Tourists back in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay as domestic travel opens

Local tourists embarking on a boat for a ride in the waters of Ha Long Bay in northeastern province of Quang Ninh. Vietnamese flocked to scenic spots and beaches on Sunday morning (May 17), leaping at the chance to travel as the government eases restrictions on domestic movement to revive a tourism sector devastated by the Covid-19. - AFP

HA LONG (Vietnam): Vietnamese flocked to scenic spots and beaches on Sunday morning (May 17), leaping at the chance to travel as the government eases restrictions on domestic movement to revive a tourism sector devastated by the Covid-19 (coronavirus) over the last few months.

Hundreds waited to get on tourist boats to visit the famed karsts of the UNESCO heritage site of Ha Long Bay with few following social distancing norms.