Ly Son Island is quite simply like heaven on a blue ocean for backpackers with its crystal clear waters full of reef wildlife, white sandy beaches, plush green garlic fields and spectacular volcano scenery.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor is working with Quang Ngai Province over a project to build a monument on Ly Son Island off the central province’s coast to pay tribute to Vietnamese people

 Arriving at Ly Son island district, visitors are often met with the sights of industrious local people and fishermen working at the wharfs as well as of the onion and garlic fields and winding paths in the dim light of the early morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam plans to build the country's first Centre for Underwater Archaeological Research in Hoi An this year, Nguyen Giang Hai, the head of Viet Nam's Archaeology Institute,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai is seen as an attractive destination for many tourists due to its stunning, natural beauty.

VietNamNet Bridge - Ly Son, an island famous for special garlic priced at millions of dong per kilogram, and a tourist destination with historical and cultural relics, is facing serious environmental problems.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The approaching six-day national holiday (April 28-May 3) has proved a goldmine for tour companies who have been flooded with people buying overseas tour packages.

Fishermen on Ly Son island have kicked off a boat racing festival in the Lunar New Year to wish for peace and prosperity for the people and to commemorate ancestors and Hoang Sa (Paracel) soldiers who protect the country's borders.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Son Island some 30 kilometers off the central province of Quang Ngai is better known as “the kingdom of garlic” thanks to its vast garlic fields with a pungent aroma.

VietNamNet Bridge – On Ly Son Island, an hour-long high-speed boat ride from mainland Quang Ngai Province on the central coast, there are two pagodas which are recommended as must-see destinations for visitors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Situated 13km northeast of Quang Ngai City and in the centre of Tinh Khe commune, the Son My Sanctuary revisits the tragic My Lai massacre, memorialising wounds still raw after four decades.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Ngai is endowed with many stunning and unblemished beaches which have potentialities to be developed into attractive tourist areas like Khe Hai, Nho Na, An Cuong,

 VietNamNet Bridge – At night, it looks like a floating city on a sea filled with light.This is how Le Duc, a tourist, describes Con Co Island off the central province of Quang Tri which he recently visited.

Projects on Ly Son island prioritised; Retail petrol prices expected to fall further; Vietnam invests 19.1 billion USD abroad; Garment industry faces shortage in skilled workers; HCMC to become top garment, textile service center

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fragments of ceramic ware and stone statuary ware from an old shipwreck have been found on an ancient ship found under water near the islet of An Binh, 3km from Ly Son Island

The authorities of Quang Ngai Province have decided to hire Singaporean experts to develop a construction plan for Ly Son island district, aiming to turn the island into a civilized town with an accompanying ecological marine environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economists have suggested developing Ly Son Island District into a high-end amusement center with 5-star hotels and a casino.

 Many groups and individuals have turned their attention and money toward Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai Province, to get in on the ground floor of what they expect will be a tourism boom.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With many historical, cultural sites and fascinating tourist areas, the 10-square-kilometer Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai is really an amazing tourist attraction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two over-200-year-old banyans in Ly Son island district of central Quang Ngai Province have been recognised as national heritage trees.