The first international conference on sustainable tourism development in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the central region of Vietnam was recently held in Da Nang city.
A ceremony was held in Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam, on May 7 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
A ceremony was held in Binh Dinh on May 5 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing, a popular folklore style of singing in central Vietnam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
A workshop on sustainable lobster farming took place in Nha Trang city, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on April 13, bringing together policymakers, researchers, business representatives and farmers from central provinces
The Japanese government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), donated 105 water filtering systems to help residents in central Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam provinces cope with aftermath of flooding.
The Consumer Index (CPI) in October gained 0.41 percent over September and 2.98 percent year-on-year, largely driven by impacts of storms and historic floods in northern and central Vietnam earlier this month.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent urgent notices to state agencies and administrations of cities and provinces affected by the tropical depression, directing responses to flooding in northern and central Vietnam.
The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and its member companies have raised more than 3 billion VND (132,000 USD) for people affected by Typhoon Doksuri in central Vietnam as of September 24.
A conference took place in hua Thien – Hue to discuss the protection and resilience of the marine ecosystem in the waters in the 4 central regions that suffered from mass fish deaths last year.
The New York-based Institute for Vietnamese Culture and Education (IVCE) has called for donations to support poor students in rural villages of Quang Ngai and Lam Dong provinces for the new school-year.
A pilot project using low carbon emission light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs will light up 19 main downtown streets in Da Nang as the central coastal city prepares for the high-profile 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Economic Leaders Week.
The Transimex Joint Stock Corporation officially put into operation its first international-standard cold/chilled storage unit at its logistics centre in Hoa Cam Industrial Zone (IZ) on August 3.
The Vietnam Airlines and the Vietnam Air Services Company rescheduled their services to and from airports in the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Quang Binh on July 25 due to tropical storm Sonca.
Tropical storm Talas landed in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh at around 1 am on July 17, bringing strong wind and heavy rains to the region and is gradually weakening on its way westwards.
Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and Vasco have announced their cancelation of flights for July 16 over passenger safety amid the tropical storm Talas preparing to land in central Vietnam.
The Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences under the German University of Postdam has sponsored 85,545 USD for a flood resilience project in the central city of Hue.
The Hai Van Pass lies on the border of Thua Thien-Hue province and Da Nang city in central Vietnam. It is 21 kilometres in length and around 496 metres above sea level.
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