Da Nang aims to become a smart, innovative, and experiential city
On the morning of December 16, the Department of Science and Technology coordinated with the University of Da Nang to organize the Smart City: Innovation and Experience 2025 Workshop, attracting many experts and scientists from French universities. Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Ho Quang Buu attended and gave the opening speech.
The Smart City: Innovation and Experience 2025 ("International Symposium - Smart City: Innovations and Experiences") workshop takes place over 2 days (December 15 and 16, 2025), aiming to promote science and technology initiatives and share practical experiences and solutions in the Da Nang Smart City development strategy; at the same time, it strengthens the connection between researchers, the government, and domestic and international businesses.
At the Workshop, domestic and international experts presented papers on Smart City building strategies, Renewable Energy and energy efficiency strategies for smart cities, and Geographical initiatives and environmental safety in Da Nang.
Within the agenda of the Workshop, there are intensive training sessions on semiconductor microchips and the Internet of Things led by experts and lecturers from French universities; and the Smartcampus competition. The Organizing Committee judged and awarded the special prize of the Smartcampus competition (a sponsorship from the University of Côte d'Azur, France, to attend the Summer School Program within the framework of Digital Transformation Week) to the joint team of the University of Economics - University of Science and Technology – University of Da Nang and the University of Côte d'Azur, France; the first prize went to the joint team of the University of Science and Technology – University of Economics - University of Da Nang.
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<p style="line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">- Cooperating with WWF to develop carbon credits, digital transformation in biodiversity conservation</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11px; line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">- Many exciting activities at Kanagawa Festival 2025</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11px; line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">- Promoting cooperation with the Netherlands across multiple potential sectors</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11px; line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">- City leaders hold a working session with Van Oord Group (Netherlands)</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11px; line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">- Expanding cooperation opportunities between Đà Nẵng and the Republic of Poland</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11px; line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">- Promoting and Marketing Tourism in Đà Nẵng in the New Era</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 30px; text-align: center;"><b>Cooperating with WWF to develop carbon credits, digital transformation in biodiversity conservation</b></p>
<p style="line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">On the afternoon of November 12, City People's Committee Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Anh Thi chaired a meeting with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), led by Mr. Martin Kabaluapa Kapinga, General Director of WWF Office Management, during his visit and work in Da Nang.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">At the meeting, City People's Committee Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Anh Thi informed that, to ensure international aid and cooperation activities are continuously and effectively deployed following the administrative unit merger, the City People's Committee has directed departments, agencies, and local authorities to enhance coordination and support for the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations, including WWF. The Department of Finance has issued guidelines on transitioning and managing programs and projects in accordance with the Government's regulations in Decree No. 80/2020/ND-CP (Decree on the management and use of non-refundable aid not part of official development assistance from foreign agencies, organizations, and individuals for Vietnam).</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">Currently, WWF is coordinating with the Department of Agriculture and Environment to develop the Project on forest restoration and livelihood development in the former Quang Nam area, with a total capital of over 8.1 million USD, and is expected to fund many new programs in the near future.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">The City People's Committee Vice Chairwoman expressed her desire for WWF to continue accompanying and supporting the city in the following areas: developing the Strategy and Action Plan on biodiversity, establishing financial mechanisms for conservation, managing natural heritage and wetlands. Forest restoration, carbon credit development, improving management capacity and reducing emissions. Applying science - technology and digital transformation in resource management and biodiversity conservation. Training, research, and data sharing on natural resource management.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">On behalf of the delegation, Mr. Martin Kabaluapa Kapinga, General Director of WWF Office Management, stated that the merger of the province/city opens up many cooperation opportunities between WWF and Da Nang. WWF desires and is committed to continuing cooperation with Da Nang to implement activities related to forest protection and restoration, contributing to enhancing the effectiveness of nature conservation work in the locality.