Da Nang (VNA) - The Da Nang Business Incubator (DNES), in cooperation with the Accelerator Lab (AccLab) in Vietnam, which is also part of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) global network of 90 AccLabs, has launched the Da Nang Circular Economy Hub and Boot Camp to support innovative projects in the city and central Vietnam. The hub, which debuted in the city on November 11, aims to help talented people with innovative projects in improving solid waste treatment and promoting sustainable consumption in communities in central Vietnam. The Da Nang Circular Economy will select environmental ‘messengers’ to join green avenger programmes within the framework of the Da Nang Economic Circulation Network project. It is estimated that between now and 2050, the total amount of solid waste in urban areas worldwide will increase by about 70 percent, while the amount of plastic waste dumped into the sea would overtake the number of fish. Sitara Syed, UNDP Deputy … [Read more...] about UNDP helps Da Nang build circular economy hub
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Rise in Whitmore’s disease cases recorded in Da Nang
One of patients infected with melioidosis, also called Whitmore's disease, is Duong Van Thanh hailing from Dai Loc District of Quang Nam Province. He remembered that after wading in floodwaters and mud to clean the house after flood for days, he had high fever; therefore, he was rushed to the local hospital where transferred him to the General Hospital in Da Nang for further treatment. … [Read more...] about Rise in Whitmore’s disease cases recorded in Da Nang
Cerebral palsy twins in need of help
The family of Nguyen Thi Nhung is one of the most difficult cases in Son Giao Village. Hoa, owner of a grocery store in the village, said, "They're in a really difficult situation, probably the most difficult case in this district. Nine people live together in a small house and it's really hot in summer. Their twins used to be brought to the hospital but since the money ran out, they have to stay home." The 7-year-old girl was tied up to the beds. She squirmed on the beds with foam at the mouth. Nhung said her daughter, Anh Thu, can't speak or walk. A change in weather can make her writhe in agony and hurt herself. Doctors said she needed to be brought to the central hospitals but the family still can't pay their old debts yet. "It hurts me seeing them like this. I just want to walk away so that I don't have to see such scenes again but I can't do that," Nhung said. … [Read more...] about Cerebral palsy twins in need of help
Randomness, lack of curation cause bumpy ride for public art
In Tam Thanh fishing village, many locals have given up their traditional fishing job and moved to other places after selling their land to outsiders, Thuong said. The newcomers rebuilt houses, damaging the murals on the walls and the local identity. … [Read more...] about Randomness, lack of curation cause bumpy ride for public art
HCMC’s District 3 plans to turn tourist attractions into pedestrian streets
The project in response to the HCMC action plan for urban renewal for the period 2020-2025 is expected to create outdoor mass culture, shopping, leisure and entertainmen areas for local and international visitors, reaching goals of tourism development, according to Director of the HCMC Department of Construction, Le Hoa Binh. … [Read more...] about HCMC’s District 3 plans to turn tourist attractions into pedestrian streets
