VOV.VN - Situated within a deep-water bay in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa province lies a lesser-known island in Cam Ranh known as Robinson Island, an area dubbed “Vietnam’s Maldives” due its exquisite beauty.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has sent a message of sympathy to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives Abdulla Shahid over a bomb attack in Male capital which injured the Parliament Speaker and former President Mohamed Nasheed.

The Hon Xuong Island in the southern province of Kien Giang offers the same beauty as the Maldives without the 5-star expense, according to the Evening Standard, a UK based newspaper.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid discussed bilateral ties and regional and global issues of common concern during their phone talks on October 9 on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.