Halong Bay, Vietnam: In 1994, UNESCO declared Halong Bay a World Heritage Site. Since then, researchers have discovered 14 plant species and no less than 60 species of animals that are endemic to ...

Exploring the towering limestone features of Vietnam's Halong Bay by boat. Philipp Laage/dpa-tmn Step into a shaky rowboat to explore the dramatic limestone features of Vietnam's "dry" Halong Bay.

Travel well in Halong Bay with our awesome know before you go guide! Here’s everything you need to know about Vietnam's ...

Captain Tho Pham first went out to sea when he was 14 years old. Now, he’s been a junk skipper in Halong Bay for more than a decade. He knows his way through the tangle of islands that cover Halong as ...

Located a few blocks west of the lake is the notorious Hoa Lo Prison, nicknamed the “Hanoi Hilton” by American prisoners of war during the Vietnam War (called the American War here and everywhere ...

HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam was never on my bucket list of places to visit until my husband’s cousin married a Vietnamese woman. The idea of traveling to this exotic land with someone who knew it well ...

As Vietnam modernizes, vestiges of the French colonial era are fading fast, except for the return of the Emeraude to Halong Bay. Since 2003, the beautiful, wood-lined paddle steamer has been taking ...

WHY IT RATES: Travelers looking to visit Vietnam will have a new hotel option.-Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the signing of InterContinental ...

Heritage Line has given its ship Violet a makeover, just in time for the vessel’s 15th anniversary. The boutique river cruise line in Southeast Asia has completed an extensive redesign of the vessel’s ...

HALONG BAY, Vietnam (Reuters) -The death toll from a tourist boat accident in Vietnam's Halong Bay climbed to at least 38 with several people still missing, the government said, as rescuers continued ...