The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee held a scientific workshop entitled “Developing Con Dao into a green, smart and liveable island” in the Con Dao Special Zone on October 30.

Fisheries Surveillance Vessel 260 has carried an election team and ballot boxes to organise early voting for voters who are on duty aboard vessels in waters bordering Viet Nam–Indonesia and Viet Nam–Malaysia, as well as in Con Dao special zone.

Vessels Truong Sa 01 and Truong Sa 19 set sail from the port of Naval Region 2 Command in Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of January 16, carrying Tet gifts sent by people nationwide to officers and soldiers on duty at the DK1 offshore platforms, naval ships at sea, and in the Con Dao special zone.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction officially put into operation Electric Bus Route 173 (Con Dao Centre–Co Ong) in the Con Dao Special Zone on December 25.

Before 1975, Con Dao was known as “hell on earth”, where countless revolutionary soldiers and patriotic compatriots sacrificed their lives. Fifty years on, Con Dao has undergone a profound transformation, rising from “hell on earth” to become a paradise for tourism.

The Con Dao National Park in Ho Chi Minh City has received five Nicobar pigeons (Caloenas nicobarica), a rare and endangered bird species, from the Con Dao Special Zone Economic Division after they were found injured and disoriented by local residents.

The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department recently held a meeting with medical experts to implement a plan aimed at enhancing healthcare capacity for the Con Dao Special Zone, ensuring health care for both residents and visitors.