GreenViet and the Đà Nẵng–based Centre of Biodiversity Conservation has started construction of the Sơn Trà Nature Education Centre on Sơn Trà peninsula to provide a space for students to explore the area’s biodiversity.

The central city of Đà Nẵng was awarded the title National Capital of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s One Planet City Challenge 2018 programme in a ceremony on Friday, making it the only city in Việt Nam to join a list of 21 cities around the world for the final round of the global award.

The Government of Việt Nam has been implementing drastic measures to increase forest coverage in the Central Highlands region, while improving output of coffee and high value crops in easing deforestation.

Food courts, an arts space and nightly musical performances are on display at Âu Cơ Park on Mỹ Khê Beach from 4pm till 10.30pm during the Summer Destination Week at the central city’s East Sea Park.

President Trần Đại Quang pressed a button yesterday to start a countdown to the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit in Đà Nẵng. The city will host a heads of state summit and CEOs from 21 member nations during the week of November 5 to 11.

Reuse Everything Institute Inc of Finland has agreed to fund a biodiversity research project in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve that will contribute to protecting the endangered red-shanked douc langur (Pygathryx nemaeus).

The central city of Đà Nẵng has taken full advantage of being able to start afresh, unencumbered for the most part by outdated infrastructure, to become the most livable place in the country. Bùi Hoài Nam charts a few milestones of this growth.

Having succeeded at printing photography on stones and leaves, Lê Nguyên Vỹ started working with sea shells – a tough material for photo printing – and pioneered the art of printing photographs on shells in Việt Nam.

Đà Nẵng has launched a souvenir design contest for 2017 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation) Summit running from this December to next March.

The Evergreen Farmer’s market, the first-ever fair of organic products and safe food, will open at the city’s Dragon Bridge Square on Trần Hưng Đạo street on November 20.