UK-based daily newspaper The Daily Telegraph recently selected its Top 50 greatest beaches in the world, including My Khe beach and Non Nuoc beach in central coastal city of Da Nang.

Some residents in Da Nang are earning millions of dong daily by immersing themselves in rivers to catch blue mussels, called ‘bom bop’ by locals.

A workshop was held in the central city of Da Nang on August 2 to kick off the second phase of a project on waste classification at source and waste recycling funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the locality.

Calling Da Nang a first-rate city with a coastal and riverside urban development model, Tran Ngoc Chinh, Chair of the Vietnam Urban Development Planning Association, affirmed that the city has all necessary conditions to become a livable city.

Commenting that Da Nang tourism has been recovering well, Cao Tri Dung, chair of the Da Nang Tourism Association, said there are still things that need to be done to turn Da Nang into an international tourism center.

Microplastic pollution in the air in both inner and suburban areas of the central city of Da Nang has become serious. Microplastics can go directly into the lungs during daily activities.

Visitors to Da Nang will have the chance to enjoy stunning views of the central city from above through new helicopter tours which are set to open this weekend to mark National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1).

The Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre on January 21 signed a cooperation agreement with travel firm Klook Vietnam on strengthening communications and tourism promotion to attract more tourists to the central city.

From September 15 to 21, Da Nang City will implement a plan to administer AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 to more than 192,200 people.

A 101-year-old coronavirus patient has been released after a 12-day treatment at Da Nang Lung Hospital. She tested negative twice on August 30-31.

Hai Chau District in Da Nang City has been using drones to "patrol" and monitor alleys to ensure local people's observance of rules on epidemic prevention and control.

The central city of Da Nang has launched hotlines to assist Covid-19 affected foreigners.

The authorities of Da Nang City have decided to extend strict social distancing measures for another 10 days, starting from 8 am on August 26.

Within seven days under the strictest-ever social distancing measures, the central city of Da Nang tested more than 730,000 people representing 730,000 families, detecting 225 infection cases in the community.

To ensure safety and avoid large gatherings during lockdown, medical staff in the central city of Da Nang are going to each alley to collect samples for testing from representatives of households.

The central city of Danang announced this morning, August 14, that it will ban residents from leaving their homes for seven days, starting from 8 a.m., August 16, amid the rise in Covid-19 cases in the city.

At a meeting of the Da Nang People's Council on August 12, Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang said the city would impose higher social distancing measures if the number of cases does not decrease in the next four days.

Ideas and proposals must be in sync with the planning the Danang International Airport for the 2021-30 period, with a vision to 2050.

A group of 30 pharmaceutical production companies from India plans to build the first Pharma Park in Vietnam, and Da Nang City’s Hi-tech Park has been suggested as a prime location.