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Nearly $61 million to improve Da Nang water environment

Da Nang authorities have decided to approve a project on building works to improve water environment in the east of Son Tra district at a total cost of over VND1.4 trillion ($60.8 million) between now and 2020.

 

Silk industry at Ma Chau village

Ma Chau silk village, at Nam Phuoc town, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, is a famous traditional handicraft village associated with the history of Duy Xuyen district. 

Offices in Vietnam make effort to reduce use of plastic bottles

Plastic waste is a concern for many countries, including Vietnam. To limit the use of plastic bottles, many working places in Vietnam have replaced plastic bottles with glass ones.

Da Nang enhances professionalism of tour guides

In the current context of Da Nang’s fast growing tourism industry, the State management of tourism activities has seen some positive results. 

Da Nang provides free water to fight salinity intrusion

Da Nang Water Supply Company (Dawaco) said that they would supply free water to hospitals, schools and hotels amid a water shortage.

 

Da Nang – the cradle of IT startups

In recent years, many IT businesses have chosen Da Nang to start up. This has helped the central city become an attractive destination for domestic and foreign high-tech industry communities.

Da Nang among top three travel picks for Koreans in Mid-Autumn festival

Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang, Jeju Island of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok are favourite spots for Koreans to spend the long Mid-Autumn holiday this year.

Da Nang calls for high-tech investments in the US

A delegation of Da Nang City People's Committee led by chairman Huynh Duc Tho is paying a visit to the US to call for investment.

 

Tourists asked not to feed wildlife on Son Tra Peninsula

Authorities in the central city of Da Nang have warned tourists not to feed local monkeys, the Vietnam News Agency.

Former journalist to be prosecuted for collusion with Vu Nhom

A former journalist will soon stand the court for collusion with former property tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu, alias Vu Nhom, in acquiring public property illegally in the central coastal city of Danang.

 

Da Nang’s first multi-storey car park to be operated soon

The first multi-storey smart car park in the central city of Danang is expected to become operational in the month to come.

Wild monkeys changing eating habits in Da Nang peninsula

Wild monkeys have been flocking to tourist sites to seek food in Son Tra Peninsula in the central city of Da Nang which is posing dangers for both tourists and the animals themselves.

Top 5 of Miss Beach Beauty category revealed

The top five contestants competing in the Miss Beach Beauty segment of the Miss World Vietnam 2019 pageant was recently announced during the national pageant which is underway in the central city of Danang.

Da Nang, Facebook join hands in disaster response

The central city of Da Nang and Facebook on July 31 kicked off a partnership programme on enhancing disaster response and digital capacity, the first of its kind sealed between Facebook and a Vietnamese locality.

 

Events in Hanoi & HCMC on July 29 – August 4

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on July 29-August 4.

Land of unique cultures

The Central Highlands has been known as a land of unique and long-standing cultures. 

Japan Coast Guard ship visits Danang

The Kojima, a Japanese Coast Guard Training Vessel with 88 crew members on board, docked at Tien Sa port on July 25 to begin a four-day visit to the central city of Da Nang.

Green-tech urged for Da Nang’s dump

A garbage crisis in the central city of Da Nang has eased in recent days, but people living near Khanh Son Dump are still concerned about the city's plan to move the dump.