The Da Nang Trade Promotion Centre reported that nearly 500 units are participating in this year’s “Promotion and Tourism Stimulus Month”. These businesses are offering many products, promotional and preferential packages with 5 to 50% discounts on their price from now to 31st December.

Viet Nam’s Da Nang has been named as the winner of Travelers' Choice Award for Destinations on the Rise for 2015 by TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site. The top 10 “Destinations on the Rise” in the World also included Sihanoukville (Cambodia), Limassol (Cyprus), Ao Nang (Thailand), Bodrum City (Turkey), Naha (Japan), Hurghada (Egypt), Kazan (Russia), Manaus (Brazil) and Eilat (Israel).

A photo exhibition of Viet Nam’s heritage recently took place at the University of Technology – the University of Da Nang. The event was organised by the Viet Nam Heritage Magazine – the Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Association in cooperation with Canon Company Limited.

A workshop was held in the city from 21st to 22nd November to launch the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) programme with the attendance of international experts from the 100RC Programme Board, the U.S. Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) and Vietnamese partners. The event was hosted by the Da Nang People’s Committee.

On 17th November, the Vice Chairman of Da Nang People’s Committee, Mr. Phung Tan Viet, met with the leading officers of the French navy ship Vendémiaire led by Lieutenant-Colonel Hervé Siret within the framework of the five-day official visit of the ship to the city. In attendance were leading representatives from the Foreign Affairs Department of the Defence Ministry; the High Command of the Viet Nam People’s Navy; the Command of Naval Force Zone No. 3; the Da Nang City Military Headquarters; the Command of the City’s Coast Guard; and the Ambassador of the Republic of France to Viet Nam.

A signing ceremony took place recently in the city to initiate Phase 2 of the Project on Strengthening Capacity and Sustainability on Early Childhood Disabilities Detection and Intervention in Da Nang. The 366,000 Euro Phase 2, funded by Irish Aid, will be implemented by the Sustainable Health Development Centre (VietHealth) from now until November 2016.

The “Development of an E-Government Project for Da Nang City” was awarded with an Outstanding Prize in the Digital Divide Category by the World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments (WeGO) at the 3rd meeting of the WeGO General Assembly held recently in China’s Chengdu City.

The Indian Coast Guard ship, Samudra Paheredar, arrived at Tien Sa Port on 14 October at the start of their two-day official visit to the city. Director of the Da Nang Foreign Affairs, Mr Luong Minh Sam, met with the ships’ officers and crew members led by their captain, Colonel Sanatan Jena, on the same day.

On 10 September, the Da Nang Hospital held a ceremony to inaugurate its Centre for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy. The centre’s technical systems cost 12 million USD in total. Of this, 10 million USD came from ODA capital of the Republic of South Korea, and the remainder was from the State budget. In addition, the East Meets West Foundation donated 4 million USD to build the centre’s infrastructure.

The Indian Coast Guard ship, Samudra Paheredar, arrived at Tien Sa Port on 14 October at the start of their two-day official visit to the city. The ship, commanded by Colonel Sanatan Jena, carried 122 officers and crew members.