An Binh island off the coast of Quang Ngai province’s Ly Son district is promoting the environmentally-friendly homestay model. Initially, this model has made a hit with holidaymakers.

A ship from Coast Guard Force Zone 2 was called to carry 660 people to their homes on Ly Son Island on February 7, the eve of the Tet Lunar New Year.

Of nearly 1,000 real estate products, including land, beachfront villas and apartments sold on Phu Quoc Island so far, 80 percent have been sold to investors from Hanoi and 15 percent to buyers from HCM City, according to Savills Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Having been selected as one of the most mysterious islands in the world, Con Dao attracts tourists with its pristine beaches and tranquil scenery.

Like other pagodas in Truong Sa Archipelago, the pagoda on Truong Sa Lon Island is not only a place for the islanders to practice their religion but also a unique architectural work that confirms the sovereignty over the sea and islands of Vietnam.

 Journalist Lothar A. Baltrusch has travelled 15,000 km by his motorbike from Germany to Vietnam to see a poor girl in the central province of Quang Tri.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After about 45 minutes on the boat to the Cau islet in Binh Thuan Province, we felt the flavors of the sea through salty wind. Occasionally we saw several fishermen bathing nude.

 VietNamNet Bridge - 50km north-east of Van Don, Co To appears with its wild beauty and one of the longest white sandy beach in the Gulf of Tonkin.

 VietNamNet Bridge - As one of the few places which has rare black corals, Con Co is becoming an ideal destination for anyone who is passionate about exploring the ocean.

The Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources and the specialized agencies of Quang Ninh province have stated that a rock island numbered 649 in the Ha Long Bay had eroded after storm Jebi, owing to entirely natural reasons.

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 9,000 students from universities and colleges across the country are participating in a host of activities under the “Students with nation’s sea and islands 2013” program.

More than 20 ancient wooden houses of 150-200 years old have been preserved very well on the island of Ly Son. These are miniature museums and "eyewitnesses" of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes.

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Tran Van Xuat has not been back to Truong Sa Dong Island in the Truong Sa Archipelago since he completed his military service 29 years ago, but memories of the island still appear in his dreams.

Being busy with making banh chung, watering vegetables, and decorating houses with peaches and kumquat trees but naval soldiers on the islands of Tran and Tra Ban in Quang Ninh province do not forget their mission of guarding the nation’s waters.

VietNamNet Bridge - Khanh Hoa province, in central Vietnam, will release thousands of Aedes aegypti flies to Tri Nguyen Island to replace natural mosquitoes.

The Government has approved a project to install submarine cables to transmit power to the Ly Son Island district, with a total investment of nearly VND1 trillion ($50 million).