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">On this occasion, WWF provided 40,000 USD to support Da Nang in overcoming the consequences of natural disasters.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Many exciting activities at Kanagawa Festival 2025</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the morning of November 13, a delegation from Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan), led by Governor Kuroiwa Yuji, visited Đà Nẵng City to pay a courtesy call to the city leadership.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Deputy Chairman of the Đà Nẵng City People’s Committee Tran Nam Hung, stated that Japan is currently a major investor in Đà Nẵng with nearly 280 projects totaling over 1.2 billion USD; the two-way trade turnover exceeds 1 billion USD per year; at the same time Japan is also a key tourism market.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Deputy Chairman Tran Nam Hung expressed the hope to continue expanding cooperation with Kanagawa in industry, logistics, science and technology, education, and culture, contributing to the strengthening and deepening of the friendly relationship between Đà Nẵng and Kanagawa Prefecture.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Governor Kuroiwa Yuji also expressed his concern regarding the damage caused by natural disasters in Đà Nẵng and affirmed that Kanagawa will continue to support and promote specific cooperation programs in the near future.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the same afternoon, the Đà Nẵng Department of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with Kanagawa Prefecture, organized the Kanagawa Festival 2025, attended by Vice Chairwoman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi. This event aims to promote culture, education, study abroad opportunities, and employment prospects in Kanagawa. The festival featured a variety of lively activities, including Japanese speech contests, interaction with international students, and experiences of Japanese culture and cuisine.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Promoting cooperation with the Netherlands across multiple potential sectors</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the afternoon of November 14, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Trần Nam Hưng received and held a working session with Ms. Raissa Anais Marteaux, Consul General of the Netherlands in Ho Chi Minh City.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Vice Chairman Trần Nam Hưng expressed hope that the Consul General would continue to serve as a bridge to promote cooperative relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands, particularly between Đà Nẵng and Dutch localities and businesses.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The city aims to strengthen practical cooperation with the Netherlands in fields such as sustainable infrastructure development, high technology, innovation, tourism, logistics, and smart city development. Đà Nẵng is committed to facilitating Dutch businesses in surveying and investing, especially in key projects such as the Free Trade Zone, Lien Chieu Port, and Chu Lai Airport.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Consul General Raissa Anais Marteaux believes that the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands is an opportune time to promote deeper cooperation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Consul General Raissa Anais Marteaux highly values the potential and development pace of Đà Nẵng and is confident that Dutch businesses will continue to make effective contributions to the areas that Đà Nẵng prioritizes for development.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>City leaders hold a working session with Van Oord Group (Netherlands)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the morning of November 14, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Lê Quang Nam received and held a working session with representatives of Van Oord Group (Netherlands), with the participation of leaders from relevant departments and agencies.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Mr. Michiel van der Ruijt, Regional Director of Van Oord, provided an overview of the group and projects already implemented in Vietnam. Van Oord has strengths in marine construction, offering climate adaptation solutions and upgrading coastal infrastructure. The company expressed its desire to cooperate with Đà Nẵng in the fields of seaport development, land reclamation, with particular interest in the Lien Chieu Port project, river mouth dredging, and research on artificial island city models.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Deputy Chairman of the City People's Committee Lê Quang Nam, highly appreciated Van Oord's capabilities and introduced the development potential of Đà Nẵng, especially the Free Trade Zone model, the International Financial Center, and the special programs currently under study. At the same time, he provided information on the planning situation of the Liên Chiểu Port Area.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Đà Nẵng is interested in land reclamation options but requires full assessment of environmental impacts, biodiversity, and technical standards. The city requested Van Oord to share additional solutions for climate change adaptation, given that Đà Nẵng is significantly affected by rising sea levels; and assigned relevant departments and agencies to continue coordinating and expanding cooperation opportunities with Van Oord.