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Relocated factory could pollute Da Nang’s water

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang is worried that its main source of fresh water will be polluted if a steel factory in Quang Nam Province is relocated to the banks of the Vu Gia-Thu Bon River.

World Heritage site loses beaches to erosion

 VietNamNet Bridge – The beaches in Hoi An, famed for its cultural and recreational diversity, are eroding quickly as local authorities search for sustainable solutions.

Bio-reserve tourists learn to dance in traditional coracles

 VietNamNet Bridge – Villages in farmland surrounding Hoi An are highly popular with environment-loving tourists. Visitors are greeted with a smile and offered an inside look at rural Viet Nam among the green paddy fields

Closed port opens up unspoilt rural vistas

 VietNamNet Bridge – A port that gave way 400 years ago to the famous Hoi An City is set to become a community-based tourism site offering visitors the chance to experience an ancient rural lifestyle, reports Cong Thanh.

Sustainable measures to protect Hoi An coast sought

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Nam is seeking long-lasting, environmentally-friendly approaches to prevent erosion, which have left ugly scars on the coast of its world heritage site Hoi An town.

Resorts suffer as beach disappears

VietNamNet Bridge – Hoi An's lucrative tourism sector is facing major fears about the impact of erosion along the ancient town's famous coastline, with dozens of resorts in danger of disappearing underwater in the future.

Boat trip to Kim Bong wood carving village

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drifting for over 30 minutes from a small port on Thu Bon River in Quang Nam Province, I started my discovery to Kim Bong wood carving village in Cam Kim Commune on the opposite side of Hoi An ancient town.