in Vietnam, Vietnamese and foreign tourists.

An official from the Foreign Ministry suggested the spread of information and promotion of the image of Halong Bay at major sport and music events, or on social networks, like facebook, twisters and youtube, and mobile phone systems can help to encourage people, specially students and public employees, to vote for Halong Bay.

The Deputy Director of Quang Ninh Television Station, Mai Vu Tuan, proposed increasing broadcasts of Halong Bay’s values on domestic radio and television programmes as well as on foreign radios and televisions, such as the Republic of Korea’s Kangwon television and China’s Guangxi television and radio, which have established cooperative ties with Vietnam.

Halong Bay needs to collect 60 million votes to become one of the new 7 wonders of the world.

The New Open World will announce the final list of the new 7 wonders of the world on November 11.

To vote for Ha Long Bay, please visit the website www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote.

Source: VOV News

Sounds of silence in Vietnam

Most recently I had the honor of visiting the incredible country of Vietnam. Vietnam was one of the places I was most excited about because I had heard amazing things about the food, people and breathtaking sights it had to offer.
Prior to our arrival, my roommate and I had mentally planned our time there and were intending to fly to the northern part of the country to a “natural wonder” of the world, Halong Bay. (Google image it and you will see why we were adamant about going.)

Upon porting the ship in Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon we called the airlines only to find that all of the flights to our intended destination were booked for the entirety of the five days we would be in Vietnam. Even with continued persistence and begging over the phone, we were told there was nothing they could do to help us get a flight to this tiny paradise in the northern coast. We were faced with the question, what now? The one thing we had wanted to do for the entire voyage so quickly became unattainable, and was so close yet so far from our grasp.

Quang Ninh welcomes nearly 2 million visitors in Q1

About 2 million tourists visited Quảng Ninh in the first three months of 2011, reported the Department of Culture Sports and Tourism.

Huong Hai Junk

The number of foreign visitors is over 600,000, a 13 percent increase over the last year. Over 614 thousand travelers visit Halong Bay, up 7 percent compared to the same time in 2010.
 
The Province's tourism turnover in the first quarter is estimated to reach VND 913 billion, showing a six percent increase compared to the same time last year.

Halong Tourism Festival Week 2011 (Updated)

 

(Halong Carnaval 2010)

The main activities of the Festival Week include: Halong Carnaval, Unveiling Light Art Performance Center, Conference on voting campaign for Halong Bay to become one of the UNESCO world’s natural wonders, The best MC on Halong Bay contest, Music and poetry night on Halong, Open Quang Ninh tennis tournament and Classical music concert in Dau Go Cave.

Vote for Halong Bay by telephone

The New Open World Corporation released a new voting method for the New Seven Wonders of the World – including Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay – via telephone from March 9, according to an official announcement on its website http://www.new7wonder.com.

Halong Tourism Festival 2011

Halong Tourism Festival 2011 is planned to kick off on April 28, lasting five days to May 2 in Bai Chay tourism area (in Halong City), Mong Cai City, Yen Hung, Van Don and Uong Bi District.