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Da Nang railway station now stands in the center of the city. Photo by Nguyen Dong. The central city first brought out the plan to relocate the Da Nang Railway Station westward to Lien Chieu District from the central district of Thanh Khe in 2004. After many discussions, the plan fell through. The long delay and uncertainty has upset a lot of residents. "This delay isn't good for the people here. They can't build houses. They can't give their land to their children. We need a concrete solution from the city," resident Huynh Su said at a meeting with Da Nang’s Party chief Truong Quang Nghia on Tuesday. Nghia said the relocation had been stalled due to the lack of funding. But some investors have expressed interest in the project recently. Therefore, the city plans to revive it and collaborate with the Ministry of Transport to select a new location for the station in 2020. He said the city now wants to relocate the station to a different place than Lien Chieu because it was no … [Read more...] about Da Nang considers railway station relocation plan again after 15 years

Participants in the 9th ASEAN Maritime Forum pose for a photo (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) - The 9th ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF-9) opened in the central city of Da Nang on December 5, seeing the participation of more than 50 delegates from the 10 ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretariat. In his remarks at the opening ceremony, Vu Ho, Director of the ASEAN Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, affirmed that maritime security cooperation is always a high priority in ASEAN cooperation and in the partnership between ASEAN and its partners. He said currently, more than 10 ASEAN agencies are engaging in marine cooperation activities. The contents of cooperation range from ensuring maritime security and safety, conducting search and rescue and anti-piracy activities, and combating illegal fishing to promoting environmental protection and dealing with plastic waste. Given the current complicated situation at sea, the AMF this time needs to review cooperation … [Read more...] about Ninth ASEAN Maritime Forum opens in Da Nang

Serious accidents, including deadly ones, involving jet skis and parasailing activities on the beaches of Da Nang and Hoi An in central Vietnam have raised safety concerns among beachgoers, as bans imposed by local authorities have proven ineffective. A ban on parasailing activities has been in place for more than a week in Hoi An, the tourist city of Quang Nam Province, but it just fails to stop thrill-seekers from participating in the extreme sport. At the famous An Bang Beach on Tuesday, droves of foreign tourists could be seen lining up for their turn to be strapped to a canopy wing, which gets airborne while towed by a speedboat to which it is attached. It took an Australian couple five minutes from making a payment of VND800,000 (US$35) until their turn to go parasailing, which involves being lifted dozens of meters into the air and occasional ‘water dipping’ for added excitement. Nguyen Van Son, deputy chairman of Hoi An, describes the game as “extremely … [Read more...] about ​Jet skis, parasailing activities spread terror on Vietnamese beaches

Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) Dong Nai (VNA) – Work on the US-funded Dioxin Remediation at Bien Hoa Airbase Project in the southern province of Dong Nai began on December 5. The ceremony, held by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Vietnam Defence-Air Force Service and the National Action Centre for Toxic Chemicals and Environmental Treatment (NACCET), was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, US Deputy Chief of Mission in Vietnam Caryn R. McClelland, and representatives from competent ministries and sectors. An area of 37 hectares of the airbase’s western portion was handed over to the USAID to begin ground operations for the dioxin clean-up project. The objective is to first eliminate the risk of further dioxin migration off base, working with Dong Nai authorities to clean areas off base, and then to treat and contain contaminated soils. Earlier, the US government committed 300 million USD to restoring … [Read more...] about Dioxin remediation project kicked off at Bien Hoa Airbase

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) held consultation workshop in Hanoi on May 23 to complete a regional project (Vietnam component) on Reducing Pollution and Preserving Environmental Flows in the East Asian Seas through the Implementation of Integrated River Basin Management in ASEAN Countries. The project is implemented in seven ASEAN nations: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos and Vietnam. Tran Thi Le Anh from the VEA said that the nation-level pilot project will be carried out in Vu Gia-Thu Bon river basin in central Quang Nam province and inshore areas of Quang Nam and Da Nang city. Juergen Lorenz, an expert from the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia, said that the project looks to improve integrated water resources management, reduce pollution loads from nutrients and other land-based activities, sustain freshwater environmental flows and reduce climate … [Read more...] about Project pilots integrated river basin management