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Phu Quoc island district of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang targets to serve at least half a million international tourists in 2018, according to local authorities.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has come second in a list of the “Top experiences in Vietnam”, according to Lonely Planet, a renowned travel publication.

There is a growing demand for nuts, including cashew, and dried fruits globally, offering a good opportunity for the industry, the ninth Vinacas Golden Cashew Rendezvous held in Phu Quoc island heard on November 14.

Phu Quoc island district, the southern province of Kien Giang, holds potential to become a special administrative-economic as it has pour big investment into infrastructure.

The first phase of a project to build a digital network infrastructure that will help Phu Quoc Island become a smart city has been completed, the VNPT has announced.

Maria Jose Lara, 27 years old from Peru, was crowned Miss Grand International 2017 in a ceremony held on Phu Quoc Island, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on October 25.

Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang – among the most popular tourist destinations in Vietnam – is being threatened by environmental pollution caused by rubbish dumps, Lao dong newspaper reported.

Some 2.4 million people visited the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap in the first nine months of the year, a year-on-year hike of 23 percent, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

With its advantages fully recognised, the southern “emerald island” of Phú Quốc off of Kiên Giang Province is set to live up to its title of a special administrative-economic zone.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has proposed major incentives including prolonged income tax exemptions for businesses and individuals working in special economic zones in three provinces.

Travel firms have reported an increasing number of tour bookings for the upcoming three-day holiday for National Day, starting September 2, with beach trips receiving the highest number of bookings.

Mekong Delta provinces are on the right track to lure more holidaymakers and turn tourism into a spearhead industry after PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved a master plan to develop tourism in the region.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang earned more than 2.2 trillion VND (around 97 million USD) from tourism services in the first half of 2017, up 20 percent against the same period last year.

Located on the east side of Phu Quoc Island, Sao beach is among best beaches in Vietnam with crystal clear water and year-round calm sea.

Southern Kien Giang province aims to build the image and brand name of the island district of Phu Quoc to make it a high-end tourism destination by 2020.

The southern province of Kien Giang has stepped up efforts to turn tourism into its key industry by 2020.

Phu Quoc is the largest among Vietnam's 12 island districts.

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has approved a project to build a smart Phu Quoc city in the 2016-2020 period.

Vietnam always creates optimal conditions for investors in the country, especially in tourism, vowed Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting with executives of Sun Group, one of the major investors with large tourism projects in Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on April 13.

Phu Quoc island district in the southern province of Kien Giang plans to develop hi-tech agriculture from now to 2020 to create clean, safe and high-value-added products.