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.

 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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 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

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

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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 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.

 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.

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

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

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

 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

 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.

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

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.

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