By December 15, 11 Halong overnight cruises provinces had attracted 5,207 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth US$63 billion, accounting for 25% of the country’s total FDI capital inflows.

More FDI flows to southern province
Ho Chi Minh City attracts over US$ 3.1 billion in FDI
11-month FDI disbursement increases 6.2%
According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Hanoi topped the list with 3,013 projects worth US$23.4 billion, making up 58% of the total number of projects and 38% of total capital inflows into the region. Haiphong came second with 441 projects capitalised at US$10.9 billion.

Bac Ninh ranked third with 548 projects worth US$7.46 billion, followed by Hai Duong with 320 projects worth US$6.48 billion, and Quang Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh and Thai Binh provinces.

Halong overnight cruises took the lead with US$12.9 billion investing in 1,580 projects (accounting for 30% in number of projects and 20% in value). Halong cruises with 1,020 projects worth US$12.7 billion and Singapore with 229 projects worth US$9 billion.

The agency reported that the processing and manufacturing industry continued to be the most attractive sector for FDI with more than 2,400 projects worth US$32.6 billion.

The property sector ranked second with 126 projects capitalised at US$10.2 billion, followed by the construction sector with 580 projects worth US$4.2 billion.
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In the opinion of many tourists visited Halong Bay is one of the impression that they enjoy the taste of the sea seafood Halong. And, this potential has been trading enterprises in Ha Long tourist fullest, create focal points for tourists when go to Ha Long ...

Speaking about the specialty of Halong Bay, many people often refer to the first Ngan. There are many places in Ha Long Bay Ngán, but Ngán at Bach Dang river is the tastiest, fattest, because it has a lot of mangrove, estuaries rich in nutrients. Can be fed more food processing such as: Grilled, steamed, broth, pasta or sauteed vegetables. There visitors witty remarks: name called "Ngán" but why not see bored eating at all. With male tourists usually Ngán liquor quiche dish. Ngan alcohol very own scented sea. Guests can manually prepared. A bored with pink wine, the salty, slightly tart, with a wonderful fragrance, the new wine Ngan Ha Long. Cold winter night, sitting with friends on the shores of the Gulf, gathered together beside the fire pink, drink a glass of wine Ngan, has added some toasted dried squid, together singing songs about Ha Long ... it was great! Several years ago, during excavations ruins Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, scientists have discovered the ruins of the kitchen garbage can pretty much clam shell. Hypothesis is that ancient merchants, officials visited the An Bang, probably also find Ngan dish "quiche", you should have brought special prices according to supply reasonable progress?

Besides Ngan, a specialty of Hung Yen Ha Long but very proud people, considered a specialty of his hometown, which is the universe. Canh hà Quang Yen where they do not have, where there is harmony between fresh water from the delta along with the salt water of Halong sea. Ha River Lemon sour soup cooked and delicious with all four seasons, but most interesting is still eaten in the hot summer days. Also, can bring very fatty food fried breaded.

Among the seafood from the sea of Ha Long, "popular" is made ​​from shrimp dishes. Halong Bay has many types of shrimp: prawns, lobster, shrimp so, Tiger is still the best ... but you prawn, lobster. Hard-shell lobsters, sometimes looks more ferocious stout (so called lobster, shrimp lord of the budget?). Lobster shell ornament usually in hotels, restaurants, fishermen families in the waters of Ha Long. And more soft shelled prawns, are often used for specialty parties. There are two ways of cooking prawns are steamed and tempura fried, but steamed shrimp favored retaining flavor of the sea. Steamed shrimp served with ceiling issue, herbs, salt pepper dipped in chili seasoning. Steamed shrimp dishes from cuisines have long been popular with visitors is the class list "First specialty" Ha Long by sea have nutritional value and aesthetic value. 

If bored, shrimp, galaxy ... in many parts of Halong Bay is a special species is rare devotees, only in Quan Lan Island - Pearl (Van Don). Devotees with fresh garlic sauteed fresh is a rustic character of Halong coastal people. Dry roasting brings devotees, yellow when ripe, aromatic odor, a tasty juicy scent of sea levels. Devotees dotted with roasted chili, extra points lettuce, herbs and drinking beer would be great ... 

