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Phu Quoc offers opportunities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island will soon get a casino and could potentially become a special economic zone, Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee chairman Le Van Thi told Tien Phong newspaper.

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Kien Giang: clay-pot making seeks to return to heyday

 VietNamNet Bridge – The making of clay pots in Hon Dat District, the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang, had been viewed by many locals as a means of living in the between-crop period. It is, however, struggling for its strong existance.

Stunning images of Phu Quoc Island

Located in the southwestern waters of the country, Phu Quoc is also known as the Pearl Island. The largest island in Vietnam, it is part of a group of 22 islands which form the Phu Quoc Island District of Kien Giang Province.

Landslide danger high in Kien Giang

VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Kien Giang has more than 380km of seashore and river banks vulnerable to landslides, according to the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Kien Giang turns to island tourism

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thanh Phong, chief officer of Hai Tac (Pirate) Archipelago, 20km off the south-western coast, has a dream like all the other residents in the island commune.

Legends of pirates and buried treasure lure tourists to Southwest archipelago

VietNamNet Bridge – The sun lit up To Chau Mountain and the Dong Ho River, shining through my hotel window in Ha Tien Township in the southwestern province of Kien Giang.

Phu Quoc lures resort developers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang has become a magnet for investors, with a slew of large projects under way now.

Red-headed cranes leave Vietnam for Cambodia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most of the members of the red-headed crane flock have left Vietnam for Cambodia. Only 44 now make Vietnam their permanent home.

Primitive Dong Ho Lagoon beckons tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Ho Lagoon covering around 14 kilometers in west Ha Tien Township in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang lures passers-by with its primitive beauty and romantic settings.

 

Visiting Sac Tu Tam Bao Pagoda

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the past three centuries, Ha Tien Town in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has been a popular location for tourists attracted to its stunning landscapes and pilgrims to Sac Tu Tam Bao Pagoda.

Alien creatures kill fish in Kien Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge - The strange creatures appeared in Kien Hai district of the southern province of Kien Giang after the Lunar New Year. They produce poison that kills fish.

Nam Du Archipelago’s beaches attract tourist

VietNamNet Bridge – From the observation deck of Radar Station 600, Nam Du Archipelago’s island landscape of sparkling beaches paints a watercolor image. The vast ocean is crowded with small boats and big ships.

Doc Island – home to wild flowers

 VietNamNet Bridge – We came to the Mekong Delta Town of Ha Tien on a sunny day with an attractive itinerary to Doc Island on Hai Tac Archipelago.

Phu Quoc – Paradise Pearl Island

VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, has been endowed with wild and natural beauty. For this reason, Phu Quoc, nicknamed ‘Paradise Pearl Island’, has always attracted a large number of domestic and international visitors.

Local authorities, government in heated dispute over thermal power project

VietNamNet Bridge – The Kien Giang Provincial People’s Committee is at odds with the central government over its desire to revoke the investment license granted to Tan Tao Group to build a giant thermal power plant and a deep water seaport complex.

Pearls shine in Phu Quoc Island

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang is famous not only for its wild and beautiful beaches but also for its prestigious pearl farming.

Sensual sunrise in Ham Ninh fishing village

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province is where tourists can admire not only the romantic sunset in Duong Dong Town, but they should not miss the beautiful and peaceful sunrise in Ham Ninh fishing village.

Phu Quoc moves to protect endangered ‘sea cow’

The animal protection organisation Wildlife At Risk and the Phu Quoc Island Preservation Zone together launched a campaign in the island district on October 6, calling for the protection of Dugongs and other rare marine animals

Athletics coach gets children fighting fit

Armed with a sports degree and a passion for exercise, Nguyen Quoc Phi made it his mission to get Kien Giang Province kids active and has cultivivated a formidable sports club with a slew of medals demonstrating its members sporting excellence.