The central province of Phu Yen has sufficient conditions to set up a Global Geopark, Guy Martini, Chairman of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, said after a field trip to the site earlier this week.

Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the northeastern province of Ha Giang. Its landscape is spectacular and unique with high mountains and deep canyons.

 With its earth heritage and unique culture of ethnic minority groups, the Dong Van Karst Plateau in Ha Giang province is one of the most spectacular destinations in Vietnam. 

 With its earth heritage and unique culture of ethnic minority groups, the Dong Van Karst Plateau is one of the most spectacular destinations in Vietnam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Dong Van Karst Plateau has unique limestone vistas not found anywhere else in the country. This has made it an exotic destination attracting increasing numbers of visitors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After hearing about its discreet charm and tranquility, we were eager to visit Pho Bang old town in Dong Van District in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

The Dong Van Karst Plateau in the northernmost province of Ha Giang, with its mountainous terrain, rocky soil and virtually non-existent supply of underground water, suffers from severe water shortages,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Yasushi Ogura is not a businessman, but this long-term visitor to Viet Nam invested his money to help a farming couple open a coffee shop in the northernmost part of the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Son and Binh Chau islands and the vicinity in this central province might become global geoparks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Giang impresses visitors with its high karst plateau, steep hills, winding roads and ethnic diversity. In Dong Van district of Ha Giang province, there is a place of serenity where man is delicately balanced with nature.

Boredpanda – a leading art, design and photography community website in Europe has published beautiful photos of nature landscapes in Vietnam, taken by French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle

Dong Van Karst Plateau in Ha Giang Province was recognized in 2010 by UNESCO as a world geological park. The plateau is a true masterpiece of nature where man is small against the vastness of the sky, mountains and clouds.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam News Agency Publishing House has issued a bilingual pictorial book recording historical events in the country over the past 70 years since its independence.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Northwest Tourism Fair 2014 will be held in Ha Giang Province from October 17 to 19 in an effort to foster tourism cooperation between eight regional provinces.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Fourteen archaeological sites in the northernmost province of Ha Giang have been excavated in the past fortnight, revealing hundreds of relics believed to appear in the prehistoric and protohistoric times,

 VietNamNet Bridge - As the home to 17 ethnic groups with unique traditions and festivals, Dong Van Karst Plateau is believed to be good potential for tourism development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A festival dedicating to the pan-pipe playing of the Mong ethnic group will take place in Dong Van Karst Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang this month.