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Expanding cooperation opportunities between Đà Nẵng and the Republic of Poland</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the afternoon of November 13, the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Đà Nẵng officially inaugurated, marking a new milestone in the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Poland, as well as between Đà Nẵng and Polish partners.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Piotr Frieske, the Honorary Consul of Poland in Đà Nẵng, affirmed that the new office will foster more practical cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, digital transformation, and innovation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the morning of November 14, Vice Chairwoman of the City People's Committee Nguyễn Thị Anh Thi held a working session with Ms. Joanna Skoczek, Head of the Polish Embassy Delegation in Vietnam. During the meeting, city leaders emphasized the need for cooperation in manufacturing, information technology, and trade promotion, expressing their desire for the Embassy to assist in connecting businesses and expanding investment.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Ms. Joanna Skoczek highly appreciated Đà Nẵng's potential and committed to supporting connections with Polish partners, while also proposing to enhance exchanges to expand cooperation opportunities in the near future.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Promoting and Marketing Tourism in Đà Nẵng in the New Era</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the morning of November 14, the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, in coordination with Delivering Asia Company, organized the seminar "Promoting and Marketing Đà Nẵng Tourism in the New Era – Positioning an International Destination." This forum serves as a platform for experts and businesses to share global tourism trends for 2026, promotional experiences from destinations in the region, and to discuss strategies for positioning Đà Nẵng's image, competitive advantages, and communication solutions in the new phase.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Vice Chairwoman of the City People’s Committee Nguyễn Thị Anh Thi introduced the potentials and advantages of Đà Nẵng and expressed the hope that state management agencies, corporations, tourism enterprises, and the community of tourism and media professionals would provide diverse perspectives. This would give Đà Nẵng additional foundations and useful ideas to develop strategies and plans for promoting and marketing the city's image as a destination in the coming period.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">At the workshop, experts and businesses exchanged and shared insights on global tourism trends for 2026, along with new perspectives on tourism in Vietnam and Đà Nẵng. The event provided experience in promotion and marketing from destinations within the region. The workshop also focused on discussions to find solutions for guiding the promotion and marketing of Đà Nẵng tourism, including destination image positioning – competitive advantages and core values – as well as effective communication and promotional strategies for the upcoming period.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Within the framework of the workshop, businesses also introduced and exhibited products and models, as well as engaged in networking and exchanges in the tourism sector.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Nam Hung expressed his pleasure to welcome Mr. Kuroiwa Yuji and the Kanagawa Prefecture delegation to visit and work in Da Nang.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee stated that Japan is currently a major investor in Da Nang with nearly 280 projects and a total capital of over 1.2 billion USD. Bilateral import and export turnover averages over 1 billion USD per year. Japan is also a key tourism market for Da Nang, with nearly 240,000 visitors in the first 9 months of the year.</p>
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<p style="line-height:30px">Inheriting and promoting the achievements gained during the exchange and cooperation process between the two localities, the city leaders wish to continue strengthening comprehensive cooperation in all fields, focusing on industry, logistics, science - technology, education, and culture. They also wish to regularly maintain exchange activities and delegation visits at all levels, contributing to consolidating and deepening the friendly relationship between Da Nang and Kanagawa Prefecture.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture Kuroiwa Yuji shared his sympathy for the damages that the government and people of Da Nang city have just suffered due to natural disasters. He affirmed that Kanagawa is ready to cooperate closely with Da Nang, promoting specific cooperation programs in the near future, contributing to further tightening the friendly relationship between Vietnam and Japan in general, and Da Nang and Kanagawa in particular.<br />
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<p style="line-height:30px">- Enhancing Comprehensive Cooperation Between Da Nang and Switzerland</p>
<p style="line-height:30px">- Revolut Group (United Kingdom) collaborates to develop digital finance at IFC Vietnam – Da Nang</p>
<p style="line-height:30px">- Da Nang and Canada Discuss Future Cooperation</p>
<p style="line-height:30px">- Da Nang – Kansai (Japan) strengthens cooperation in economics, education, and culture</p>
