Phu Quoc is an island of Vietnam to the far southwest of the country, off the coast of Cambodia. Phu Quoc is part of Kien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta Region, with Ha Tien being the closest port.
Phu Quoc is the largest island in Vietnam, and with its sandy beaches and tropical climate, the Vietnamese government made a plan to develop the island into an international leisure destination. The island is about the same size as Phuket in Thailand, and has been drawing comparisons with Phuket in terms of being the next big tourist island of Southeast Asia.
[Long Beach – Phu Quoc.]
The island has been developing at a rapid pace since 2010, and visitor numbers have been rising steadily since the new airport opened at the end of 2012. In 2021 the island of Phu Quoc was upgraded to city status.
This post is a directory of the major projects that have been completed, under construction, or planned. The news section at the bottom is an archive of news about development on the island, including the struggles with rubbish, overdevelopment, and infrastructure needs that aren’t keeping up with the rapid growth.
Phu Quoc Map
Developments mentioned in this article are on this map.
[Map of Phu Quoc developments.]
If there are any missing or new ones recently announced, send us a message.
Northern Phu Quoc
Forest Bay Phu Quoc
Location: Rach Tram, Bai Thơm, Phu Quoc.
Investor: cityland.com.vn.
Forest Bay is a 173.5 ha site with 2.5 km of coastline.
[Image via wikiland.vn.]
Northwest Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc United Center
Website: phuquoc.vinpearl.com (phuquocunitedcenter.com redirects here).
Vietnam’s first-ever ‘sleepless city’ officially opens on Phu Quoc Island – [22/04/21]
“Vingroup’s Phu Quoc United Center – Southeast Asia’s leading entertainment complex – was officially launched on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island on Wednesday evening and is expected to open up many opportunities for night-time economic development.”
Vingroup is about to officially launch the region’s leading “Sleepless City” model – [16/03/21]
[Press Release] “On April 21st, 2021, Vingroup Group will officially open Phu Quoc United Center in the North of Pearl Island (Đảo Ngọc). With a scale of over 1,000 hectares and thousands of record entertainment items in addition to a 24/7 resort and shopping ecosystem, Phu Quoc United Center will be the first sleepless super complex in Vietnam, making Phu Quoc a “new international destination” in Asia.”
Grand World Phu Quoc
Website: phuquoc.vinpearl.com
VinWonders Phu Quoc
Website: vinpearl.com
News
VinWonders Phu Quoc, Viet Nam’s biggest theme park opened – [04/06/20]
VinPearl Safari
Website: vinpearl.com
Facebook: @VinpearlSafari.Phuquoc
Vinpearl Discovery Greenhill Phu Quoc
Vinpearl Golf Phu Quoc
Website: vinpearl.com
Corona Resort & Casino
Location: Bai Dai Tourist Area, Ganh Dau, Phu Quoc.
Website: casinocorona.vn
Investor: Phu Quoc Tourism Development Investment Joint Stock Company (Phu Quoc Tourism) .
Radisson Blu Resort Phu Quoc
Location: Bai Dai Tourist Area, Ganh Dau, Phu Quoc.
Website: radissonhotels.com
Crowne Plaza Phu Quoc Starbay
Location: Bai Dai Tourist Area, Ganh Dau, Phu Quoc.
Website: ihg.com
Mövenpick Villas & Residences Phu Quoc
Website: accor.com
Movenpick Resort Waverly Phu Quoc
Website: movenpickresortwaverlyphuquoc.com
L’Alyana Senses World Phú Quốc
Website: lalyanasensesworlds.com
Multi-resort plot that features the Furama Resort and Spa.
Duong Dong
Duong Dong is the main town of Phu Quoc. It was the capital of the island until Phu Quoc attained city status in 2021. Duong Dong is now a ward of Phu Quoc City.
Duong Dong Central Square
New central square to be built on Phu Quoc
“The square, to be located in Dong Duong town’s downtown, would cover an area of 8.29 hectares with a capacity of 20,000 people. An 18-metre high statue of President Ho Chi Minh will be installed in the centre of the square.”
North Duong Dong Urban Area Phu Quoc
[Image via quangthangland.com
Duong Dong Airport Redevelopment
Phu Quoc to transform old airport into new urban zone – [25/10/17]
“…the 78.9 hectares which makes up Phu Quoc’s former airport will be transformed into a neighborhood featuring an administrative center, shopping mall, office buildings, hotels and apartment blocks.”
