Halong Bay is one of Vietnam's most stunning attractions. The name translates to "where the dragon descends," and, according to local legend, the bay's islands were formed when a dragon charged ...

QUANG NINH, (Vietnam): The World Heritage Committee (WHC ... Additionally, the WHC emphasised the need for both regions to promptly submit a detailed zoning map for the Halong Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago ...

Halong Bay is a slice of the South China Sea about 75 mi/120 km southeast of Hanoi that is speckled with more than 2,000 isolated limestone peaks (known as karsts) rising straight up out of the w ...