Hanoi: The Founder-President of New7Wonders, Bernard Weber, today met the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung, at government offices in Hanoi. The meeting was also attended by Hoang Tuan Anh, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and by New7Wonders directors Heidi Weber and Jean-Paul de la Fuente.
Prime Minister…
New7Wonders of Nature commemorative plaques cast in bronze in Munich
In preparation for the Official New7Wonders of Nature Inauguration ceremonies, the commemorative plaques for the seven global sites are currently being cast at a foundry in the heart of Munich, Germany. The bronze panels, weighing 120 kg and measuring 130 x 110 x7 cm, are being produced at the Kunstgießerei…
Halong Bay officially confirmed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature
Hanoi/Vietnam, Zurich/Switzerland: Halong Bay is now confirmed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. The Official Inauguration events will take place on 27 April in Hanoi and on 1 May at Halong Bay. Making the announcement today in Hanoi, Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, congratulated the people of the…
Announcing the provisional New7Wonders of Nature
The provisional New7Wonders of Nature are, in alphabetical order: Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, Puerto Princesa Underground River, Table Mountain. Here, Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, announces the names of the provisional New7Wonders of Nature at the New7Wonders headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.
The New7Wonders of Nature are…
The first count of the global vote to elect the New7Wonders of Nature has been announced. In alphabetical order, they are: Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, Puerto Princesa Underground River, Table Mountain.
Announcing the results at the headquarters of the New7Wonders Foundation in Zurich, Switzerland, Bernard Weber, Founder-President…
Hoang Viet Thuy Anh, just five months old, votes
Hoang Viet Thuy Anh, just five months old, is the grand-daughter of the Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Tuan Anh, and possibly the youngest voter in the New7World of Nature. Naturally, her preferred candidate is Vietnam's representative Halong Bay.
Nobody is to. young or too old to vote…
Vietnam and the Philippines united by nature
The Philippines and Vietnam have agreed to support each other in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. The decision was reached at the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum standing committee meeting yesterday in Cebu City.
The commitment to support the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River in the Philippines and Vietnam's Halong Bay…
My Linh to sing for Halong and Jeju in Hanoi
The title of "Honorary Tourism Ambassador for South Korea in Vietnam" will be conferred on Vietnamese pop singer My Linh in Hanoi tonight, the Asia News Network reports. The conferring will be held in conjunction with a ceremony to encourage votes for Vietnam's Halong Bay and South Korea's Jeju Island…
The Bay of Fundy celebrates World Ocean’s Day
Today, June 8, is World Oceans Day, a global initiative to celebrate and build awareness about the importance and need to conserve the world's oceans.
This year, Canada's most significant ocean bay, the Bay of Fundy, is a finalist in an international quest to determine the New7Wonders of Nature. The Bay…
Asian Pride: Korea and Vietnam co-operate for votes
"Promote our Asian Pride! Jeju Island, Ha Long Bay!" That's the joint slogan of two of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign. It's also the motto of an interactive, international platform that Korea's Jeju Island and Vietnam's Halong Bay have created to energize voters in both…