Other Vietnam War-era travelers had warned us that Phu Quoc had changed. ... During the war, Cay Dua held about 32,000 North Vietnamese prisoners, but sometimes the number rose as high as 40,000.

Reporting from Phu Quoc, Vietnam — During the four years I lived in Hanoi, where I was The Times’ bureau chief in the late 1990s, ... But the island’s isolation did not shelter it from war.

Phu Quoc prison receives tens of thousands of visitors every year. Among them, many are former prisoners. During the war, Phu Quoc prison was a school for patriots to sharpen their personality and ...