Phan Thiết Chí Minh reportedly lived in Phan Thiết for a short time around 1910 and worked as a schoolteacher. During the Vietnam War, Phan Thiết was the site of the U.S. military base known as Landing Zone Betty, which was located at the now closed airfield south-west of the city. In recent years, Phan Thiết (specifically Mũi Né Beach district) has been transformed into a resort destination. 24 October 1995 is considered to be the birth of tourism in Phan Thiết, when thousands rushed to Mũi Né to see the total solar eclipse. The event was commemorated on the same day
Jacqueline Pang in which RTHK obtained the highest average of 72.1, (Cable TV – 68.67, TVB – 68.36, ATV – 67.56). The figures were independently polled by The Hong Kong University and contributed by Prof. Robert Chung Ting Yiu of the public opinion programme. 14 June 2007 – Pang was MC for World Blood Donor Day for the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service. The theme was "Safe Blood for Safe Motherhood". 30 June 2007 – Pang co-hosted RTHK's "Dragon Jamboree" performed at the Hong Kong Coliseum. This item was a very distinctive entry for the 2006 Guinness Book of Records