The front entrance of Cong Quan House looks over the Southeast of the sea, the rear is adjacent to Ton Duc Thang Street to its Northwest, the right side borders a coast to the Northeast, and the left side is adjacent to the Net Department to the Southwest.
This historical relic was built in 1862 and is located in an area of about 2 hectares in the heart of town. The entrance of the palace overlooks The Pier and the Net Department. It served as the living and working place of 53 generations of Island Lord and Prison Lord.
The Department of Salt was one of 18 departments of prisons where forced labor was implemented during the French colonial period. This was the place where prisoners were imprisoned, exiled and had to do forced labor to make salt for the whole island. During peak hours, there were about 600 prisoners participating in salt making.
The Lime Kiln Department was built by the French colonialists, commonly known as the Lo Voi (Limestone Kiln) Department from December 3, 1864, which is considered typical evidence of the policy of brutally exploiting the laborers, along with a draconian regime to quell the will of the patriots against the French at that time.
Camp I is also known as: Bagne III (1928-1939), Camp 4 (1945-1953), Bac Ai branch (1960), Camp I (1960), Phu Tho camp (1973), Camp I (from 1975 until now)
WWF - Vietnam in collaboration with the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment through the project "Reducing ocean plastic waste in Vietnam" organize a national communication campaign to raise awareness, change people's behavior and consumption habits towards plastic products, especially disposable plastic.
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will build 17 eco-tourism routes under a tourism development project at the Con Dao National Park for 2021-2030.
With the opening of 4 pilot hotels on October 15, Ba Ria - Vung Tau has officially restarted the tourism industry after a long period of paralysis due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Although the number of visitors is still small, this event marks the transition to a new normal for the tourism industry, creates a premise for service businesses to prepare facilities and be ready to welcome guests back.
When implementing the national power grid project for Con Dao district, the modernization of the synchronous telecommunications cable system is suitable with the development speed of the district.
Six Senses Con Dao has just topped the top 10 best resorts in Southeast Asia by readers Travel+Leisure voted. The resort is located on Dat Doc beach, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, famous for its environmental protection programs, preserving green and healthy lifestyles.
Con Dao district is implementing the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine for about 5,000 people. In order to support the island district to finish this vaccination period soon, the Provincial Police and the Provincial Military Command have dispatched 12 doctors and nurses to Con Dao.
As part of a business trip in Con Dao, the Mission of Vinh Long Province led by Mr. Tran Van Ron, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee for Inspection, Secretary of the Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee was the leader of the delegation visited the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Fatherland Front Committee of Con Dao district and gave gifts to policy families and disadvantaged students in Con Dao district.
On the morning of April 1, representatives of Bamboo Airways organized the opening of the office on Pham Van Dong Street, Area 8 Con Dao District to serve the needs of tourists coming to Con Dao.
On the morning of March 5, in Con Dao district, the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province held the Inauguration Ceremony of Phase 1 of the Northwest Road Construction Project in Con Dao District, this is a very important north road project of Con Dao.
The Management Board of Con Dao National Tourist Area deploys to accommodation establishments, restaurants, ... to carry out medical control for visitors coming and going by QR code.
Through the implementation of Resolution No. 01-NQ / HU, dated August 16, 2010 of the Executive Committee of the District Party Committee (Session VIII) "On strengthening the environmental protection of Con Dao district to 2020", there have been many important changes in the awareness of environmental protection among the Party committees, authorities, officials, civil servants, officials, union members, members and the people on the views, objectives, tasks and solutions that the Resolution has identified.
On the morning of March 5, Mr. Pham Viet Thanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and the provincial delegate and leaders of Con Dao district held a visiting ceremony for Hang Keo cemetery and Hang Duong cemetery, Con Dao district.
According to information from the Management Board of Con Dao National Tourist Area as of March 2021, Bamboo Airways is opening flights from Hanoi /Vinh /Hai Phong /Thanh Hoa /Da Nang /Ho Chi Minh /Can Tho to Con Dao aiming to strengthen connection with major cities to Con Dao to serve the needs of travel and domestic tourism development.