Viet Nam expects to have 28 airports by 2030

Viet Nam expects to have 28 airports, including 14 international ones, by 2030, according to a draft master plan on developing airports nationwide for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision until 2050. Under the plan, which has been submitted to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for approval, the airports will serve about 275.9 million passengers […]

Various activities planned to celebrate 25th anniversary of Danang’s recognition as a centrally-governed city

An array of exciting activities and cultural events will be held across Danang from late this year until early next year to mark 25 years since the city’s recognition as a centrally-governed city on 1 January 1997. Specifically, a photo exhibition will be organized along both banks of the Han River, and at the Museum […]

Da Nang wins Viet Nam Smart City Award 2021

The award, presented by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) on December 18, honors the cities, organizations, and businesses considerably helping cities become smarter and more livable, competitive, and sustainable. It is also intended to encourage enterprises to create advanced technological products and boost cooperation in building and developing smart cities in the […]

Danang welcomes first MICE tourists after social distancing

Da Nang city, a travel hub in central Vietnam, welcomed the first 500 MICE tourists on December 10 after a long social distancing period triggered by the COVID-19 resurgence. This is also the first group of tourists coming to Da Nang after it reopened to travelers. Nguyen Thi Hoai An, Director of the city’s Tourism […]

Danang seeks developers for tourism and service development projects

The Danang People’s Committee has authorized the municipal Department of Tourism to open bidding for the ‘Smart tourism monitoring system’ project with a total investment of over VND 4.5 billion. Specifically, the Department will invite bids for the development of training and internal software at a cost of VND1.7 billion, and the equipment supply and […]

Da Nang asks for PM’s permission to welcome back international tourists

Da Nang has responded well to the coronavirus pandemic, and the outbreak has been brought under control. The city has been ranked eighth in in Viet Nam for the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates. Latest figures from the health agency show that 95% of the city’s over-18s have received at least one dose of the vaccine […]

Da Nang ran virtual ‘Business Dialogue’ with nearly 1,000 participants

Following fresh approval by the Da Nang People’s Committee, the ‘Business Dialogue’, which aims to handle some issues of deep concern to the city-based businesses and seek more effective ways to drive their growth, took place on Friday, September 24, with the participation of about 1,000 participants. The conference was held in both face-to-face and […]

Data on traditional festivals to go digital

The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has given the green light to the implementation of a project on digitalising all types of Vietnamese festivals for the 2021-2025 period. They involve traditional and cultural ones, industry festivals, and those of foreign origin. The project aims to help boost the transformation of data storage from […]

Viet Nam expected to be “rising star” in Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem

Viet Nam will emerge in 2022 as the third largest startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia, with stronger signs of venture capital (VC) funds putting more efforts into early-stage investments in the country, according to a new report by venture capital (VC) firm Golden Gate Ventures. More start-ups in Southeast Asia are expected to go public, […]

Great development potential for digital businesses in Da Nang

The currently burgeoning industrial revolution 4.0 has created many breakthroughs in information technology (IT) in Da Nang. This is a highly lucrative aspect in which both the national and municipal governments are interested as many supportive moves have been taken for the sake of IT businesses. According to the latest statistics from the Da Nang […]