<p style="line-height:30px">- Mixel Vietnam Company expanding its operational scale in Da Nang</p>
<p style="line-height:30px">- The Taiwan (China) fam trip delegation surveyed tourism products and services in Da Nang</p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:30px"><b>Enhancing Comprehensive Cooperation Between Da Nang and Switzerland</b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:30px"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">On the afternoon of November 3, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Da Nang City People's Committee, Mr Ho Ky Minh, welcomed and worked with the Ambassador of Switzerland to Vietnam, Thomas Gass, and Mr. Philipp Rösler, Chairman of the Switzerland-Vietnam Economic Forum.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:30px"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">Mr. Ho Ky Minh extended best wishes to the Ambassador and highly appreciated his role in promoting the cooperation relationship between Vietnam and Switzerland, and between Da Nang and Swiss localities and businesses.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:30px"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">The city's leaders provided a brief overview of the socio-economic development situation in the first nine months of the year and the development orientation after the merger with Quang Nam province. The city is focusing on integrating planning, inheriting and promoting the strengths of the two localities, prioritizing the development of tourism, logistics, mechanics (engineering), information technology, and the international financial center.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:30px"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">Da Nang is honored to accompany the Swiss Embassy and the Switzerland-Vietnam Economic Forum in organizing the 2025 Forum, expanding cooperation opportunities between Da Nang and Swiss and European partners. The city's leaders expressed their desire for the Ambassador to continue serving as a bridge to attract investment, promote the business environment, strengthen cultural exchange, and simultaneously requested support in connecting financial experts to serve the establishment of the Da Nang International Financial Center.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:30px"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">Ambassador Thomas Gass expressed his impression of the city's development potential, affirmed that he would encourage Swiss investors to explore cooperation opportunities in Da Nang, and expressed confidence that the Switzerland-Vietnam Economic Forum 2025 would be a great success.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Revolut Group (United Kingdom) collaborates to develop digital finance at IFC Vietnam – Da Nang</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the afternoon of November 6, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee, Ho Ky Minh, held an online meeting with Revolut Group (United Kingdom) regarding cooperation in developing digital finance within Vietnam's International Financial Center (IFC) in Da Nang.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The CEO Raymond Ng Tien See introduced the digital banking model, RegTech and inclusive finance solutions, while expressing his desire for Revolut to become a key member of IFC Da Nang by contributing to attracting international financial institutions, developing a modern financial ecosystem, and transferring technological knowledge to the local community.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Standing Vice Chairman Ho Ky Minh highly appreciated Revolut's potential and international experience, affirming that the city is committed to facilitating the corporation's cooperation initiatives, while coordinating with the State Bank of Vietnam Region 9 to submit proposals and recommendations for operating licenses.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:30px"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">On the afternoon of November 4, Vice Chairwoman of the Da Nang City People's Committee, Nguyen Thi Anh Thi, received and worked with the Ambassador of Canada to Vietnam, James Nickel.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:30px"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Anh Thi gave a brief overview of Da Nang's potential, advantages, and development orientation after the merger, emphasizing industry as a key sector creating momentum for growth, aiming for the goal of becoming an economic and social hub of the country and the Southeast Asian region by 2030.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:30px"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">Currently, Da Nang does not yet have official cooperation relationships with Canadian localities. Ms. Thi expressed hope that Canada and the Ambassador will serve as a bridge to promote investment cooperation, green and smart urban transition, and urban management, while also encouraging Canadian businesses to explore investment opportunities in Da Nang.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:30px"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph">Ambassador James Nickel sent his condolences to the people of Da Nang who suffered losses due to the recent floods and highly appreciated the city government's efforts to support and develop services and tourism. He affirmed that Canada can support the city's strong development in areas like semiconductor technology, chips, AI, gene technology and stem cells, which are important fields for the city's future.