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
Pang brothers Pang brothers Danny Pang Phat and Oxide Pang Chun, collectively known as the Pang Brothers, are a filmmaking duo of screenwriters and film directors. The pair are twins, born in Hong Kong during 1965. Among their films is the hit Asian horror film, "The Eye", which has spawned two sequels, as well as a Hollywood version also titled "The Eye" and a Hindi film called "Naina". Besides working in Hong Kong, the pair frequently work in the Thai film industry, where they made their directorial debut as a team, "Bangkok Dangerous". Oxide, the older of the two by 15 minutes,