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One of the attractions not to be missed when coming to Con Dao is a coastal road on Con Son - the main island of the Con Dao archipelago.

Leaders of Co To (Quang Ninh province) and Bach Long Vy (Hai Phong city) have agreed to propose competent agencies establish a sea route connecting the two island districts.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau have been given the green light to open a sea route connecting it with Nam Du archipelago and Phu Quoc island district - two popular tourist destinations belonging to nearby Kien Giang province.

Measures to promote joint investigation in preventing drug trafficking along sea routes in Southeast Asia were discussed at a workshop in Hanoi on September 9.

The first commercial speedboat service to Phu Quy island set sail from the Phan Thiet sea port in the south central province of Binh Thuan on July 21.

The Thai government is reviewing the feasibility of the Kra Canal project which will connect the Gulf of Thailand to Andaman Sea across southern Thailand, creating a strategic sea route.

A commercial sea transport service between the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang and Con Dao island district, the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, has been launched recently.

A commercial sea transport route from the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to Con Dao islands was launched on July 14 with the first ship setting sail from Tran De sea mouth at 8:30 am.

Malaysia and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 25 on opening a new sea route to boost bilateral trade and investment, according to Malaysia’s The Star news website.

The Port of Lazaro Cardenas (LCT), the largest Mexican container port, launched routes to Vietnam and Chile on June 21 which will save up from 13 to 18 days of transit.