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Da Nang (VNA) – The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival this year (DIFF 2020) has been cancelled by the municipal People’s Committee out of fears over the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) ravaging the region. The annual festival was initially scheduled to take place this summer. The success of the festival over years has contributed to improving local people’s quality of life, boosting tourism and heightening Da Nang’s reputation as a friendly city among international visitors, according to a representative from the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism which organises the event. However, as the COVID-19 epidemic remains complex while the main sources of supplies for the festivals are in hard-hit areas, so the festival had to be cancelled, he said. The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival was first introduced in 2008, attracting thousands of spectators every year since then. Held under … [Read more...] about COVID-19 forces Da Nang International Fireworks Festival cancellation

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Phan Ngoc Tho, chairman of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee and head of Hue Festival 2020’s organising board, said that August 28 is a more suitable date for the province as it gives more time for preparations and will also give the locality longer to fully recover from the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. … [Read more...] about Hue Festival 2020 moved to August 28