Old airport on Phu Quoc Island to become urban zone – [24/10/17]
“The airfield covering an area of 78.88 hectares will become a new urban area with modern architecture, various services, and an improved living environment.”
Phu Quoc announces the urban zoning plan of Duong Dong – An Thoi – [13/06/14]
The Silk Path City
Location: Khu pho 9, Duong Dong, Phu Quoc.
Investor: An Vien Company Limited
Planners: West Green Canada
A proposed new urban development by An Vien Company Limited.
The status and location are unknown. The office address is near the North Duong Dong Urban area, while this map places it south of Duong Dong Town.
Long Beach
Long Beach covers the area of Southwest Phu Quoc, south of Duong Dong.
Best Western Plus Long Beach Ressort Phu Quoc
Location: 152 Tran Hung Dao, Dương To, Phu Quoc.
Website: longbeachresortphuquoc.vn
Sheraton Phu Quoc Resort
Location: Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: marriott.com
Architects: VTN Architects
News
New Phu Quoc resort claims international award – [07/04/16]
“The Sheraton Phu Quoc Resort designed by Vo Trong Nghia has won the 2016 Green Era Award, promising a brand new luxury experience for discerning travelers.”
Mercury Phu Quoc Resort & Villas
Location: Duong To Hamlet, Phu Quoc.
Website: mercuryphuquoc.vn
ShopHouse Quý Hai
Location: Duong To Hamlet, Phu Quoc.
Sunset Sanato Resort & Villas
Location: Bac Bai Truong, Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: sunsetsanato.com
Kosmos Phu Quoc Villa
Location: Sunset Sanato, Group 3, Duong Bao Hamlet, Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: kosmosphuquocvilla.com
Sol by Melia Phu Quoc
Location: Duc Viet Tourist Area Zone 1, Bai Truong Complex, Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: melia.com
Phu Hung Phu Quoc Jsc by Long Beach Group
Location: Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Sonasea Villas & Resort Complex
Location: Bai Truong Complex, Duong To Commune, Phu Quoc.
Website: ceogroup.com.vn
Sonasea Villas and Resorts Complex by CEO Group covers 132 hectares with nearly 2 km of seafront. Hotels here include Novotel Phu Quoc Resort and Best Western Premier Sonasea Phu Quoc. Villas include Paris Villas, Sonasea Golden Villas, and Novotel Villas.
Sonasea Residences
“Sonasea Residences luxury villas are located on the slopes of Duong To mountain, Phu Quoc District, Kien Giang Province. The project has a total area of 160 hectares, consisting of two distinct parts: flat terrain and the terrain on the hill.”
Sonasea Shopping Center
Sonasea Paris Villas
[Via sonaseaparisvillas.vn.]
Sonasea Villas & Resort Complex News
CEO group to build resort complex in Phu Quoc – [08/05/11]
“CEO Group will build the Sonasea Villas & Resort complex covering 77.16 hectares in Phu Quoc district in the southern province of Kien Giang at an estimated cost of over four trillion VND.”
Lamia Garden
Location: Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: hatangdothi.vn
Andochine Resort and Spa Phu Quoc
Location: Tran Hung Dao, Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: andochine.com.vn
The Residence Phu Quoc
Location: Duonng Bao, Phu Quoc.
Website: theresidencephuquoc.net
Milton Holding
Location: Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: miltonholding.com
The Milton Holding development area includes Milton Europa Village, Milton Pathway Shophouse, and The Pullman Phu Quoc Beach Resort.
News
Milton building a luxury Pullman resort – [15/12/16]
Phu Quoc Marina
Location: Tran Hung Dao, Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: phuquoc-marina.vn and phuquocmarina.com
Investor: BIM Group.
The Phu Quoc Marina development by BIM Group comprises 155ha with over 1km of coastline. The area is split into six separate sections, with the InterContinental Hotel in the middle of the beachfront.
Phu Quoc Marina News
BIM announces new Phu Quoc project – [13/10/16]
Phu Quoc Waterfront
Phu Quoc Waterfront Boutique Hotels an attractive investment – [19/01/17]
“Located in the BIM Group’s Phu Quoc Marina resort and recreation complex at the beautiful white-sand Trường Beach, Boutique Hotel Phu Quoc Waterfront, a street of 142 mini-hotels, is built in French colonial style in combination with modern design.”
InterContinental Phu Quoc
Sky Tower revealed at InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort – [25/09/18]
Introducing InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort – [28/06/18]
“InterContinental®Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort has opened its doors, the latest addition to the InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts brand in Vietnam, and the 1000th IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) property to open within the Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa (EMEAA) region. It is located on the pristine Phu Quoc Island, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve off the southwest coast of Vietnam.”