We can say, with many species of marine natural gift, the Ha Long has this much processing way. Distilling from the sea, many specialties of Ha Long has become well-known brands, such as: Grilled Ha Long squid, fish sauce, Cai Rong, Tu hai Van Don ... Nowadays, due to commuter traffic was convenient, marine transportation from Ha Long to Hanoi and other provinces increasingly made ​​it easy for visitors to enjoy fresh seafood Halong. However, the most interesting is still enjoying seafood at Halong Halong. Come to Ha Long, tourists have many options to enjoy the sites, such as on cruise ships visiting the Gulf, at the friends, in restaurants, bars, or at family friends, relatives etc. .. These last year, on the occasion of Ha Long Tourism Festival, the organization has introduced Halong food culture, with content that generally undeveloped, yet exudes the highlights, the essence of moisture Halong real ...

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The HaLong overnight cruise, offering you the unique experience of exploring activities in Ha Long Bay and beautiful backgrounds the opportunity to explore the rich local cuisine.

The dinner on halong cruises tour to use seafood as the main material, because to be caught in the bay and marine use should immediately retain freshness get nowhere. The food will be prepared from the freshest ingredients by the talented chefs will bring you dishes with unforgettable flavors.

Dinner cruise in Ha Long served professionally take you to a culinary journey, from surprise to surprise the other day. Stylish professional service and a friendly, smiling face will give you the perfect service. With a wine cellar containing rich gives you the perfect combination for high-end customers who considered the wine is a necessity for the real meal.

In particular, private dinners can be served according to your requirements, anywhere in the ship, on deck, in the cabin and private terrace, in a cave mystery and romance in the Bay Long, gorgeous beach, or in the cozy wine cellar.
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Enjoy HaLong Bay cruise tour, in addition to admire the natural beauty and poetic grandeur, you also have the opportunity to enjoy fresh seafood and unique.

Favored by the Mother Nature as an unbelievably beautiful coastal province, Halong is famous for its variety of fresh and delicious seafood specialties such as crabs, prawns, and snails (ốc).

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Halong Bay Lobsters have a variety of different weight, with respect to the number of customers which the restaurant can assist. Lobsters can always be processed into many dishes like steamed lobster, melted lobster with sodium, lobster salad, and so on. Steamed lobster is the most used dish because it keeps all of the flavor of the ocean. Lobsters are environment friendly when alive, consider pink when steamed. Steamed lobster is actually decorated with onions along with herbs, served together with soy sauce as well as fish sauce. This dish is actually delicious and nutritious so it’s commended as one of the best specialty in Halong bay.

Immediately after enjoying a vigorous meal of lobster for the floating restaurants, you could start to treat yourself with a relaxing foot rub down. A half hr foot massage cost only $3. 00 and maybe they are available in various places in Cat Ba town. You can also go to the North West side of town and roam around the market place. The seafood section will give you an idea of how rich and bountiful Halong Bay is to its own people as you will see so many varieties of fish caught locally. You may not believe this but about 200 species of fish and more than 400 kinds of molluscs provide the daily sustenance of locals. They also can absolutely satiate your hunger for extraordinary seafood on your Vietnam tours excursion to Halong Bay.

Visiting Halong in Halong cruises, you will be able to enjoy lobsters in a unique way: drifting on the floating restaurant in Halong Bay, nibbling the dish and feeling the tang of the sea. Many dishes can be made from lobsters: fried lobster with salt, rice gruel with lobster, lobster salad or steamed lobster. Among them, steamed lobster enjoys the greatest popularity since it preserves the original flavor of lobsters.
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When you are on your favourite Vietnam Tours and you think you have marvelled enough on the beauty of Halong Bay, then you have only satisfied one of your senses. Of course the landscape, the emerald sea, the more or less 2000 limestone karst and the beautiful junk boat cruises leave nothing but beautiful visual memories. World travellers say that if you want classical music and refined culture you go to Prague, but if you want amazing wonders of nature you go to Halong Bay. This was a fact recognized worldwide as Halong Bay was officially named one of the Seven Wonders of the World in 2012. On top of that, since 1994, the bay was already listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But do you know that the perfect Halong Bay experience of your best Vietnam tours is more than what meets your eyes?

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