Da Nang is selected as one of the 10 best places in the world for living overseas in 2018 according to a recent survey made by the Live and Invest Overseas (LIO) – an international tourism magazine. Da Nang is the only Vietnamese locality in this list.
“Da Nang is the third-largest city in Viet Nam behind capital Ha Noi and business hub Ho Chi Minh City. Da Nang is big but still provincial. Were it not for the skyscrapers, bridges, malls, endless stream of motorbikes, and the whir of air conditioners, today’s Da Nang could easily be 1960s Da Nang. Da Nang is the designated tourism jewel of Viet Nam, a gorgeous destination itself with several UNESCO World Heritage sites nearby, including Hoi An to the south, the ancient capital Hue to the north, and the ruins of Hindu temples at My Son in neighboring Quang Nam province”, the magazine wrote.
Young people from neighboring rural areas come to Da Nang to seek out a better life and then send money home. Those who have an education and some English easily find a job in retail or the tourism industry.
It also described that Da Nang is organised and well planned with a strategic view. The two rivers that cross through Da Nang are spanned by seven bridges. It’s that city officials are looking ahead and preparing for future traffic. She added that the city authorities recently eliminated motorbike parking in the evenings along Bach Dang, the broad riverside promenade on the Han River that runs through the heart of Da Nang.
The 10 best places in the world for living overseas also included Lisbon (Portugal), Cali (Colombia), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), San Pedro (Ambergris Caye, Belize), Saint-Chinian (France), Città Sant’Angelo (Italy), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Playa del Carmen (Mexico) and Bali (Indonesia).
From Dan tri Newspaper
