Da Nang has implemented a special scheme that offers free 4G SIM cards to over 50,000 foreign tourists visiting the central coastal city.

The first international commercial flights will be resumed in the central city of Danang on March 27 after two years of suspension for Covid-19 prevention.

On the morning of February 24, training ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force docked at Tien Sa port for an official visit to Da Nang city.

Tho Quang port (Son Tra district, Da Nang city) has been busy receiving fishing vessels from many provinces in the central region land shipping seafood to the shore after a year-end trip.

The central city of Da Nang has opened APEC Sculpture Park – an extension of the 2017-built APEC Park – on the west bank of the Han River, as a new architecture check-in spot and public destination for the tourism hub.

Da Nang has won the Smart City Award Vietnam 2021, the second time this central city has been honoured with this prize.

On December 13, Viettel’s 5G mobile network opened in Da Nang, providing free 5G service with unlimited capacity.

Since 2010, Da Nang has identified information and communication technology as one of the three strategic breakthroughs in socio-economic development.

South Korean ICT firms have been encouraged to invest in Da Nang as Vietnam is prioritizing investment in hi-tech and innovation projects with a focus on R&D.

A cooperation agreement was signed on the investment of a data centre worth about 100 million USD in the central city of Da Nang, during a virtual ceremony held on November 23.

The Fine Arts Museum of Da Nang has received a collection of original comics paintings donated by Vietnamese-Belgian Nguyen Vinh Khoa, or Vink, who has been living in Liège, Belgium since 1969. 

The central city of Da Nang and the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) have agreed on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to complete the development of Da Nang into a ‘smart city' by 2025.

The second software park in the central city of Da Nang is under construction at a cost of VND800 billion (over US$34 million), according to the local Department of Information and Communications.

Da Nang People’s Committee Vice Chairwoman Ngo Thi Kim Yen has asked the municipal health and education departments to build a plan to vaccinate students aged from 15 to under 18.

The central city of Da Nang has completed the destruction of more than 3 tons of post-war bombs, mines and unexploded ordnances (UXO).

Markets, hotels, outdoor sports and public transport will resume in the central city from September 30 morning, though other restrictions will remain in place for now.

The administration of Da Nang, a coronavirus hotspot in central Vietnam, has initiated plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions and resume a range of socio-economic activities from October 1.

Many trees in the central city of Danang have been trimmed to help ensure safety during the storm season.