Whilst Vietnam has more recently hit the news in connection with
Paul Gadd better known as Gary Glitter's guilty conviction,
there's good news that gives Vietnam greater tourist access.

Vietnam will build a USD$158 million international airport on its
southernmost island Phu Quoc island off Kien Giang province near
Cambodia next year to boost tourism. The airport is planned to
open in 2008 and a port for cruise ships would also be
constructed on Phu Quoc in 2007. While Vietnam still maintains a
heavy military presence on the northern part of the island,
around 100,000 tourists, including 40,000 foreigners, go there
each year. Despite the spread of bird flu which has killed 42 in
Vietnam, the Southeast Asian country is estimated to have
received 3.47 million foreign visitors this year, a rise of 18.4
percent over last year, government statistics show.