Phu Quoc island

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Phu Quoc offers opportunities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island will soon get a casino and could potentially become a special economic zone, Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee chairman Le Van Thi told Tien Phong newspaper.

Visa rules to be loosened to boost tourism competitiveness

 VietNamNet Bridge – More relaxed visa policies are an important factor for the tourism industry to boost competitiveness in the region and beyond.

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Phu Quoc Island to have casino, special economic zone

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Politburo has agreed to open a casino on Phu Quoc Island and is considering a project to establish a special economic zone on the island district, said the chairman of Kien Giang Province.

Phu Quoc island to welcome luxury cruise ships

 VietNamNet Bridge – A modern passenger terminal will be built on Phu Quoc island, a tourist destination in the south and Kien Giang province, to accommodate luxury cruise liners.

Kien Giang turns to island tourism

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thanh Phong, chief officer of Hai Tac (Pirate) Archipelago, 20km off the south-western coast, has a dream like all the other residents in the island commune.

Phu Quoc lures resort developers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang has become a magnet for investors, with a slew of large projects under way now.

Resorts gamble on casino attraction

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s still young gaming business is showing signs of maturity with a number of hospitality developers asking for licences to build casinos and upcoming wide-ranging measures

Phu Quoc Island projects lay idle

More than 100 hospitality and entertainment projects on Phu Quoc Island with the combined pledged capital of around $6 billion have been licenced, but few have been carried out due to underdeveloped infrastructure and the high cost of labour.

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Tour operators shift focus to domestic travelers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local travel agencies are teaming up with airlines, hotels and associations in Vietnam for tour discounts by at least 10% to woo more travelers to domestic destinations this summer.

S’pore tourism expertise sought to develop Phu Quoc

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has called for Singapore to assist Vietnam to zone and develop Phu Quoc Island off mainland Kien Giang Province into a high-end tourism and technology center in Southeast Asia.

Top ten beautiful places to visit in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is filled with beautiful and exotic sights ranging from rural countryside to ancient Temples and tombs.

Van Don casino proposal gets muted response

VietNamNet Bridge – The development of large-scale casinos nationwide has raised concerns over the growth of a future Van Don Special Economic Zone.

Exciting dog racing in Phu Quoc

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dog racing is a recent arrival to Phu Quoc Island, stirring up interest among many residents and visitors.   

Foreign correspondents speak of reporting missing jet

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a Malaysia Airlines aircraft flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing on March 8, it was feared that the plane might have crashed into the Gulf of Thailand between Malaysia and Viet Nam

Advantages for Phu Quoc island to take off

 VietNamNet Bridge – Natural beauty coupled with the Government’s determination will lend wings to Phu Quoc to truly become the “Paradise Pearl Island” of Viet Nam.

20 things to do on Phu Quoc Island

 VietNamNet Bridge - With a motorbike, you can putt around the island, drop in at any beach to swim, and walk on shady roads.

Tran Chi Thong – huyen jewelry artisan

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese artisans can make jewelry from gold, pearls, jade, conch or rock, but jewelry made from huyen is rare and that is why artisan Tran Chi Thong of Ha Tien Town in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang stands out.

Prices of Phu Quoc Island tours to drop in 2nd quarter

VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists to Phu Quoc Island can enjoy lower tour prices from the second quarter this year as Kien Giang Province and travel firms are joining hands to lower service prices following the island’s connection