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Da Nang – Kansai (Japan) strengthens cooperation in economics, education, and culture</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the morning of November 7, Vice Chairwoman of the City People's Committee Nguyễn Thị Anh Thi received a delegation from the Kansai Region Japan – Vietnam Friendship Association, led by Mr. Teiichi Nishimura, President of the Association, during their visit and working session in Da Nang.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Vice Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Anh Thi expressed her delight in welcoming the delegation on the occasion of attending the "Meet Kansai" event, and she extended her gratitude to the Association for accompanying and supporting Da Nang in its development process. The Vice Chairwoman affirmed that Japan has always been a key partner of Da Nang, with more than 280 investment projects totaling 1.28 billion USD and extensive cooperation in economic, educational, and cultural fields. The city hopes that the Kansai Association will continue to serve as a bridge to promote cooperation, support human resource training, facilitate cultural exchanges, and help preserve the heritage of The Hoi An – Japanese Covered Bridge.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Mr. Teiichi Nishimura thanked the delegation for the warm reception and affirmed that the Association would continue to promote cooperation between the Kansai region and Da Nang in education, technology, and culture, contributing to the deepening of the Vietnam – Japan friendship.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Mixel Vietnam Company expanding its operational scale in Da Nang</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the morning of November 6, Vice Chairman of the Ho Quang Buu City People's Committee presided over a working session with the delegation from Mixel Vietnam, led by Mr. Andrew Wright, Senior Vice President of the Silvaco Corporation (USA), to discuss the investment situation in the semiconductor microchip sector.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Mr. Andrew Wright stated that in Da Nang, Mixel Vietnam was established in 2024, operating in the fields of AI, mobile devices, cameras, virtual reality, smart</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">vehicles, among others, and is a member of Silvaco – a leading global corporation in semiconductor design software (EDA, TCAD). After one year of development, the company, together with its team of Vietnamese engineers, has undertaken numerous major projects and collaborated with universities to train high-quality human resources. Mixel plans to expand its headquarters and increase its scale of operations in Da Nang.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Vice Chairman Ho Quang Buu congratulated Mixel Vietnam on its success, affirming that the city will always accompany and create favorable conditions for the enterprise’s development, contributing to the promotion of the high-tech industry – one of the three economic pillars of Da Nang in the new period.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>The Taiwan (China) fam trip delegation surveyed tourism products and services in Da Nang</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">From November 2 to 7, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Da Nang, in collaboration with Vietjet Air and Sun Group, welcomed a famtrip delegation from Taiwan (China) to visit and survey the city's tourism products and services.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The delegation consisting of 21 representatives from Taiwanese travel companies, experienced numerous famous destinations such as Sun World Bà Nà Hills, Marble Mountains, and the Da Nang Museum, along with leisure and entertainment activities at Da Nang Mikazuki, Trình Café, Charming Show, and After Glow. The delegation also surveyed high-end hotel and resort systems such as Wyndham Danang Golden Bay, Novotel, Shilla Monogram, and Crowne Plaza, while savoring distinctive local cuisine.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The program is helping to promote the image and reaffirm the appeal of Da Nang to the Taiwanese market, while also expanding opportunities for cooperation and bilateral tourism connections. Currently, Taiwan is Da Nang's second-largest international market, accounting for 7.45% of the total international arrivals, with 29 regular weekly flights from Taipei and Kaohsiung, as well as charter flights operated by Vietjet Air and Bamboo Airways.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">At the meeting, City People's Committee Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Anh Thi informed that, to ensure international aid and cooperation activities are continuously and effectively deployed following the administrative unit merger, the City People's Committee has directed departments, agencies, and local authorities to enhance coordination and support for the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations, including WWF. The Department of Finance has issued guidelines on transitioning and managing programs and projects in accordance with the Government's regulations in Decree No. 80/2020/ND-CP (Decree on the management and use of non-refundable aid not part of official development assistance from foreign agencies, organizations, and individuals for Vietnam).</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 17px; text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Currently, WWF is coordinating with the Department of Agriculture and Environment to develop the Project on forest restoration and livelihood development in the former Quang Nam area, with a total capital of over 8.1 million USD, and is expected to fund many new programs in the near future.