Regent Residences
Website: regentresidencesphuquoc.com
Sky Villas Regent Residences
Website: regent-phuquoc.com
Sailing Club Villas
Website: sailingclubvillasphuquoc.vn
Marina Square Phu Quoc
Website: phuquoc-marina.vn
Palm Garden Shop Villas Phu Quoc
Website: palmgardenphuquoc.com.vn
Phu Quoc Marina Water Park
Website: phuquoc-marina.vn/cong-vien-nuoc/
News
BIM Group develops water park on Phu Quoc – [14/08/19]
Family Holidays Complex
Location: DT 975, Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Status unknown. Maybe now part of Sim Island.
Links
https://bqlkktpq.kiengiang.gov.vn/Trang/TinTuc/ChiTiet.aspx?nid=668&chuyenmuc=112
Hoang Hai Complex
Location: DT 975, Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Investor: Hanoi Urban and Infrastructure Construction Joint Stock Company.
Possibly the previous version of Sim Island.
Sim Island
Location: Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: sim-island.com.vn
UDIC Phu Quoc Resort
[Image via udic.com.vn.]
Location: Area 5 North – South Bai Truong residential tourist area, Duong To commune, Phu Quoc.
Investor: Subsidiary company: Phu Gia Phu Quoc Joint Stock Company.
Wyndham Garden Phu Quoc
Location: Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: wyndhamgarden.vn
Meyhomes Captial Phu Quoc
Location: Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: meyhomescapitalphuquoc.vn
[YouTube: Meyhomes Captial Phu Quoc.]
Minh Thanh Khang
Location: Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: minhthanhkhang.com
Southern Phu Quoc
Southern Phu Quoc includes the southern port town of An Thoi and the area within An Thoi Ward.
Park Hyatt Phu Quoc Residences
Location: Hamlet 7, An Thoi Town, Phu Quoc.
Website: parkhyattphuquocresidences.com
Developer: bimland.com
Sun Grand City New An Thoi
Location: An Thoi, Phu Quoc.
Website: sungrandcitynewanthoi.vn
Sun Grand City New An Thoi a new city built in a European style, with uniform rows of apartment blocks on wide streets.
Sun Premier Village Primavera
Location: An Thoi, Phu Quoc.
Website: sungroup.kiengiang.vn
Sun Premier Village Primavera is modelled on an Italian Mediterranean town, with elements of an Amalfi Coast village and Venice. The new town is carved out of a hill overlooking a bay, with shophouses and mini-hotels. Sun Premier Village Primavera is located next to the Sun World Hon Thom cable car station.
News
Sun Group launches Sun Premier Village Primavera – [16/08/18]
“The project consists of two types of property: shophouse and mini-hotel. The shophouse model is designed flexibly on a 120sq.m area with three to five floors, suitable for both business and residential purposes. The mini-hotel is a separate line, designed in boutique-style hotels catering to the needs of customers.”
Sun Grand City Hillside Residence And Shophouse The Center
Sun Grand City Hillside Residence comprises of four luxury apartment towers that overlook Sun Premier Village Primavera.
Shophouse The Center at Sun Grand City Hillside Residence is the shopping area on top of the hill, next to the Hillside towers.
Melodia Boutique Shophouse
Location: Kem Beach, An Thoi, Phu Quoc.
Website: sungroup.kiengiang.vn
Melodia Boutique Shophouse is made up of 165 shophouses in a 4ha L-shaped block.
New World Phu Quoc Resort
Location: Kem Beach, An Thoi, Phu Quoc.
Website: phuquoc.newworldhotels.com
New World Phu Quoc Resort was originally Sun Premier Village Kem Beach Resort, and it formed the Kem Beach Resort with Melodia Boutique Shophouse.
News
Vietnam’s third New World hotel to open in Phu Quoc – [27/11/20]
“Formerly known as the Sun Premier Village Kem Beach Resort, the rebranded New World Phu Quoc Resort is scheduled to open its doors in 2021. Situated on the southwestern tip of Phu Quoc, the resort sits on nearly 60ha of tropical landscape facing acclaimed Kem Beach.”
Sun Group adds new masterpiece to Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island – [06/06/17]
“Sun Premier Village Kem Beach Resort is expected to put Kem Beach on the global map of super luxury tourism.”
Swiss billionaire praises Phu Quoc’s Kem Beach for great tourism potential – [31/05/17]
“Financial expert Christian A. Larpin feels like home on the island, saying it will soon become a world-class luxury destination.”
Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Managed By Accor
Location: Kem Beach, An Thoi, Phu Quoc.
Website: premierresidencesphuquoc.com
JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa
Location: Kem Beach, An Thoi, Phu Quoc.
Website: marriott.com
News
Is this hotel purposefully misleading guests about its colonial history and heritage? – [04/10/21]
Bill Bensley’s new Phu Quoc resort is a quirky, Disneyland-influenced Hogwarts in pastel colors – [07/11/17]
“Bensley developed JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay around a fictional academy called Lamarck University, resulting in a massive hotel complex that resembles a giant boarding school.”
Bill Bensley: Meet the designer who builds quirky luxury hotels in a completely sustainable way – [17/08/17]
“On a tour of the new JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa in Vietnam, Helen Coffey meets the off-the-wall designer combining far-out luxury with responsible tourism.”
Inside the incredible JW Marriott Phu Quoc – [28/06/17]
JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay takes top title at World Travel Awards – [11/06/17]
“Vietnam’s fantastical new JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay has picked up the prized title of Asia’s Leading New Resort at the 2017 World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony.”
Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort
Location: Ong Doi Cape, An Thoi, Phu Quoc.
Website: premiervillage-phuquoc.com
Located on the southern tip of Phu Quoc Island, Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort is on a peninsula with seafront on both sides of the property. There are 215 villas, each with a private swimming pool.
Sun Premier Village The Eden Bay
Location: Ong Doi Cape, An Thoi, Phu Quoc.
Website: theedenbay.com
The Sun Premier Village The Eden Bay is on the very end of Ong Doi Cape and features 51 private villas across three categories: Sea Touch on-the-cliff villas, Mystic Hill hillside villas, and Grace Wood into-the-wood villas.
East Coast
Selavia
Location: Vinh Dam, Duong To, Phu Quoc.
Website: selavia.com.vn
Investor: Toan Hai Van Joint Stock Company (TTC Phu Quoc).
Builder: centralcons.vn
Selavia News:
Huge tourism complex featuring lotus-shaped island proposed for Phú Quốc – [13/01/22]
Phu Quoc Construction Reports
Phu Quoc construction report 2021
Phu Quoc News
2023
Illegal 12-floor Phu Quoc hotel to be dismantled – [20/04/23]
Over 2,000 land-use violations found on Phu Quoc Island – [17/04/23]
Illegal bungalows in Phu Quoc demolished – [21/03/23]
Investment policies of 11 projects in Phu Quoc Island withdrawn – [02/01/23]
“The Chairman of the People’s Committee of Kien Giang Province has recently decided to take back investment policies of 11 projects in Phu Quoc Island, according to Conclusion 602, dated July 24, 2020, of the Government Inspectorate.”
2022
Phu Quoc dismantles bungalows in marine sanctuary – [01/11/22]
Phu Quoc to raze 79 illegal villas – [04/10/22]
Nearly 80 villas built illegally on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island – [21/09/22]
Phu Quoc authorities order demolition of illegal 12-story hotel – [23/08/22]
Waste treatment on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island raises concern – [16/08/22]
Phu Quoc City planned to become unique island urban area – [25/06/22]
“Phu Quoc is planned to be invested and developed as a unique island urban area; a center of tourism, resort and service with high quality and attractiveness to domestic and international tourists; a commercial center, service and healthcare center, and high-tech application center in accordance with regional and international levels.”
Phu Quoc administrators issue tough penalties on forest land intruders – [20/06/22]
“From now until the end of 2022, the government in the Mekong Delta Province of Kien Giang and Phu Quoc City will issue tough penalties on state-managed forest land intruders.”
Planning Phu Quoc to become grade 1 urban area and international tourist city – [28/05/22]
Kien Giang holds groundbreaking ceremony of President Ho Chi Minh’s statue – [29/04/22]
“Kien Giang Province held a solemn ceremony to inaugurate the temple of heroic martyrs and start construction of President Ho Chi Minh’s statue and the central square in Phu Quoc City”.
Phu Quoc looks to become national tourism centre – [06/01/22]
Protect the paradise of Phu Quoc Island – [06/01/22]
2021
Private company wants to build $1.3bn launchpad in Phú Quốc for space tourism – [31/12/21]
Vietnam’s ‘last paradise’ intends to challenge Phuket and Bali – [06/06/21]
“Vingroup carves a modern-day Venice into the island of Phu Quoc.”
