Two sandstone statues – Ganesha and Gajasimha – which are on display at the Cham Sculpture Museum in the central city – have been recognised as National Treasures following a Prime Minister’s decision.

Domestic and foreign artists performed at a programme held in the central city of Da Nang on the night of December 23 to welcome in the New Year 2021.

The central city of Da Nang will host the ‘Da Nang New Year’ festival at the Asia Park and street performance on the Han River banks from December 30 to January 3.

Two years ago, Le Thi Thanh Chi surprised everyone when she sold her large house in the centre of Da Nang City and moved to a one-storey property close to the forest and totally isolated from residential areas.

A coin was removed from a four-year-old girl’s stomach 14 hours after she swallowed it in Da Nang City.

Hundreds of monkeys from the Son Tra Peninsula in Danang City have recently flocked into the city to seek food.

More and more young people are turning to drug addiction in both Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang city.

Having launched an e-Government system in 2014, Da Nang has completed 1,632 out of 1,682 online administration procedures, marking a crucial step in becoming a ‘smart city’ and the first in Vietnam to join ASEAN ‘smart’ city network by 2030.

Large amounts of rubbish have been washed ashore on a beach of the central city of Danang as a result of Storm Vamco.

The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (RoK) was officially opened in central Da Nang city on November 6.

The 22nd Party Congress of Da Nang city concluded on October 22 after three days of sitting, with the issuance of a resolution targeting the comprehensive development of the city over the next five years.

Authorities in the central city of Da Nang have approved an investment proposal by Fujikin Incorporated from Japan for an R&D centre at Da Nang High-Tech Park worth a total of 35 million USD.

Vietnam confirmed two more COVID-19 cases, both imported, between 6am and 6pm on October 10, raising the national tally to 1,107, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Da Nang has caught the attention of Japanese ICT firms thanks to its favorable investment environment.

The tourism promotion centre in Da Nang has piloted a 3D experience for tourists visiting the Chàm Sculpture Museum – one of the most popular destinations in the city – to boost tourism after the turn of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has warned the fight against COVID-19 is not over yet and localities should remain highly vigilant against the possible resurgence of the virus.

Da Nang City’s transport department is piloting the smart parking fee collection application myparking.vn for two downtown streets – Tran Phu and Bach Dang – for two months before expanding to other car parks.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to open four new diplomatic representative offices abroad in the fiscal year 2021, including a consulate general in Vietnam’s Da Nang, according to the daily newspaper Yomiuri.

The central city’s people's committee has approved the Master Plan on biodiversity conservation in 2030 in line with long-term socio-economic and sustainable development goals.

The central city of Da Nang has introduced a new virtual reality app that allows visitors to see objects on display at the Museum of Champa Sculpture through three-dimensional scanning.