Educating kids on environmental protection is very important, as it will shape their perspective and attitude when they grow up. An environment club for kids in Da Nang City is doing this job just right. A kids’ environment club in Binh Phuoc 1 cluster in Hai Chau district gathers every weekend to take a bin around streets to collect trash. Then they learn how to classify and sell it. From an initiative by the head of the residential area’s party committee, the club has developed from only a few kids early this year to 20 members from 6 to 12 now. Images of kids walking around streets to collect trash also have great impacts on local adults. A week before kids’ arrival for trash collection, they often sort out used bottles to give the little environmental activists when they come. Using trash as a resource also brings about a source of funds for children’s activities in the locality.-VNA … [Read more...] about Kids’ environmental club in Da Nang city
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First direct Phnom Penh-Da Nang flight to be launched
Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Administration and the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation of Cambodia (SSCA) last week signed an agreement to launch the direct flight in the coming time, which will be operated by Cambodian national flag carrier Angkor Air. Chhay Sivlin, president of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents, said that the new route will cater to increasing travel demand and contribute to bilateral economic and tourism cooperation. Vietnam is one of Cambodia’s biggest tourism markets, she was quoted by the Khmer Times as saying. Biltaeral trade between the two countries reached $4.6 billion last year, an increase of 23.2 percent from the previous year. The governments have targeted two-way trade of $5 billion by 2020. Tourists enjoy the blue sea in Da Nang in central Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong According to the kingdom's Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia welcomed about 260,000 Vietnamese tourists in the first four months of this year, a 1.2 percent … [Read more...] about First direct Phnom Penh-Da Nang flight to be launched
Da Nang city kicks off programme to promote tourism
Iconic Golden Bridge in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – The central coastal city of Da Nang on June 14 opened the “Da Nang- Summer Destination 2019” programme at the Bien Dong (East Sea) Park in Son Tra district. According to Vice Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Truong Thi Hong Hanh, the event is organised annually to popularise the city as a safe and hospitable destination. On the occasion, the city also called on local people and tourists to join efforts to protect local beaches by “saying no to plastic waste”. The six-day programme features a wide range of cultural and sporting activities such as decoration and installation of coracles, coracle shaking competition, and many other folk games. Among the highlights will be a bikini flashmob, kite flying festival, and music festival. Other events include a photo exhibition on Da Nang tourism, a showcase of products made from recycled materials, and tourism promotion … [Read more...] about Da Nang city kicks off programme to promote tourism
Da Nang leads the national ICT Index
The Golden Bridge in Ba Na Hills, Da Nang city Da Nang’s Information and Communications Department said the ICT sector earned more than 1.2 billion USD last year and contributed 5.5% of Da Nang’s GRDP. The city has identified ICT development one of its 3 strategic breakthroughs. Da Nang now has 850 online public services, accounting for 65% of the city’s total administrative procedures. 70% of intersector documents are transferred online. ICT applications have halved the time needed for administrative procedures. In 2017 Da Nang’s Software Park was recognized as an ICT Center, the third of its kind after two others in Hanoi and HCMC. Da Nang is building information infrastructure to connect with other smart cities in Vietnam and ASEAN by 2030. It will build a multifunction monitoring center for urban management, traffic, health, education, environment, energy, and international connectivity. GM_EN_PC_ARTICLE_Native_ads Nguyen Thanh Long, … [Read more...] about Da Nang leads the national ICT Index
Da Nang daycare owner gets two years in prison for torturing children
By Nguyen Dong  November 11, 2018 | 08:20 pm GMT+7 Dinh Thi Hong at the court. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong Dinh Thi Hong, 46, will spend two years in jail for badly mistreating babies entrusted to her care. According to the indictment filed in the Thanh Khe District Court in the central city of Da Nang, Hong was the owner of the "Me Muoi" private daycare center in the district. Bảo mẫu đánh vào mặt khi cho trẻ ăn In a video that shocked the nation, Hong was caught displaying extreme cruelty in violently handling the babies she was supposed to care for. A former teacher at the facility, who had captured Hong’s behavior with a mobile phone, had quit the job and sold the phone. After the video went viral, parents reported Hong to the police. One couple also reported that their eight-month-old son died at "Me Muoi" daycare on July 2017. However, there was insufficient evidence to convict Hong for the death … [Read more...] about Da Nang daycare owner gets two years in prison for torturing children