Vietnam’s Phu Quoc voted into top 10 islands in Asia
Phu Quoc entered the list with 89.77 points given by readers of Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine published by Condé Nast — a global mass media firm based in the U.S. Located in the Gulf of Thailand and to the southwest of Vietnam’s mainland, Phu Quoc is the largest island of the country with an area of 573 square kilometers and administered by Kien Giang Province. Phu Quoc is known as the ‘pearl island,’ endowed with clear blue water beaches such as Bai Sao and Bai Dai, and plenty of local specialties including seafood, pepper and pearls, among others. It also has well-known destinations including the busy Duong Dong town, Ham Ninh and Ganh Dau fishing villages, and other attractive tourist points. Phu Quoc, previously a district of Kien Giang, was turned into the country’s first island city on March 1, 2021, pursuant to a resolution issued by the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Standing Committee in late 2020. Topping the top-10 list is Boracay, a P...