Multiple investment projects on Phu Quoc Island on holdThe Saigon Times Daily A bird’s eye view of Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province – PHOTO: TTXVN HCMC – Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province has seen multiple investment projects suspended and no new projects launched in the first six months of 2018, VietnamPlus reported. According to the Phu Quoc Economic Zone Management Board, the island had had 279 investment projects as of June 2018. Of these, 249 projects got granted investment certificates and in-principle approval, with a total area of over 9,000 hectares and registered capital of nearly VND270.5 trillion, whereas the remaining 30 projects are still in the investment registration process. Thirty-six projects, whose combined investment capital is over VND14.75 trillion, have been put into operation, and 35 projects worth VND95.731 trillion are being implemented. The other projects are working to complete their investment procedures. It can be … [Read more...] about Multiple investment projects on Phu Quoc Island on hold
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Evidence of Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty showed in Phu Quoc Island
Phu Quoc Island of the Mekong Deta province of Kien Giang is hosting a map and document exhibition, giving locals an insight into Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes. The event was opened on July 5 by the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Command of Naval Region 5 at the latter’s headquarters in An Thoi township of Phu Quoc. The exhibits include copies of documents written in Han - Nom script, Vietnamese and French by Vietnam’s feudal dynasties and the French administration in Indochina from the 17th century to the early 20th century. They evidence Vietnam’s establishment, exercise and protection of its sovereignty over the two archipelagoes in the East Sea (South China Sea). Administrative documents issued by the Republic of Vietnam in the south from 1954 until it fell in 1975, and by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam since 1975 also demonstrate the exercise and protection of the … [Read more...] about Evidence of Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty showed in Phu Quoc Island
Phu Quoc and its journey to become a tourist paradise
By being selected as the host for the National Tourism Year 2016, the “Pearl Island’ has been offered huge opportunities to speed up its dream of becoming a tourist paradise in the Southeast region. Special favours from the Mother Nature Alongside its superb long stretch of sandy beaches, extended primary forests, well-known specialties such as fish sauce, pepper, cashew nuts and pearl, Phu Quoc is also blessed with huge advantages to develop tourism, not yet found in other places. Neatly placed in the Gulf of Thailand, Phu Quoc is the largest and the only island in Vietnam which does not suffer from the impacts of storms. This brings the island very favourable conditions for tourism throughout the year. Although its area is quite small at only about 600 kilometres square, the island has a coastline of up to 150 kilometres, helping it maximise its tourism services throughout the island. In addition, the island is on the significant marine route in the south of Vietnam, … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc and its journey to become a tourist paradise
Phu Quoc seeks investment to build eco-tourism paradise
Phu Quoc seeks investment to build eco-tourism paradise (27-07-2006) The Prime Minister recently issued a decision to turn Phu Quoc Island into an eco-tourism centre. Tuoi Tre Chu Nhat (Sunday Youth) magazine spoke to the island's People's Committee Chairman, Thai Thanh Luom, about plans for the future. How easy has it been to attract investment? Over the last two months, Kien Giang Province has attracted 40 projects investing into Phu Quoc Island, 12 of which has already begun. At present, more than 100 domestic and foreign investors have applied to invest in tourism, entertainment and infrastructure, with projects such as seaports, water supply and waste treatment. The district's authority urges consultancy units to complete detailed plans in specific areas aiming to create favourable conditions for investors to realise projects. How has the island been implementing policies to attract investment? A strategic plan for developing Phu Quoc Island was set up in 2001. However, the … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc seeks investment to build eco-tourism paradise
The Pearl Island of Phu Quoc
Situated in the centre of Southeast Asia, Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang Province has important advantages in the maritime and aeronautical transport links with other countries in the region and the world. Phu Quoc has great potential to develop maritime economics and tourism, so it has been provided with State investment to develop into a Special Administrative-Economic Zone in the near future. Paradise on the Southwestern Coast The name Phu Quoc has become familiar in the world. Just access Google and writing the name Phu Quoc you will immediately have over 3.5 million results. From this information, one can find different ways to get to the island by water or air and also find accommodations and famous tourist sites in Phu Quoc. From Ho Chi Minh City, my colleague and I decided to go by boat from Rach Gia, the capital of Kien Giang Province, to Phu Quoc to discover this pearl island. At 8 am, a high speed boat with about 300 domestic and foreign passengers departed from Rach Gia. … [Read more...] about The Pearl Island of Phu Quoc