Published:  15:27 Friday - October 28, 2011

On October 25, a lot of overseas Vietnamese pulled together in Brussels to vote for Ha Long Bay as one of seven new natural wonders of the world.

According to Vietnam tourism' s information, this event have participation of many staff members of the Vietnamese embassy and representative offices in the European Union along with Overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese students.

The Vietnamese ambassador to Belgium, Pham Sanh Chau, said this was the third time in the last five months they had come together to vote for Ha Long Bay.

Launched on October 11, the final stage of the vote will close on November 11.

The list of seven new natural wonders with an overwhelming majority of the votes will be announced on November 11, 2011.

Ha Long Bay has been twice recognized as a World Natural Heritage site by UNESCO.

This event has greatly expressed love for Vietnam of overseas Vietnamese in Belgium  and promotes Vietnam tourism to stronger develop.