Phu Quoc international seaport slated to come on stream in Q3 – [16/05/21]
“A project carried out since 2015, the Phu Quoc International Passenger Port in the island city of Phu Quoc is on track to become the first multipurpose seaport of international quality in Vietnam.”
Forget Phuket, here’s Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s big tourism hope – [25/04/21]
“Vietnam’s largest island has a big part to play in the country’s tourism ambitions, with a US$2.8 billion resort linked to the country’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong on the drawing board. But overtourism is already a problem, with the island’s drainage system overwhelmed and rubbish washing up on its picturesque beaches.”
Land encroachment affects Phu Quoc airport’s drainage system – [26/03/21]
On Phu Quoc, new program links waste pickers, factory to reduce low-value plastic – [24/03/21]
Phu Quoc island city draws 16.5 billion USD in investment – [15/01/21]
“Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s first island city, has attracted 372 projects to date with capital totalling some 16.5 billion USD.”
Phu Quoc officially becomes Vietnam’s first island city – [09/01/21]
“The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on Friday evening held a ceremony to officially announce the establishment of Phu Quoc City which is the first island city in Vietnam.”
2020
Man arrested for having over 78,000m2 of forest destroyed on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc – [25/11/20]
Vietnam’s ‘pearl island’ Phu Quoc faces severe trash crisis – [04/09/20]
Master plan for Phu Quoc Economic Zone submitted to the Government – [14/07/20]
“The master plan focuses on marine, coastal and island development to build a comprehensive infrastructure system linked with the infrastructure of the country and Mekong Delta. It seeks to promote sustainable development, culture, environmental protection, security, and harmonisation of economic growth with the conservation of historical and cultural relics.”
Construction violations rampant on Phu Quoc Island – [19/05/20]
2019
Phú Quốc Island cracks down on exploitation of natural resources – [24/01/19]
“Authorities in Phú Quốc Island are strengthening oversight and protection of natural resources like sand and stone and cracking down on violators.”
2018
Vietnam’s ‘pearl island’ eyes freedom from plastic – [09/11/18]
Schools in Phu Quoc are being replaced with development projects – [29/05/18]
2017
Phu Quoc billed as next Phuket – [24/11/17]
“Vietnam aims to put the island on the map for travellers.”
Top Vietnamese lawmaker calls for setting up ‘red-light areas’ in special economic zones – [12/09/17]
“Vietnam is preparing to make a final decision on a series of incentives for three special economic zones, namely the Van Don Special Economic Zone in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Van Phong in the central province of Khanh Hoa and the southern resort island of Phu Quoc.”
VIDEO: Phu Quoc beach clean – [24/08/17]
“Former Wollongong lifeguard Paul Hellier coordinates a beach clean on the Vietnamese tourist island of Phu Quoc.”
Phu Quoc to be ‘smart city’ by 2020 – [04/05/17]
“The most important factor in making Phú Quốc a “smart” city is information and telecommunications infrastructure, which must be capable of supporting all functions of e-government and smart services in tourism, transport, environment, healthcare, education and finance.”
2016
Phu Quoc feels growing pains as development booms – [23/10/16]
“How gross economic pursuits are plundering one of Vietnam’s most precious resources.”
Phu Quoc receives first charter flight from Stockholm, eyes tourist boom – [10/03/16]
2015
Tourist island Phu Quoc is finally building a waste treatment plant – [24/11/15]
In Phu Quoc, tourists and locals now have to swim through garbage – [28/08/15]
Phu Quoc Airport plans $45-million expansion as passenger growth exceeds forecast – [11/08/15]
Too much rubbish on Phu Quoc Island – [25/08/15]
“The pressure of pollution is increasing along with the hot pace of development of Vietnam’s largest island of Phu Quoc (Kien Giang province), while the local government has not found solutions for environmental problems for this tourist island.”
Phu Quoc forests, farm lands may have to give way for casino, resort – [15/08/15]
Vietnam’s rush to develop risks damaging its natural attractions – [01/08/15]
“New resorts, cable cars and casinos threaten unspoiled landscapes as tourism sector struggles to balance modernisation and development with conservation.”
Vietnam scraps plan for new Singapore industrial park in tourism-haven island – [22/06/15]
“Vietnamese officials have changed their mind and canceled the plan to build a Singapore-style industrial park in the resort town of Phu Quoc in southern Vietnam.”
