Looking ahead, the Ha Long Bay Management Board plans to further increase manpower, equipment, and vehicles to collect waste generated by the impact of Typhoon Yagi. Additionally, the board will ...

Squinting in the bright light of a hot summer morning, Vu Thi Thinh perches on the edge of her small wooden boat and plucks a polystyrene block from the calm waters of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay.

HA LONG — Vietnam's Ha Long Bay is losing its famous turquoise hue as pollution and over-development threaten its wildlife and picture-perfect image.

Squinting in the bright light of a hot summer morning, Vu Thi Thinh perches on the edge of her small wooden boat and plucks a polystyrene block from the calm waters of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay.

Since the beginning of March 2023, 10,000 cubic metres of rubbish -- enough to fill four Olympic swimming pools -- have been collected from Ha Long Bay.