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
Beatrix Pang and as well been collected by the Macao Museum of Art. In 2003, Pang was granted full scholarship by The Ministry of Education and Research of Norway to pursue master's degree study. In 2009, Pang has received the Asian Cultural Council fellowship, supported by The Starr Foundation, to conduct research on community art and photography in the US. Pang is one of the initiators of KLACK Photography and Cultural Magazine, the first issue released in 2010 summer. In 2011, Pang started an independent art publishing project - Small Tune Press, which endeavours on art book production to facilitate local and