Hanoi, March 3 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underscored that infrastructure built to serve the 2027 APEC Economic Leaders' Week must be conformable with Phu Quoc city's long-term development strategy, ensuring sustainable growth beyond the event.

Chairing a meeting with the Standing Board of the Kien Giang provincial Party Committee and relevant ministries on March 3, the PM stressed that the newly-built works should improve Phu Quoc's urban and tourism infrastructure and avoid adjustments to the approved planning scheme just for APEC 2027.

Vietnam will host APEC for the third time in 2027, with Phu Quoc chosen as the venue. Recognised as a first-tier urban centre, Phu Quoc is known as the "Pearl Island" of Vietnam's southweste...