Dated, sourced news from Phu Quoc island
Independent news · Phu Quoc, An Giang
Phu Quoc news, dated and sourced
Phu Quoc Media reports what changes on Phu Quoc for people who travel there or work with visitors: new air routes and terminal works, ferry suspensions, visa and entry rules, the island's new status as a special zone of An Giang province, and the build-up to APEC. Every item carries the date its source was published and a link to that source.
Latest dated items
The table lists the most recent items across all desks, newest first. The date is the day the source published its report, not the day we wrote about it. Each line links to the brief where the item is explained with its context and source.
| Source date | Desk | What happened | Brief |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 | Airport | Ministry of Construction approves a revised airport plan: about 42 aircraft stands by 2030, a training site and a hotel and office zone | Flights |
| 6 Oct 2026 | APEC | Government counts 21 key APEC-related projects worth about VND 137 trillion | APEC |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Airport | New terminal T2: technical flight planned for 30 December 2026, operations from April 2027 | Flights |
| 1 Oct 2026 | APEC | First official APEC Year activity set for December 2026 in Gia Lai, not on the island | APEC |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Visitors | 8.57 million visitors in the first nine months of 2026, 1.92 million of them international | News |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Flights | First direct flight of the winter season from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, with more than 370 passengers | Flights |
| 21 Sep 2026 | APEC | Light rail track work begins; asphalt on the airport-to-south road due from late 2026 | APEC |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Sea | Police open a criminal case over the speedboat that capsized off An Thoi on 11 July | Ferries |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Holidays | Two options proposed for the Tet 2027 holiday; neither final at the time | What's on |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Sea | All passenger boat routes to An Giang's islands halted for a day by monsoon seas | Ferries |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Sea | An Thoi port handed to a new operator on a two-year contract | Openings |
Sources: Viet Nam News — airport and hotel capacity expands ahead of APEC 2027 (8 October 2026); Viet Nam News — Phú Quốc races to complete APEC 2027 projects (6 October 2026); VnExpress International / VNA — workers race to finish the new terminal (4 October 2026); Viet Nam News — Viet Nam steps up preparations for APEC Year 2027 (1 October 2026); VnExpress International — 8.57 million visitors in nine months (30 September 2026); VnExpress International — first direct flight from Russia this season (27 September 2026); VnExpress International / VNA — light rail and airport works speed up (21 September 2026); VnExpress International — criminal case after the July speedboat capsizing (15 September 2026); CafeF / VTC News — expected public holidays in 2027 (2 September 2026); DTiNews — passenger boat routes to An Giang's islands halted by rough seas (25 August 2026); Tuổi Trẻ — An Thoi port handed to a new operator (7 August 2026) · last checked .
The desks
Flights and the airport
New international routes, the change of airport operator on 1 January 2026, and progress on terminal T2. Read the flights brief.
Ferries and sea transport
Mainland crossings, weather suspensions, the An Thoi port contract and boat safety cases. Read the sea brief.
Visas and entry rules
The island's 30-day exemption, the 90-day e-visa and the national 45-day waiver lists, with their legal texts. Read the entry brief.
APEC preparations
The 21 projects, the conference centre, the second runway, the light rail and the roads, with dates and budgets. Read the APEC brief.
Openings and closures
What opened, closed, changed hands or moved: night market, port, airport operator, visitor help team. Read the openings brief.
Administration changes
How Phu Quoc became a special zone of An Giang in 2025, and who now runs what. Read the administration brief.
The what's on calendar collects dated holidays, milestones and season notes month by month, from November 2026 into 2027. The news index lists every item we have published, in date order.
Three changes from the past year
A new administrative status. Since 1 July 2025 Phu Quoc has been a special zone, an island-level administrative unit under An Giang province. Kien Giang, the province the island used to belong to, was merged into An Giang under a National Assembly resolution of 12 June 2025. Official notices for the island now come from the special zone and from An Giang, whose administrative centre is in the former Rach Gia city.
New hands at the gateways. On 1 January 2026 the operation of Phu Quoc International Airport passed from the state-run Airports Corporation of Vietnam to Sun Airport JSC. On 7 August 2026 the operating rights for An Thoi port went to Mat Troi Ha Long Co., Ltd, after an auction, on a two-year contract. A new airline based on the island, Sun PhuQuoc Airways, flew its first commercial service on 1 November 2025 and opened international routes from March 2026.
A building site for APEC. Phu Quoc is preparing to host the APEC Economic Leaders' Week in 2027. The Government lists 21 key projects, including a second runway, a new passenger terminal, a conference and exhibition centre, a light rail line and a widened road from the airport to the south. Visitors in 2026 and 2027 should expect construction along that corridor.
Sources: Nông nghiệp và Môi trường, English edition — Phu Quoc becomes a special zone (4 July 2025); An Giang Provincial E-Portal — resolutions on the new An Giang province announced; Government News (baochinhphu.vn) — names and administrative centres of the 34 provinces (15 April 2025); Tuoi Tre News — operation of Phu Quoc International Airport handed over (2 January 2026); Tuổi Trẻ — An Thoi port handed to a new operator (7 August 2026); Voice of Vietnam — inaugural flight carries 220 passengers to Phu Quoc (updated 6 November 2025); Viet Nam News — Phú Quốc races to complete APEC 2027 projects (6 October 2026) · last checked .
Around the island
Three area pages gather the news that affects each part of Phu Quoc, with a short description of the place and links to the briefs.
- Duong Dong, the west-coast town that serves as the administrative centre, and the story of its night market on Bach Dang street.
- An Thoi and the south, with the port, the island boat trips, and the APEC conference area at the end of the new road and rail corridor.
- Ganh Dau and the north, where the national park covers most of the land and the Cua Can reservoir is being built.
How items are dated
Each news item opens with a date in bold. That is the publication date of the source we relied on, or the date of the decision or event when the source states it. Under each block a source line names the source, links to it and shows when an editor last checked it against the page.
We use official sources first: An Giang provincial notices, Government and ministry publications, Vietnamese embassies and consulates, and the operators of the airport and ports. National media come next, with VnExpress International, Tuoi Tre News, Viet Nam News and Voice of Vietnam used most often. Booking sites and encyclopaedias are used only when nothing official answers the question, and the source line says so.
When a date, a timetable or a rule could not be confirmed, the page says that it is unconfirmed. The about page explains the method and keeps the corrections log.
What this site does not do
- It does not sell tours, rooms, flights, ferry tickets or event tickets, and it takes no bookings.
- It does not rank or review hotels, restaurants or tour companies. The only businesses named in the news are airlines, ferry lines, airport and port operators, and public bodies, where a fact needs them.
- It does not publish timetables or fees without a source and a check date.
- It does not mix advertising with reporting. Advertising spaces are labelled Advertisement; see advertise.
Common questions
Questions readers ask
Is Phu Quoc still part of Kien Giang province?
No. Kien Giang was merged into An Giang province in June 2025, and since 1 July 2025 Phu Quoc has been a special zone of An Giang.
Does Phu Quoc Media sell tours or tickets?
No. It publishes news only and takes no bookings. It does not rank or recommend hotels, restaurants or tour companies.
What does the date in bold mean?
It is the date the source published its report, or the date of the decision when the source gives it. The line under each block shows when an editor last checked the source.
When is APEC on Phu Quoc?
The APEC Economic Leaders' Week is planned for 2027 on Phu Quoc. The sources we checked on 25 October 2026 did not give exact dates, so we list them as unconfirmed.
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