Tag: islands

New Phu Quoc airport holds key to island’s future

VietNamNet Bridge – Construction of the Phu Quoc International Airport which began last month is vital to the island’s development, local authorities have said. PM Nguyen Tan Dung visited An Thoi Port, Phu Quoc Island.Bui Ngoc Suong, People’s Committee chairman of Kien Giang Province – of which the island is a part – said he expected... Read more

Official: Some 2,000 small Indonesian islands may disappear

At least 2,000 small islands across archipelagic Indonesia may disappear sooner or later as a consequence of excessive mining and other environment-damaging activities, a senior official said on Saturday. At least 2,000 small islands across archipelagic Indonesia may disappear sooner or later as a consequence of excessive mining and other environment-damaging... Read more

Vietnam asserts sovereignty over islands

Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung Vietnam possesses sufficient historical evidence and a legal basis to establish its indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, its coastal waters and continental shelf, an official has said. Replying to questions regarding the China National Offshore... Read more

Vietnam asserts sovereignty rights over islands

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam possesses sufficient historical evidence and a legal basis to confirm its indisputable sovereignty and sovereignty rights over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, as well as Viet Nam ’s waters and continental shelf, Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung said on Nov. 27. Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung. VietNamNet Bridge... Read more

Onward to untouched islands

Thom (either pineapple or pleasant scent) Island off the coast of Phu Quoc is the jumping-off point to explore the area’s uninhabited islets. Many travelers use Thom Island as a starting point to explore some of Phu Quoc’s undeveloped islands. Boats to Thom Island embark from An Thoi Port in the town... Read more