Vietnam’s Sun GroupAims Sky-High
From atop the “Sun Wheel,” some 705 feet above the waters below, riders have a stunning view of Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and some of the limestone islets and pillars that have rendered this place a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage site visited by more than 8 million people a year.
Legend has it that long ago, somewhere around 2,800 B.C. when the first Vietnamese states were created, an army of invaders arrived by sea from the north. Heavenly gods sent dragons to protect the Vietnamese people. As they descended upon the Earth, the dragons not only incinerated the invaders, they spat emerald and jade jewels, which transformed into the thousands of islands now populating the bay, creating an invincible defense against future enemies.
Today, a company founded by a quartet of Vietnamese entrepreneurs, who lived in the former Soviet Union for two decades before returning home, is creating its own jewels along the banks of Ha Long, and indeed across broad swaths of the country. Since its launch a decade ago, the Sun Group has become one of the largest luxury real estate groups in Vietnam, with more than 100 projects, 50 subsidiaries, 4,600 staff, and investments totaling at least US$4.6 billion.
Halong Bay, Vietnam
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