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…
Weekend PPUR inauguration ceremonies kick off in Manila
The first phase of the Official Inauguration ceremonies celebrating the Puerto Princesa Underground River as one of the New7Wonders of Nature began to day in Manila. The event was attended by Philippines President Benigno Aquino III, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse…
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…
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…
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…
Philippines showing the way amongst ASEAN nations competing in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign
Zurich/Switzerland: Three leading members of ASEAN, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, are participating in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign. ASEAN is home to 600 million people across 10 countries. The Philippines have been showing the way, with President Benigno Aquino III visiting the Puerto Princesa Underground River this week,…
Vietnam celebrates Hanoi and Halong Bay
The capital city of Vietnam is celebrating its thousand year anniversary, making it one of the oldest cities in the world, and at the same time is inviting the world to vote for Halong Bay.