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The city of Phu Quoc is doing everything possible to unleash its potential and boost socio-economic recovery this year despite lingering COVID-19 impacts.

The resort island of Phu Quoc in Kien Giang province has seen a surge in tourist arrivals after Vietnam fully reopened on March 15. However, there is still much to do to revive the tourism industry to the pre-pandemic level.

Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is a “hot” place to travel. It is also the first place where controversial document-based regulations on collecting tips for tour guides have been circulated.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving a master plan for the Mekong Delta region in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.

The city of Phu Quoc is doing everything possible to unleash its potential and boost socio-economic recovery this year despite lingering COVID-19 impacts.

The southern province of Kien Giang will spend over 5.12 trillion VND (224.2 million USD) implementing its public investment plan in 2022, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

The southern province of Kien Giang welcomed over 1 million tourists, including over 18,600 foreigners, in the first two months of 2022, up 27 percent year-on-year.

Bamboo Airways on February 17 operated its first flight from Rach Gia city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang to Phu Quoc island, marking the opening of the route.

The southern province of Kien Giang has basically finalised a plan on sustainable protection and management of forests in Phu Quoc National Park by 2030 and another to promote eco-tourism in local forests.

AFP news agency (France) has just published an article assessing that Phu Quoc will become a new tourist attraction in Asia when the COVID-19 restrictions are going to be lifted.

Phu Quoc island city in the southern province of Kien Giang on November 20, 2021 welcomed the first international tourist group to Vietnam after nearly two years of the country’s “freezing status” due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang, dubbed as the pearl island in the southwestern region of the country, has emerged as a favourite destination for tourists both inside and outside the country.

After more than 30 days of reopening its doors to international visitors with Covid vaccine passports on a trial basis, Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province has welcomed some 1,000 foreign tourists.

After three years of implementing the project on dissemination of the Law on Vietnam Coast Guard for the 2019 – 2023 period and two years of coordination in the implementation of the "coast guards accompany fishermen" programme, the High Command of the Coast Guard Region 4 in Phu Quoc city in the southern province of Kien Giang has been really a fulcrum for fishermen to reach out to sea.

Phu Quoc island city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is expected to become a national tourism centre in the coming time as investors deploy their projects in the locality. ​

Phu Quoc island city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is expected to become a national tourism centre in the coming time as investors deploy their projects here, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Huynh Quang Hung.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is working towards turning Phu Quoc into a first-tier urban area in 2025, making the island city a national and international maritime tourism centre.

Phu Quoc, known as “Pearl Island” and off the coast of southern Kien Giang province, began a pilot program on November 20 to welcome back international guests. The famous island has been working hard to ensure the health and safety of visitors and helping them enjoy a great holiday.

Export revenue of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is estimated to reach 731 million USD in 2021, a rise of 7.17 percent year on year.

The tourism sector has been on the path of recovery after a period of "freezing" due to COVID-19.