Quang Ninh, Sept. 20 -- Ha Long city of the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, located on the banks of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay, is still a popular tourist attraction with nearly 7.15 million visitors in the first eight months of this year, up 22 percent year on year.

In the period, the city earned 14 trillion VND from tourism, showing the high efficiency of the city's investment in the service and tourism sector.

Boasting abundant potential for tourism development, Ha Long has long been an ideal destination for holidaymakers. One of the highlights is Ha Long Bay, which has been recognised twice by UNESCO as a global heritage site for its landscape and geological value.

This year, the bay was labelled as one of...