Dirty business: Hotels on Phu Quoc Island discharge waste into the sea – [31/05/15]
Work begins on Phu Quoc 5-star passenger port – [30/04/15]
2014
Vietnam’s resort island launches direct flights to Singapore – [03/11/14]
“Vietnam Airlines officially launched flights between Phu Quoc resort island and Singapore on Sunday with two flights a week on each direction on Airbus 321 aircraft.”
Untreated waste threatens Vietnam’s ‘pearl island’ – [13/10/14]
“There are currently no waste treatment plants in Phu Quoc and the island district dump receives 70-80 tons of garbage each day.”
[Photos] 2030 Phu Quoc master plan approved – [18/07/14]
“Under the plan, Duong Dung, the island’s main town will be enlarged to a city with 240,000 residents (up from the current ~30,000) and will act as a hub for administration, public services, and international commerce. An Thoi which currently houses around 15,000 will be enlarged to accommodate 71,000 inhabitants”
Flights to connect Phu Quoc with Singapore, Siem Reap – [16/07/14]
“Vietnam Airlines will open two new air routes connecting Phu Quoc International Airport in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Province of Kien Giang with Singapore and Siem Reap (Cambodia) from November 1.”
2013
Phu Quoc island: Trouble in paradise – [24/06/13]
“Meddling by the Vietnamese government and an invasion of investors has put Phu Quoc island on course to becoming severely tarnished by international tourism”.
2012
Vietnam opens Phu Quoc Int’l Airport – [02/12/12]
“The Ministry of Transport opened Vietnam’s newest international airport on Phu Quoc Island in the Mekong Delta’s province of Kien Giang on November 30. The VND16.2 trillion (US$777.4 million) Phu Quoc International Airport, the construction of which began four years ago, will become operational as of midnight December 2”.
In bustling Vietnam, a rare and (still untrammeled) escape – [15/01/12]
“A few of the treasures on the island of Phu Quoc require a little work and a sense of adventure.”
A feature in The New York Times before the construction boom arrived.
2010
Free-for-all garbage dumping dirties Phu Quoc Island – [04/11/10]
“Since four years, the Duong Dong River which runs into the Phu Quoc Sea has been a promising land for garbage pickers as a thousand or so families living along the river use it freely to dump their garbage into it “though we did tell them not to,” said Nguyen Phu Nam, head of the Natural Resources and Environment Department of Phu Quoc”.
7 beaches to see before they disappear – [21/09/10]
“A master plan unveiled by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in May 2010 envisions a world-class tourism center with an international airport (already under construction), cruise ports, casinos, a business and finance hub, and 7 million tourists by 2030. That’s quite a change from the 162,000 visitors the island received in the first eight months of 2009. The government insists that sustainability and preservation are part of the plan.”
No. 20/2010/QD-TTg – [03/03/10]
“Decision No. 20/2010/QD-TTg of March 03, 2010, promulgating the operation regulation of Phu Quoc island and Nam An Thoi islands, Kien Giang province.”
2009
The secret islands of Southeast Asia – [31/12/09]
Phu Quoc gets listed by CNN Travel as one of the “unknown hideaways of Southeast Asia”.
PM pushes ahead Phu Quoc tourism island plan – [22/11/09]
“At his working session with Kien Giang authorities on Nov. 22, PM Dung said the master plan to develop the island by 2010 and towards 2020 is going at a slow pace after four years of implementation, thus failing to tap its potentials.”
Phu Quoc, Vietnam: the coast is clear – [12/09/09]
“Phu Quoc island in Vietnam offers chances to relax on the beach, explore fragrant countryside, marvel at wildlife – and enjoy sumptuous seafood. Just get there before mass tourism, says Sam Llewellyn.”
2008
PM pushes ahead Phu Quoc tourism island plan [23/11/08]
“Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged local authorities of the southern Kien Giang Province to accelerate a plan to turn Phu Quoc, the largest island of Vietnam, into a big tourism centre.”
PM gives nod to Phu Quoc environment protection plan – [19/10/08]
“Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan to protect the environment of Phu Quoc Island…By 2020, 100 per cent of solid waste and sewage from household and industrial sources will be treated properly, and all local residents will be provided with fresh water.”
2006
Phu Quoc Island snares $1 billion resort – [16/11/06]
“Nearly 150 foreign and domestic investors have registered for business licences in Phu Quoc. There have been 46 approved projects, covering a total area of 2,000 ha.”
2004
Quyết định 178/2004/QD-TTg – [05/10/04]
“Decision No. 178/2004/QD-TTg of October 5, 2004, approving the overall scheme on development of Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province, till 2010, with a vision toward 2020.”
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