HO CHI MINH CITY -- Con Dao used to be an island prison where French colonizers subjected the Vietnamese to a regimented life of isolation, controlled diets, austerity and the sound of silence, all under a perceived shroud of spirits of inmates past.
The wellness economy reflects a correction to an overmedicated mainstream, but also unregulated claims across social media. (Photos by Six Senses Con Dao and Vietnam Detox)
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Vietnam fires up wellness tourism to rival Thailand, Indonesia
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