Twenty one teams, including one from Laos, will compete at a terrain motor race on Tuan Chau Island in Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 2-3.

The race, the first of its kind in Vietnam, is just one of the numerous activities being held to celebrate Ha Long Bay’s new status as one of the new seven wonders of the world, announced a spokesperson for the organising board on May 21.

The race’s consultant is Luis JA Wee, the creator and founder of the Rainforest Challenge, held in Malaysia , China and Sri Lanka.-VNA