Three sculptures at the Cham Sculpture Museum in Da Nang have been recognised as National Treasures following the Prime Minister’s decision released January 18.

The Republic of Korea’s KP Aero Industries will start building a 20,000sq.m factory with an investment of $20 million at the central city’s Da Nang Hi-Tech Park, to produce and supply various parts for the aircraft industry.

The central coastal city of Da Nang is set to host an array of large-scale international sporting activities during the course of this year to develop the local tourism industry.

Da Nang is conducting a trial run of its first pedestrian street during the first quarter of 2024 on Bach Dang Street from the Dragon Bridge to the Nguyen Van Troi Bridge.

The annual Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2024 (DIFF) will welcome three new teams to participate.

Da Nang will be focusing on human resources education and technology applications for semiconductor manufacture and processing industries in building a liveable city and a destination worthy of investment and sustainable development in the region

The 12th Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2024) will take place in the central city of Da Nang in early June with a series of events and five competition nights.

The People’s Committee of Da Nang city in central Vietnam on December 30 issued a decision to establish an integrated circuit (IC) and artificial intelligence (AI) research and training centre.

The second version of the Da Nang Asian Film Festival is set to get underway from July 2 to July 6 in the central coastal city of Da Nang, with the event attracting the participation of leading filmmakers from throughout the Asian region.

A festival being held for foreigners named “Da Nang International Big Day-out 2023” got underway on December 16 and December 17 in the central city, with the event drawing plenty of attention from both locals and expats.

Da Nang People’s Council delegates believe that complicated regulations on fire prevention and control and licensing of construction works have affected the city’s investment attraction.

A series of art shows and cultural programmes will be organised in the central city of Đà Nẵng and Hội An ancient town as celebrations of Christmas Day and New Year among local residents, expats and visitors.

The reuniting of the two objects with the statue will help preserve the national treasure at full value.

Flight 5J 5756 of low-cost airline Cebu Pacific Air, carrying 177 passengers from Manila, landed at the Da Nang International Airport on December 7, making it the first flight from the Philippine capital to the central city of Da Nang.

The programme has been operated since 2011 for Lao students studying at universities in Da Nang. About 100 Lao students participate in the programme every year in the city.

Many shops on the busiest streets in Da Nang, including Nguyen Van Linh, Hoang Dieu, Phan Chau Trinh, Le Duan and Hoang Hoa Tham, were closed as of November 23. Signs and banners with ads for rent could be seen over entrance doors.

The Asia Pacific Onboard Travel (APOT) Forum 2023 is taking place in the central coastal city of Da Nang from November 25-28.

The Museum of Cham Sculpture of Da Nang has been recognised as a historical relic site of the city, as it opens the Cham Culture showroom creating diversified exhibits and arts space for tourism attraction.

The first Korea Game Week 2023 took place in the central city of Da Nang from November 24-25, introducing the latest gaming technologies from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and its culture to people in the central region.

The Korean International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) has funded facilities and equipment worth VNĐ300 million (US$12,000) for Korean language smart study (KLaSS) – the Korean language digital education project at the Da Nang-based Dong A University.