Smaller islands, like those near Lan Ha Bay ... island of Cat Ba is Haiphong, one of Vietnam’s largest ports, once a sleepy second cousin to the South’s bustling Ho Chi Minh City.

Covering an area of 65,650 ha and including 1,133 islands and islets, Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago is located in the Northeast of Viet Nam, within Quang Ninh Province and Hai Phong City. Comprised ...

Opponents defeated, the mother dragon descended in these very waters to rest and amaze at the beauty of the land, thereby providing the name to Ha Long Bay ... island in the 1960s with Ho Chi Minh ...

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Nov 7 (EFE).- The Vietnamese authorities have put an urban project near the UNESCO heritage site Ha Long Bay on hold amid protests and concerns from environmentalists.