Times Entertainment In 1990, a local man named Ho Khanh found the entrance to Son Doong in Vietnam; in 2009 British cavers confirmed it as t

The discovery that began with a storm

In 1990, a local man named Ho Khanh found the entrance to Son Doong in Vietnam; in 2009 British cavers confirmed it as t

A hidden world beneath the limestone mountains

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