Once at risk of disappearing due to severe coastal erosion, Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An Dong ward, Da Nang city, has made a remarkable recovery, welcoming visitors back with clear blue waters and stretches of fine golden sand.
Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage Site, has been named among the nine best city destinations with beaches by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) based in Hong Kong.
The ancient riverbank town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam, which used to be a trading post with historical richness, was recently reviewed by The Travel website as an ideal place for foreign visitors who want to see the exotic culture of Vietnam.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 26 sent his condolences to families of the victims who died in a boat accident on Cua Dai Beach, Quang Nam province, earlier the same day.
Rescuers had by 5:30pm February 26 saved 22 and found the bodies of 13 dead victims after a passenger boat sank offshore Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An ancient town in central Quang Nam province earlier the same day.
The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam is offering free entrance to tourists visiting the Old Quarter and craft villages from December 1-4 to mark the 21st anniversary of its recognition as a UNESCO world heritage site.
The central province of Quang Nam has allocated a fund of 300 billion VND (13 million USD) to build an underwater dyke system protecting Cua Dai beach from erosion.
The appearance of a 15ha sandbank, 1.8km off the Cua Dai Beach since early this year offers a chance to research changing riverhead flows and sand sedimentation at lower lands, according to experts.
Dutch experts suggested constructing artificial islands off Hoi An coast in the central province of Quang Nam to shield it from strong waves, helping reduce coastal erosion and creating new tourist attractions in the locality.
The emerging mass tourism in coastal provinces in recent years has destroyed natural beauty spots at a furious pace. And in the next five years, Vietnam may lose all tourism resources.
According to rankings of TravelBird, Vietnam, India and Egypt are home to cheapest beach holidays of the world, while the most expensive ones are found in the Pacific region and Italy.
Quang Nam-based Dinh Tran Thanh Chiem, an important political, military, economic and cultural centre established in 1602 in the Nguyen Dynasty was recognised as a national relic site on June 12.
In'l and domestic experts, authorities of Quang Nam central province and MARD representatives gathered on March 6 to seek ways to address increasingly severe erosion in Cua Dai beach of Hoi An city.
Big waves and a rise in sea level have washed away an area of 4,000sq.m of Cua Dai Beach, 5km from Hoi An’s ancient town since last week, after a series of tropical low pressures and heavy downpours.
Cua Dai beach in the central province of Quang Nam was recently named the world’s most affordable beach by the Netherlands’s tourism website travelbird.nl.
Domestic and international experts gathered at a workshop in the central province of Quang Nam on July 9 to seek sustainable measures to protect local coasts.
The province of Quang Nam has approved the second phase of a project to build concrete dikes along Cua Dai beach to cope with worsening coastal erosion near Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,
Despite efforts to save the beach from erosion, big waves and strong winds have washed away a 300m section of Cua Dai Beach, 5km from Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam.
Representatives from the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province and the Dutch Embassy in Vietnam discussed the possibility of applying the Netherlands’ technology to protect beaches in Hoi An city.