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 17px; text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The City People's Committee Vice Chairwoman expressed her desire for WWF to continue accompanying and supporting the city in the following areas: developing the Strategy and Action Plan on biodiversity, establishing financial mechanisms for conservation, managing natural heritage and wetlands. Forest restoration, carbon credit development, improving management capacity and reducing emissions. Applying science - technology and digital transformation in resource management and biodiversity conservation. Training, research, and data sharing on natural resource management.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 17px; text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On behalf of the delegation, Mr. Martin Kabaluapa Kapinga, General Director of WWF Office Management, stated that the merger of the province/city opens up many cooperation opportunities between WWF and Da Nang. WWF desires and is committed to continuing cooperation with Da Nang to implement activities related to forest protection and restoration, contributing to enhancing the effectiveness of nature conservation work in the locality.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 17px; text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On this occasion, WWF provided 40,000 USD to support Da Nang in overcoming the consequences of natural disasters.</p>
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<p style="line-height:30px">- Select the most optimal investment option for the Đà Nẵng urban railway project<br />
- Đà Nẵng exchanges with Swiss experts on the model of the International Financial Center<br />
- Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Trần Nam Hưng welcomed the commander of the French cruiser Prairial<br />
- Đà Nẵng welcomes a delegation of Swiss experts to promote high-tech cooperation<br />
- Đà Nẵng reviews the work of foreign non-governmental organizations in the city<br />
- Grand Opening of MM Supercenter Đà Nẵng Trade Center<br />
- Hoa Vang Commune Expands Labor Cooperation with Bonghwa District (South Korea)<br />
- Launch of the APEC Vietnam International Commercial Arbitration Center – Đà Nẵng Branch</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Select the optimal investment option for the Đà Nẵng urban railway project</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">At the meeting on November 20 regarding the Đà Nẵng urban railway, Central Committee member and Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Le Ngoc Quang emphasized that the project is large in scale, technically complex, and being implemented in the city for the first time. Therefore, each investment option, including the public-private partnership (PPP) model, needs to be thoroughly analyzed to ensure effectiveness.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Currently, the city is consolidating and supplementing its planning based on the approved provincial plan. The Secretary requested that the adjustment process take into account urban spatial impacts, while research and route proposal activities should proceed concurrently to avoid delays. The city will also work in detail with</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">interested investors, objectively assessing their capabilities, financial standing, and commitment to technology transfer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">According to the report, Đà Nẵng plans to develop 3 MRT lines and 15 LRT lines with a total length of nearly 283 km, prioritizing the Đà Nẵng – Hoi An – Chu Lai line. It is expected that by November 2025, the city will select investors to prepare the pre-feasibility report, to be completed within 3 months; TOD planning along the line must be completed before May 2026.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Đà Nẵng exchanges with Swiss experts on the model of the International Financial Center</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the morning of November 22, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Ho Ky Minh chaired a working session with a delegation of Swiss experts and investors regarding legal issues to facilitate the effective operation of the Đà Nẵng International Financial Center (IFC).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">According to the plan, Đà Nẵng IFC will be developed based on a coherent and transparent legal framework, in line with international standards, and designed to create competitive advantages to attract global financial institutions. The center will also be connected to the ecosystem of innovation, digital technology, and sustainable finance; while serving as a controlled testing ground for new financial models, digital asset products, digital payments, and specialized trading platforms.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Dr. Urs Lustenberger stated that the working group had conducted a field survey of the proposed location for the IFC and related projects. He emphasized that important mechanisms need to be implemented promptly, including procedures for establishing enterprises, setting up the International Arbitration Center, and building a robust financial system. What international investors are most concerned about is transparency and equality between domestic and foreign investors. This can be ensured through an independent arbitration center with the participation of both domestic and international experts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Permanent Vice Chairman of the Đà Nẵng City People's Committee Ho Ky Minh expressed his gratitude for the professional feedback and stated that the city will continue to have in-depth discussions to complete the legal framework and ensure the timely and effective operation of the Đà Nẵng IFC.