VietNamNet Bridge - Classical music and fashion shows was held during the 2008 Ha Long Tourism Festival at Thien Cung – Dau Go cave in the heart of Ha Long Bay on April 27 for the benefit of the great number of visitors the festival is expected to attract.
Top models paraded in ao dai and in the wedding dresses of various ethnic minorities such as Tay, San, Chi, Dao, Thanh Y, and Dao Thanh Phan.

VietNamNet Bridge – The annual International Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament will start today in Quang Ninh Province's Tuan Chau Resort.
The tournament has drawn 10 teams from China, New Zealand, Thailand, Kazakhstan, and Vietnam.
Representing Vietnam will be the duos of Phan Thi Cam Hong/Do Thi Hong Loan, Nguyen Thi Mai/Truong Thi Yen and Pham Thi Minh/Pham Thu Ha. The pairing of Pham Thi Minh/Pham Thu Ha did particularly well in the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand last December.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some 16 teams have registered to take part in the International Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament this month in Quang Ninh Province’s Tuan Chau Resort.
However, organisers said they would accept further applications to enter if received in the next few days.
The tournament, which is also known as the The Thao Viet Nam (Viet Nam Sports Cup) is one of several activities lined up for this year’s Ha Long Carnival Week.

VietNamNet Bridge - “Ha Long Bay deserves to be one of the seven natural wonders of the world”, not only Vietnamese but also foreigners who have already been to Ha Long Bay expressed their feelings.
When asked how she feels about Ha Long Bay, Mrs. Shannon David Holding, an Australian visitor who is working as a sales consultant at a downtown duty free shop in Perth, Australia said “I visited Ha Long Bay because I had heard about Ha Long Bay in the newspapers, on TV and from Australian tourism companies