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
Phan Thong District Today, more than 3,000 Catholics reside on the land. The community, the largest landholder in the area, is under pressure from developers to sell the property to feed the industrialization fostered by the Eastern Economic Corridor. Phan Thong is divided into 11 sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 76 administrative villages ("mubans"). There are two sub-district municipalities ("thesaban tambons") in the district: There are eight subdistrict administrative organisations (SAO) in the district: Phan Thong District Phan Thong (, ) is a district ("amphoe") of the province of Chonburi in Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Bang Pakong, Ban