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Trần Nam Hưng welcomed the commander of the French cruiser Prairial</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the afternoon of November 18, Deputy Chairman of the City People's Committee Trần Nam Hưng received Lieutenant Colonel Wallerand Faivre D’Arcier, Commander of the French Navy's Prairial cruiser, during his working visit to Đà Nẵng.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Deputy Chairman Trần Nam Hưng emphasized that the visit contributes to strengthening friendly relations, in line with the context of Vietnam and France recently upgrading their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2024. Additionally, the Deputy Chairman expressed hope that the visit of the Prairial ship will help promote the image of Đà Nẵng to the people of France and the international community, contributing to attracting investment and tourism.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Following the merger of Đà Nẵng and Quang Nam, the city is implementing three strategic development programs: an International Financial Center, a Free Trade Zone, and a system of High-Tech Centers, while also promoting investment in key infrastructure such as two international airports and Lien Chieu Port.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The city is also promoting sea tourism and calling on the international community to support the protection of maritime freedom, peace, and stability in the East Sea in accordance with international law.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Lieutenant Colonel Wallerand Faivre D’Arcier expressed his impression of Đà Nẵng as a dynamic, friendly city with development orientations aligned with current trends such as finance, high technology, and artificial intelligence. He affirmed that Đà Nẵng, with its location at the crossroads of international maritime routes, serves as a reliable base for the French Navy to carry out logistical cooperation and emphasized his stance supporting the resolution of the South China Sea issue through international law.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Đà Nẵng welcomes a delegation of Swiss experts to promote high-tech cooperation</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the afternoon of November 21, Vice Chairman of the Ho Quang Buu City People's Committee met with a delegation of Swiss experts and investors to discuss the potential for strategic cooperation in the high-tech sector. Đà Nẵng has</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">identified core technology industries such as semiconductors, AI, and robotics as pillars for socio-economic development in the coming period.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The city is committed to creating a transparent investment environment and ensuring intellectual property rights to attract Swiss enterprises with research and development capabilities. The two sides also discussed export controls in the fields of microchips and robotics to ensure technological security and compliance with international regulations.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The Swiss side highly appreciates Đà Nẵng's high-tech strategy and believes that the potential for connecting the innovation ecosystems between the two sides is very significant, especially given Switzerland's strengths in precision industries, robotics, and microchip technology.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Both sides agreed to continue in-depth research and to develop a strategic cooperation road map, paving the way for numerous development opportunities in the fields of semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and innovation.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Đà Nẵng reviews the work of foreign non-governmental organizations in the city</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the morning of November 19, Vice Chairwoman of the City People's Committee Nguyễn Thị Anh Thi chaired a meeting to review the implementation of regulations on foreign non-governmental activities in Đà Nẵng.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The Vice Chairwoman agreed with the content of the draft and assigned the Department of Foreign Affairs to continue reviewing and finalizing the List of 20 projects eligible for foreign non-governmental aid allocation in 2026; at the same time, to monitor the National Program for the 2026-2030 period to advise on the development of a corresponding city-level program.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The city will strengthen aid disbursement in a diverse and flexible manner; promote dialogue with foreign non-governmental organizations and beneficiary units to resolve difficulties and prioritize mobilization efforts; in addition, continue to train and enhance the capacity of personnel involved in foreign non-governmental activities in the coming time.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Grand Opening of MM Supercenter Đà Nẵng Trade Center</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the morning of November 17, MM Mega Market Vietnam Co., Ltd. inaugurated the MM Supercenter Đà Nẵng Shopping Center on Nguyen Sinh Sac Street, Hoa Khanh Ward. This is MM's first 'super center' model in Vietnam, with a total investment of 20 million USD, completed ahead of schedule.