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Phú Quốc to become a high-class tourist and service center

VGP - Phú Quốc Island will be developed into a luxurious tourist and service center, a scientific and technological center in Việt Nam and Southeast Asia. The island will be an important hub for domestic and international transportation routes.

November 20, 2008 2:15 PM GMT+7

Phú Quốc Island and a corner of its

Covering an area of 593 square kilometers, Phú Quốc is a high-quality eco-tourist center, which receives about 150,000 visitors a year. The island is predicted to welcome 2-3 million tourists, of which 35-40% are foreigners, by 2020 and 5-7 million by 2030.

Phú Quốc is also a center for scientific research, bio-technologies and a high-class sanatorium.

According to the Ministry of Construction, Phú Quốc Island is planned to develop in an economically, culturally and environmentally sustainable way.

It will become a centrally-administered urban area, an international trade hub, and a driving force for the growth of the Mekong Delta.

Việt Nam is aiming to turn Phú Quốc into one of famous islands in the world given to its geographical advantages and potentialities for eco-tourism and other high-class services.

By Ngọc Vân