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Epizode offers more than a world-class party

Epizode returns to Vietnam in just a few weeks, bringing 11 straight days of world-class dance music to the beaches of Phu Quoc Island.

Southeast Asia’s top dance music festival announces final lineup, showcases

The full lineup for Southeast Asia’s top dance music festival has been released, and ravers are in for a treat.

Hasty planning plunges tourism spots under water

It may be unusual for hilly areas and islands surrounded by ocean to grapple with flooding, but historic floods last week in Phu Quoc Island and Da Lat, sent local people and tourists into a nightmare scenario.

 

Flooding on Phu Quoc mainly results from old drainage system

Hit by unprecedented rainfall, Phu Quoc Island off the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has faced heavy floods over the past few days because of the island's old drainage system.

 

Phu Quoc needs permanent solution after historic floods

Authorities in Phu Quoc said the island must find a permanent solution to its flooding problem after it experienced the worst flooding in its history this month.

Southern Vietnam hit by typhoon, brace for more bad weather

Southern localities affected by typhoon Wipha, have taken drastic measures to ensure the safety of people living in high risk areas.

Thousands of houses in Phu Quoc Island submerged

Thousands of houses in Phu Quoc Island off the southern province of Kien Giang have been flooded following torrential rains and high sea levels over recent days.

Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc struggles to search for new dumping site

Authorities in Phu Quoc Island are finding new dumping sites for the increasing amount of waste produced.

 

Underground dance music festival Epizode 4 to be held in Phu Quoc

Vietnam’s top underground dance music festival returns to Phu Quoc Island again this year, bigger and better than ever.

Deal signed to build cyclic plastic waste disposal plant on Phu Quoc Island

Dutch company Upp! UpCycling Plastic and Toàn Hải Vân JSC (a member company of TTC Land) on April 11 signed a co-operation agreement to build a cyclic plastic-waste disposal plant on Phú Quốc Island.

 

Hotel room rates expected to rise slightly in 2019

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of domestic and inbound travelers is expected to increase significantly this year, leading to an increase in hotel demand. 

Epizode could be just what Vietnam’s rave scene needs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Epizode festival returns to Vietnam for its third year this week, not a moment too soon for the country’s reeling dance music scene.

Fishermen set themselves up in business on Phu Quoc Island

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tan Vien, 64, prepares for his daily cuttlefish fishing expedition at 5pm.

Phu Quoc Island construction activity slows

VietNamNet Bridge - After many years of witnessing sky-high growth rates, Phu Quoc is now moving toward sustainable development.

Endangered sea turtles found at seafood wholesale facility

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sixteen endangered sea turtles weighing nearly 190kg in total were found on Tuesday at Vo Thi Xuan’s seafood wholesale facility in Hon Thom District, Phu Quoc Island 

Mekong Delta looks to promote tourism

 VietNamNet Bridge – Localities in the western cluster of Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta need to foster regional co-operation to create highly competitive tourism products in the Mekong River Delta region, 

Illegal mineral exploitation challenge for island authority

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal mineral exploitation in Phu Quoc District in Kien Giang Province has defied the local government for many years, 

NA deputies discuss breakthrough policies for special zones

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top lawmakers on Wednesday urged for adjusting the jurisdiction of courts and competence of people’s committees at special administrative and economic zones.

Phu Quoc's major river polluted severely

 VietNamNet Bridge – Duong Dong, the largest river that supplies water for Phu Quoc Island in southern Kien Giang Province, is polluted with garbage and waste water.

Phu Quoc Island becoming international tourism magnet

Phu Quoc Island has become one of the hottest holiday spots in the country in recent years as the local and central governments have gone ahead with ambitious plans to develop it into an international hub for eco-tourism, resort tourism