'Kingdom of caves' enjoys tourism boom The tourism sector in the ‘kingdom of caves’, Quảng Bình, has witnessed an increase in the number of visitors thanks to its karst cave system.

Rare trees illegally cut down in Quảng Bình national park

More than sixty six large trees of rare species were found to have been illegally felled in the core of a protected forest area in the central province of Quảng Bình.

New cavefish species found in Quảng Bình cave

Scientists at the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources have announced the discovery of a new fish species endemic to a cave system in the central region’s Quảng Bình Province, which is home to the world’s biggest grotto, Sơn Đoòng.

Quảng Bình gets green light for cable car project

Quảng Bình has got the green light from the Prime Minister for its proposal to install a cable car system in local Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, an protected natural area.

Experts oppose staging MGI pageant inside cave

Experts in the country have opposed a proposal to set up a stage for Miss Grand International (MGI) inside a cave located in Quảng Bình Province’s heritage site.

Floating houses saved lives during floods

It was during a trekking trip to the central Quảng Bình Province in 2014 that I first spotted wooden houses with tanks under them. This November I realised that these very houses had saved thousands of lives when the region flooded.

Fern species found in Quảng Bình karst cave

American and Vietnamese scientists have discovered a new fern species growing inside grottos in central Quảng Bình Province.

Underground karst cave collapses in Mỹ Đức

The development and collapse of an underground karst cave caused a depression in An Tiến Commune, Mỹ Đức District in Hà Nội on April 2, experts have said.

Cavern blamed for sinkhole Karst cave, also known to be a subsurface cavern, has been blamed for a 30m-wide sinkhole that suddenly formed in central Thanh Hoa Province last Tuesday.