The East-West Economic Corridor’s (EWEC) International Trade, Tourism and Investment Fair – Da Nang 2018 opened at the Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Centre on 3 August.  In attendance were Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai; Da Nang People’s Committee Vice Chairman Ho Ky Minh; and trade or diplomatic representatives from Thailand, Laos PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia and the People’s Republic of China.

A group of Da Nang’s leaders, led by municipal Party’s Committee Standing Deputy Secretary Vo Cong Tri visited Attapeu Province on 29 July following the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in southeast Laos on 23 July.

As part of the ongoing Viet Nam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival 2018 in Da Nang, a seminar to promote tourism cooperation between tourism businesses of Japan and Da Nang took place in the city on 26 July. The event was co-organised by the Da Nang Department of Foreign Affairs and the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO).

On 24 July, the Kojima, a training vessel from the Japan Coast Guard, carrying 80 sailors and crew members arrived in Tien Sa Port at the the start of their five-day offcial visit to the city.  Captained by Colonel Tonosaki Hironobu, the vessel is 115 metres long, 14 metres wide and weighs 3,000 metric tons.  It can travel at a maximum velocity of up to 18 nautical miles per hour.

On 19 July, the low-cost airline VietJet officially started its direct flights connecting Da Nang and South Korea’s Daegu.  The new route will benefit travellers as well as boost trade activities between the two localities, and enhance the city’s global integration.

Da Nang has been recognised as the national winner of the 2017 - 2018 edition of the One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) programme initiated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).  The result allows Da Nang to compete with the other 21 cities around the world for the title of the Global Winner of the 2017 - 2018 Edition of the OPCC.

A ceremony to repatriate the remains believed to be of two American servicemen who died during the Viet Nam War was held at Da Nang International Airport on 8 July.  Representatives of the Board of Directors of Viet Nam Office for Seeking Missing Personnel (VNOSMP) and the Defence POW/MIA Accounting Agency and the US MIA Office in Ha Noi attended the ceremony. 

About 1,200 Yoga lovers from across Da Nang and neighbouring localities joined in a mass Yoga performance at the western end of the Dragon Bridge on 29 June to celebrate the 4th International Yoga Day.

Martarello S.R.L team from Italy won the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival and awarded with the DIFF 2018 Champion Cup as well as the prize of US$10,000 after a spectacular performance on the Han River on the last night of this festival on 30 June.  This is the fourth time the European contestants have brought home this notable award.

The 3rd International Startup Conference and Exhibition, or SURF 2018, officially took place at the Da Nang Administrative Centre on 29 June.   This was considered as the largest startup event in the central region and highlands of Viet Nam.