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Concerns mount over proposed hydropower plant near heritage site

A proposal to build a new hydroelectric plant on the Ba river in Phú Yên province has raised concerns among local authorities and residents, especially as three hydroeletric plants are already operational on the river.

Over 100 dolphins spotted off coast of central Vietnam

A pod of dolphins, each over two metres long, were spotted swimming off the shore of a beach near Mui Dien Cape in Dong Hoa Town in the central coastal province of Phu Yen on April 13.

Phu Yen's Nghinh Phong Tower Square wins 2023 Asian Townscape Award

Nghinh Phong (Welcoming Wind) tower square, located on the coast of Tuy Hoa city, the south-central province of Phu Yen, is the only representative from Southeast Asia to have received the 2023 Asian Urban Landscape Award.

Phu Yen pioneers in building film production index

The central province of Phu Yen has become the first locality in Vietnam to build a cinema culture index, promising to effectively lure domestic and international film crews.

Phu Yen rocks out to sound of the lithophone

The stone musical instrument is one of the world’s oldest, and has recently been attracting the attention of local youngsters eager to play at provincial tourist destinations.

Tourists enjoy dolphins swimming off Phu Yen coast

Tourists and local people enjoyed a majestic spectacle of a pod of dolphins swimming off the shore of Bai Mon Beach- Mui Dien Cape of the central coastal province of Phu Yen on May 14.

US-led Pacific Partnership officially launched in Phu Yen

Vietnam remains an important part of the US-led Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22), said US Consul General in HCM City Marie C. Damour at the PP22 launching ceremony in Tuy Hoa city, the south-central coast province of Phu Yen on June 20 evening.

Phu Yen man makes unique plates from sea grape leaves

Nguyen Van Tuyen, a 38-year-old man from Phu Yen, has successfully designed and produced environmentally-friendly plates made from the leaves of sea grape, a tropical tree.

Multi-million-dollar tuna auctions to debut in Vietnam

Phu Yen will host several multi-million-dollar tuna auctions in the future following a memorandum of understanding it signed with Japan’s Kiyomura Corporation, said Phu Yen's Vice Chair Ho Thi Nguyen Thao.