Latest Phu Quoc property news...
Economic zones to enrich the country’s coast
October 3, 2008: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to develop 15 coastal economic zones by 2020, aiming to attract more investment to poor seaside provinces....

Coastal zones planned for Vietnam
September 25, 2008: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved plans to develop Vietnam´s coastal economic zones until 2020, aimed at promoting economic development, particularly in poor coastal areas and attracting investment...

Phu Quoc lures $1.72 billion in investment
August 23, 2008: The southern province of Kien Giang has licensed 21 investment projects with a total capital of more than VND27.35 trillion (US$1.72 billion) on Phu Quoc Island...

Land hunt fuels illegal property trade on tourist island
May 15, 2008: The raging demand for land on the potential tourist haven of Phu Quoc Island is driving locals to illegally claim large pieces of land to sell to speculators...

Detailed plans for land use on Phu Quoc ready in Oct
April 24, 2008: VietNamNet Bridge – The detailed tourism plans for Phu Quoc Island off southern Kien Giang Province will be ready in October, which will then facilitate the development of tourism projects...

Towering land prices, investors disheartened
April 23, 2008: VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign capital is flowing into the tourism real estate market of Vietnam but international experts say Vietnam hasn’t removed barriers for foreign investors...

Phu Quoc attractive to investors despite insufficient infrastructure
March 18, 2008: VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island off mainland Kien Giang Province is becoming a hot destination for hospitality investment in spite of its poor infrastructure...

Phu Quoc forests leased for tourism companies
March 8, 2008: KIEN GIANG — Some 2,340 ha of forests on Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang Province has been leased for tourism projects...

Vietnam builds a future for itself
March 08, 2008:To many of us, Vietnam still brings to mind images of a stricken country living with the consequences of the Vietnam war, or "American war", as the locals call it. But in recent years it has moved away from its tragic past...

Phu Quoc’s investment authority begins service
December 20, 2007: The management unit in charge of investment projects in Phu Quoc Island off the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has just been launched at 3 Bach Dang Street in Duong Dong Town on the island to help investors with investment procedures...

The calm before the next big thing
April 21, 2007: Phu Quoc is the classic "before" model of a tropical island. It's the kind of place you might be lucky enough to find just before the forward scouts of "after" arrive: the planners, scammers and ravers for whom paradise is never enough....

Vietnam to be among the world's top ten tourist destinations by 2016
April 20, 2007: Vietnam is predicted to be among the world's top ten tourist destinations by 2016...

Indochina notes: Legal updates on investment, infrastructure and finance from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, July 2006
July 2006: More recently, Decision 38 of the PM dated 14 February 2006 designated the island a special development zone with some unusual attributes…

Foreigners able to buy land in Phu Quoc
February 27, 2006: More recently, Decision 38 of the PM dated 14 February 2006 designated the island a special development zone with some unusual attributes…
