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Danang gets street smart, thanks to IBM

 VietNamNet Bridge – These solutions, based on cloud computing, help make the central Danang City’s operations more efficient.

Most Da Nang tourism workers unqualified

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 40 per cent of the 14,000 people working in the tourism and hospitality sector in central Da Nang City are actually qualified, a study has found.

Exploring Danang in one day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Danang, a coastal city in the central, is a mixture of stunning beaches, splendid islands, picturesque mountains, rich ancient history, and many beautiful bridges.

Digging in to Da Nang's spicy delights

 VietNamNet Bridge – Whenever I go travelling, my first priority is always to find a decent place to eat at my chosen destination.

History Museum planned for Quang Ngai

VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Ngai plans to build a history museum showcasing artefacts and documents about the country's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

Nguyen Trong Thu wins Gold Whistle 2013

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation has announced the results of the best referee poll of the 2013 season, with the Gold Whistle title coming to Nguyen Trong Thu, 34-year-old referee from Da Nang.

Danang faces oversupply of low-end hotel rooms

 VietNamNet Bridge – Danang City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has shown concern over an oversupply of hotel rooms of one and two-star standards, citing an excessive development of the segment in recent years.

My Khe - one of the six most attractive beaches on the planet

 VietNamNet Bridge – The "mother nature" has granted Da Nang with pristine picturesque beaches. The Forbes voted My Khe beach in Da Nang as one of the six most attractive beaches on the planet.

Six workers at foreign-owned enterprise hospitalized of exhaustion

 VietNamNet Bridge – At midnight, six workers in a garment company in Da Nang city was hospitalized for emergency. The authorities determined that they had to work 17 hours per day.

Vietnam tops Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Champs

 Vietnam triumphed at the 47th Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in HCM City, winning a total of 10 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze medals.

BBC launches programme on dynamic Viet Nam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has hit the airwaves in a new season of BBC programmes called Vietnam Direct, which is showcasing the country's transition into a dynamic dragon economy within Asia.

Co Tu sculptor puts community culture on world map

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ker Tik the sculptor belongs to the Co Tu ethnic community, most of whom live in Quang Nam and Da Nang provinces.

Da Nang opens IT infrastructure system after seven years

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city has launched the Information Technology infrastructure system, which includes a Metropolitan Area Network, wireless internet, data centre and a centre for human training and research on IT applications.

Da Nang to tap new technology

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Da Nang City is turning to technology to improve the manageability and efficiency of the city's infrastructure and become a smarter city where citizens and visitors can enjoy a higher quality of life and services.

Da Nang, the city of bridges

 VietNamNet Bridge - The bridges connecting the two banks of the Han River have created a new face for Da Nang. They are also the appealing subjects for photographers. Below are new pictures of this coastal city.

Traffic violations go unpunished

 VietNamNet Bridge – After more than one month checking black boxes installed in vehicles to uncover traffic violations, law enforcers have struggled to punish those guilty of offences due to a lack of legal documentation.

Da Nang launches tourism push

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 80 travel agencies, hotels and transport companies have come together in an effort to boost tourism to the central coastal city of Da Nang.

Seven students fined for offensive language on Facebook

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three students in the central city of Da Nang have been fined VND10 million (US$481) each and four others issued warnings, for slandering another student on Facebook.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 6/8

 PM supports Thai corruption crusade; Vietnamese, Lao Assembly officials meet in Da Nang; Defence Minister makes European tour to boost ties

Da Nang City delays the plan to sue talents

The Da Nang City People’s Committee has decided to give a grace period of 3 months, so that the families of the learners of the City’s Program on training and developing talents who broke the contracts, to arrange money for compensation.