Da Nang

Type: City

Name: Da Nang

Latitude: 16.07

Longitude: 108.209999

population: 472,255

First reported 49 mins ago - Updated 49 mins ago - 1 reports

Veterans tell about struggles during Vietnam, life back home

The upcoming Memorial Day observances create an opportunity for citizens to reflect on the sacrifices made by U.S. service personnel. After decades of silence, some veterans of the Vietnam War are just now talking about their experiences.Marine called ... [Published The Quoddy Tides - 49 mins ago]

Entities: Vietnam, Parris Island (United States), Da Nang, Robert Giles, Lubec (United States)

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

A long-ago war, a missing plane and an enduring mystery

TA-OY, Laos -- Maj. Derrell Jeffords bounced his roaring Spooky 21 down and off the runway at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. It was just before 7:30 a.m., on Christmas Eve 1965. The big camouflaged belly of his twin-prop AC-47 was easily visible against ... [Published Miami Herald - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Laos, Da Nang, Mayday, Vietnam, Vietnam War

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Manufacturing

Slight increase in Industrial Manufacturing Index in May

Latest data from the General Statistics Office shows that Industrial Manufacturing Index in May rose 6.7 percent compared to the same period last year.Among the industries, mining saw an increase of 5.9 percent; industrial processing and manufacturing ... [Published Bao Moi.com - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Manufacturing, Index, Wastewater Treatment, Water Supply, Hai Duong

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Drought threatens agriculture in Central Region

The ongoing long lasting drought in the central region has parched vast areas of rice fields, depleted rivers, worsened salt penetration and put thousands of hectares of farm land in danger of being abandoned.Two large reservoirs in Da Nang City have ... [Published Bao Moi.com - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Drought, Agriculture, Da Nang

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Da Nang to provide 400 free wifi hotspots

HA NOI (VNS)— Da Nang is installing about 400 wifi hotpots around the city to provide free internet with the maximum of 10,000 connections at a time.The US$2 million project, which will be completed next month for availability in September, will operate ... [Published Viet Nam News - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Da Nang, Wi-Fi, Ha Noi

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Reforms improve Da Nang's ranking

DA NANG (VNS)— The central city has improved its ranking under the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI).It has gone from the eleventh place out of 63 provinces and cities in 2011 to the second place last year, the director ... [Published Bao Moi.com - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Reformism, Da Nang, Corruption, Index

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

VN has more cities with free WiFi, but is it worth it?

Many tourism cities around Vietnam have mulled, or are covering the whole areas with free WiFi access, under programs that cost millions of US dollars, but their effectiveness remains to be seen.The latest city to offer free municipal WiFi network is ... [Published Bao Moi.com - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Wi-Fi, Hoi An (Vietnam), Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Group, Da Nang, Le Manh Hung

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

WB approves US$202.5 mil to upgrade Da Nang infrastructure

The World Bank (WB) Board of Directors approved US$ 202.5 million in credit on April 26 to support sustainable development in Da Nang city.The credit is being provided under the Da Nang Sustainable City Development Project to help improve the city’s drainage ... [Published Business Times Vietnam - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Da Nang, Infrastructure, Vietnam, Drainage

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 reports

Da Nang spent $2 million for city-wide WiFi coverage

Nearly 400 WiFi transmitters at a cost of about $2 million will be installed over Da Nang city, to sever up to 10,000 Internet users at the same time. Mr. Pham Kim Son, Director of the Da Nang Department of Information and Communication, said the WiFi ... [Published Vietnam Business News - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Da Nang, Wi-Fi

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 1 reports

Saluting Sacrifice: Pause At 3 To Remember

_ As the nation continues to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, it is worth remembering that Memorial Day ? formerly known as Decoration Day ? was established to honor those who died in that terrible conflict. Of the more than 1.3 million ... [Published Hartford Courant - May 25 2013]

Entities: Civil War, Inchon, Da Nang, Arlington National Cemetery

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Air Macau Adds Charter Service to Da Nang

Update at 0720GMT 24MAY13 Air Macau has started Macau – Da Nang operation under charter basis, where it offers 3 weekly service. Operational schedule as follow. NX876 MFM2300 – 2350DAD 32S 135 NX875 DAD0050 – 0340MFM 32S 246 ... [Published Routes Online - May 24 2013]

Entities: Air Macau, Da Nang, Macau

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

The Only Thing Better Than A Fireworks Show Is A Fireworks Competition

There?s something wonderful about watching things blow up in sparkly, colourful explosions. This explosive timelapse video of the massive annual International Fireworks Competition in Da Nang, Vietnam, will make your backyard shows look puny by comparison. ... [Published Gizmodo Australia - May 24 2013]

Entities: Vietnam, Da Nang, Vimeo

Quotes

"I came home for one week and then to Vietnam" remembers Voisine, who started out in the 2nd Field Force before being transferred to the 25th Infantry...

Veterans tell about struggles during Vietnam, life back home [Published The Quoddy Tides - 49 mins ago]

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Thank you, Commander Bell [Published The Best Defense - May 02 2013] p> By Commander H.B. Le, U.S. Navy Best Defense guest columnist OnApril 30, 1975, a 34 year-old South Vietnamese Navy commander -- the commandingofficer of Nha Be Naval Support Base near Saigon -- navigated a small fishingtrawler towards the ...
U.S. Navy ships dock in Da Nang [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Apr 22 2013] At 11 on April 21, the destroyer with guided missiles of the U.S. Navy USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and salvage ship USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52,) carrying 380 sailors, landed at the Tien Sa port in the central city of Da Nang.The welcome ceremony of the two U.S. ...
Vietnam's $85-Million Fire-Breathing Dragon Bridge [Published Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome - Apr 08 2013] This is series of photographs (plus a video) of Vietnam's recently completed $85-million Dragon Bridge , which spans the Han River in the port city of Da Nang. The color changing dragon lights up thanks to 15,000 Philips LEDs and can even breath ...
HFMD spreads to 60 locales in Vietnam [Published H5N1 - Mar 16 2013] Via Thanh Nien Daily: HFMD spreads to 60 locales in Vietnam. Excerpt:Hand, foot, mouth disease has spread to 60 out 63 cities and provinces across Vietnam, even though it has not entered its usual April-May peak yet, Tuoi Tre quoted a health official ...
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