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Turning Phu Quoc island into smart city

A road map for turning Phu Quoc island offshore southern Kien Giang Province into a smart city was unveiled on the island on September 29.

A folk music festival featuring artists from across the country opened at Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province on September 27.

Mosquito-borne dengue fever is developing in a complex fashion in Phu Quoc and Kien Hai island districts in southern Kien Giang province as the rainy weather is favouring the growth of mosquitoes.

Phu Quoc island district in the southern province of Kien Giang is focusing on improving infrastructure, especially roads, sea ports and airports, to attract more investors.

The Phu Quoc – Kien Giang Green Tour programme was introduced at a ceremony on the island on August 6 as part of the activities in response to the National Tourism Year 2016 – Phu Quoc – Mekong Delta.

The Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve has made significant progresses in terms of ecological diversity and biodiversity preservation, heard a recent workshop in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

A direct air route was launched on July 6 connecting the southern resort island of Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang with China’s Guangzhou.

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 Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes.

An official of the National Office for Intellectual Property urged local businesses to register geographical indication (GI) of their goods if they want to easily make inroads into demanding markets.

The domestic hospitality market has continued its strong recovery in the first half of this year, thanks to high supply and demand as well as support from positive property policies of the state, expe

Vietnamese athlete Do Ngan Son won the Phu Quoc International Marathon on June 11.

An international marathon event will be held shortly in the southern island district of Phu Quoc in Kien Giang province.

The marine economy in Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang province has developed rapidly over the past five years after local government investment of 111 trillion VND (5 billion USD) in the 2011 – 15 period.

Phu Quoc Island and the Mekong Delta feature heavily in the promotional activites for National Tourism Year 2016, which officially kicked off on April 10 under the theme “Discover the Southern Land”.

The Sheraton Phu Quoc Resort designed by Vo Trong Nghia won the 2016 Green Era Award.

No endangered animal has died at Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc Zoo Park, the southern Kien Giang province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said in its latest report.

Phu Quoc island district in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is set to become a special economic zone and the locality’s growth driver between 2016-2020.

The vast natural and cultural treasures of southern Vietnam will be the fitting focus of National Tourism Year 2016.

Investment licences have been granted to 164 projects in Phu Quoc island district, in the southern province of Kien Giang as of the middle of January, with capital totalling 183 trillion VND