Nguyen Thanh Tien, head of the Urban Department of the Da Nang People’s Council, said on Wednesday that the city has already hired Singaporean consultants to make adjustments to its planning documents. "The advisors want Da Nang to be a city in a garden. If Da Nang can truly become a park, it would truly become a city worth living in, I hope," he said. Da Nang is the urban hub of central Vietnam and is considered the country's third most important city after Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The city licensed 135 foreign direct investment projects worth almost $286 million last year. But its tree density is not high enough, with only 400 hectares of land reserved to plant trees as of last year. With a population of about 1.2 million, this indicates that the city only reserves four square meters of land for trees per person, which is lower than the standard of six square meters set by the Ministry of Construction. The city would also need to improve its infrastructure and designate more … [Read more...] about Da Nang to plant trees, become ‘city in a garden’
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Da Nang pushes ahead with e-Government building
One of the central tasks is to build and implement a plan to carry out Resolution 43-NQ/TW of the Politburo on development of Da Nang to 2030 with a vision to 2045. Under the plan, the city defines five spearhead sectors, one of which is to develop information technology, electronics and telecommunications in combination as part of the digital economy. The plan also sets the goal of turning Da Nang into an ecological, modern and smart city. By 2030, the city is to complete the building of a smart city connected with the networks of smart cities in the country and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. A corner of Da Nang city In particular, the city will upgrade the local e-government architecture framework to be compatible with the Vietnam e-government architecture framework (version 2.0) after the Ministry of Information and Communication approves and promulgates the framework. Accordingly, the city will build a synchronous telecom … [Read more...] about Da Nang pushes ahead with e-Government building
Da Nang city kicks off programme to promote tourism
Iconic Golden Bridge in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA) According to Vice Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Truong Thi Hong Hanh, the event is organised annually to popularise the city as a safe and hospitable destination. On the occasion, the city also called on local people and tourists to join efforts to protect local beaches by “saying no to plastic waste”. The six-day programme features a wide range of cultural and sporting activities such as decoration and installation of coracles, coracle shaking competition, and many other folk games. Among the highlights will be a bikini flashmob, kite flying festival, and music festival. Other events include a photo exhibition on Da Nang tourism, a showcase of products made from recycled materials, and tourism promotion programmes, among others. Da Nang boasts various advantages for tourism, from beautiful beaches and sea, to forest, river and lake ecosystems, but it is essential that the city finds its own unique … [Read more...] about Da Nang city kicks off programme to promote tourism
CNN lists best hotels on the beach in Da Nang
The InterContinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Resort, Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An, Fusion Maia, Naman Retreat are among Da Nang’s best hotels on the beach, Kate Springer wrote in an article published on the US news television CNN website. The InterContinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Resort. The writer named The InterContinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Resort the number one place among the best hotels on the beach across this resort city in central Vietnam. “Set in the midst of the Son Tra Peninsula Nature Reserve, northeast of the city, the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort is one of the most exclusive properties in the region,” CNN wrote. Wildlife and all, this is the kind of hotel that's hard to leave. There's haute French cuisine from acclaimed chef Pierre Gagnaire at La Maison 1888, early morning tai chi sessions, guided forest walks and an inviting infinity pool. Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An take the second place on the list. … [Read more...] about CNN lists best hotels on the beach in Da Nang
Da Nang daycare owner gets two years in prison for torturing children
By Nguyen Dong  November 11, 2018 | 08:20 pm GMT+7 Dinh Thi Hong at the court. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong Dinh Thi Hong, 46, will spend two years in jail for badly mistreating babies entrusted to her care. According to the indictment filed in the Thanh Khe District Court in the central city of Da Nang, Hong was the owner of the "Me Muoi" private daycare center in the district. Bảo mẫu đánh vào mặt khi cho trẻ ăn In a video that shocked the nation, Hong was caught displaying extreme cruelty in violently handling the babies she was supposed to care for. A former teacher at the facility, who had captured Hong’s behavior with a mobile phone, had quit the job and sold the phone. After the video went viral, parents reported Hong to the police. One couple also reported that their eight-month-old son died at "Me Muoi" daycare on July 2017. However, there was insufficient evidence to convict Hong for the death … [Read more...] about Da Nang daycare owner gets two years in prison for torturing children