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">The facility comprises three above-ground floors, bringing together nearly 50 domestic and international brands, combining a hypermarket, dining area, entertainment zone, and cinema, offering an "all-in-one" shopping and service experience. The project highlights a new commercial landmark for the Hoa Khanh area, contributing to socio-economic development and enhancing convenience for residents and visitors.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Vice Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Anh Thi highly praised the efforts of the investor and suggested that the center continue to improve service quality, participate in social welfare, and support programs to stabilize the market. The city is committed to providing maximum support to ensure MM Supercenter operates efficiently, expands connections with local businesses, and develops a sustainable supply chain.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">According to Nguyen Duc Toan, CEO of MM Mega Market Vietnam, over 90% of products in the supermarket are of Vietnamese origin; the OCOP area and local specialties showcase more than 100 products. The center currently provides nearly 500 jobs. On the occasion of its opening, the company and its partners contributed VND 425 million to support people affected by natural disasters.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Hoa Vang Commune Expands Labor Cooperation with Bonghwa District (South Korea)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the afternoon of November 21, Hoa Vang commune welcomed the Bonghwa County (South Korea) delegation to discuss the labor cooperation program for 2026.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Bonghwa County Chief Park Hyun-Gook highly appreciated the results of the 2025 cooperation, particularly the quality of the 50 Hoa Vang (former) workers who were sent to South Korea, more than half of whom demonstrated strong skills and a high work ethic. He expressed confidence that the friendship between the two localities would continue to develop.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Chairman of Hoa Vang Commune People's Committee Le Phu Nguyen proposed expanding cooperation to areas such as agriculture, vocational training, investment promotion, and community tourism, while also expressing the hope of establishing a “Korean Village” of Bonghwa in Hoa Vang in the future.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">Both sides agreed to maintain the seasonal labor dispatch program, continue coordinating to ensure workers' rights, and explore the possibility of expanding cooperation in accordance with the potential of each locality.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;;line-height:30px"><strong>Launch of the APEC Vietnam International Commercial Arbitration Center – Đà Nẵng Branch</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">On the morning of November 18, the APEC Vietnam International Commercial Arbitration Center launched its Đà Nẵng Branch at 58 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, Hai Chau Ward. APEC Vietnam, established by the Ministry of Justice, carries out domestic and international commercial arbitration and mediation, expanding its network in Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, and Phu Quoc.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;;line-height:30px">APEC Vietnam - Đà Nẵng Branch helps Central Vietnamese businesses access modern dispute resolution methods, contributing to the creation of a transparent, safe business environment aligned with international practices. The presence of APEC Vietnam in Đà Nẵng—a locality aimed at developing into an international financial center—holds significant importance in enhancing the legal capacity of businesses, while also supporting the city in digital economic development and investment attraction.</p>
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External information on the economy, politics, culture, and society in Đà Nẵng city from Nov 10 to 15
From November 10 to 15, various notable economic, political, cultural and societal events and activities took place in Đà Nẵng city. These highlights were compiled by Đà Nẵng Portal.
Enhancing Comprehensive Cooperation with Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan)
On the morning of November 13, the delegation from Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan) led by Governor Kuroiwa Yuji paid a courtesy call to Da Nang city leaders and discussed promoting friendly cooperative relations between the two localities. Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Nam Hung received and worked with the delegation.
External information on the economy, politics, culture, and society in Da Nang city from Nov 3 to 8
From November 3 to 8, various notable economic, political, cultural and societal events and activities took place in Da Nang city. These highlights were compiled by Da Nang Portal.
Cooperating with WWF to develop carbon credits, digital transformation in biodiversity conservation
On the afternoon of November 12, City People's Committee Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Anh Thi chaired a meeting with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), led by Mr. Martin Kabaluapa Kapinga, General Director of WWF Office Management, during his visit and work in Da Nang.
External information on the economy, politics, culture, and society in Đà Nẵng city from Nov 17 to 22
From November 17 to 22, various notable economic, political, cultural and societal events and activities took place in Đà Nẵng city. These highlights were compiled by Đà Nẵng Portal.
