(^)On the stairway to the Heaven Palace (the "Thien Cung" cave) at the Halongbay (Vietnam) (December 26, 2000).
From left to right: Nguyen Tien Dung, Vo Van Thuan, Akito Arima, NguyenDinh Dang, and Dao Tien Khoa.

In a restaurant at Bai Chay (Halong Bay).
From left to right: Vo Van Thuan, Nguyen Dinh Dang, Akito Arima, Dao Tien Khoa,and Mr. Binh

Arima and Dang at a rice paddy on the way from Halong back to Hanoi.