Da Nang
Aid workers in Haiti face 'logistical nightmare'
Jan 14, 2010 14:45 EST
Roads full of hungry, homeless people. An estimated 50,000 dead. A ruined port and an overwhelmed airport. Hundreds of crumpled buildings and little heavy machinery. Few working phones.
Frequent victim in the past, Asia to aid Haiti
Jan 14, 2010 07:43 EST
Asia cites own experience with natural disasters in offering aid to quake-battered Haiti. Asian leaders cited their own experiences with natural disasters Thursday in offering help to quake-shattered Haiti as part of a massive international effort to alleviate the effects of the catastrophe.
Indonesian commission lays blame on police
Nov 16, 2009 19:00 EST
Indonesia's president should censure senior police and prosecutors accused of leading a conspiracy against the anti-corruption agency, an independent fact-finding team recommended Tuesday.
Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander
Nov 07, 2009 08:47 EST
Unlikely odyssey brings Vietnamese 'boat person' back home as commander of US Navy ship. On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming ? as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.
At least 90 die in Vietnam floods: officials
Nov 03, 2009 19:00 EST
At least 90 people have been killed in flooding in central Vietnam sparked by Tropical Storm Mirinae, which slammed into the country after pummelling the Philippines, officials said Wednesday.
At least 90 die in Vietnam floods: officials
Nov 03, 2009 19:00 EST
At least 90 people have been killed in flooding in central Vietnam sparked by Tropical Storm Mirinae, which slammed into the country after pummelling the Philippines, officials said Wednesday.
Indonesia president under fire over corruption fight
Oct 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed Friday to defend the country's anti-graft agency after the arrest of two senior investigators, amid growing doubts about his war on corruption.
Indonesian president under fire over corruption fight
Oct 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed Friday to defend the country's anti-graft agency after the arrest of two senior investigators, amid growing doubts about his war on corruption.
Indonesian president under fire over corruption fight
Oct 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed Friday to defend the country's anti-graft agency after the arrest of two senior investigators, amid growing doubts about his war on corruption.
Step forward for Agent Orange clean-up effort in Vietnam
Sep 30, 2009 20:00 EDT
Efforts to clean up contamination from the wartime herbicide Agent Orange in Vietnam took a step forward Thursday when the United States awarded a contract to prepare for dioxin containment.
Step forward for Agent Orange clean-up effort in Vietnam
Sep 30, 2009 20:00 EDT
Efforts to clean up contamination from the wartime herbicide Agent Orange in Vietnam took a step forward Thursday when the United States awarded a contract to prepare for dioxin containment.
Typhoon Ketsana kills 11 in Cambodia: official
Sep 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Typhoon Ketsana has killed at least 11 people in northeastern and central Cambodia, police and government officials said Wednesday.
Typhoon kills 38 in Vietnam, 11 in Cambodia
Sep 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Typhoon Ketsana has killed at least 11 people in northeastern and central Cambodia, police and government officials said Wednesday, while the death toll in Vietnam rose to 38.
Typhoon kills nearly 50 in Vietnam, Cambodia
Sep 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Typhoon Ketsana left a trail of destruction across Southeast Asia Wednesday, killing at least 49 people in Vietnam and Cambodia and churning towards Laos, officials said.
Typhoon kills dozens in Vietnam, Cambodia
Sep 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Typhoon Ketsana extended its trail of destruction across Southeast Asia Wednesday, killing at least 49 people in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos and unleashing some of the worst floods in a decade.
Typhoon Ketsana kills 331 across Southeast Asia
Sep 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Typhoon Ketsana extended its destructive rampage through Southeast Asia Wednesday, blowing away whole villages in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos as the regional death toll rose to 331.
Typhoon kills dozens in Vietnam, Cambodia
Sep 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Typhoon Ketsana extended its trail of destruction across Southeast Asia Wednesday, killing at least 66 people in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos and unleashing some of the worst floods in a decade.
23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana roars into Vietnam
Sep 29, 2009 10:14 EDT
At least 23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana roars into Vietnam after deadly path in Philippines. Typhoon Ketsana roared into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people as it brought flooding and winds of up to 90 mph (144 kph), disaster officials said. Some 170,000 were evacuated from its path.
Philippines braces for new storm as toll hits 246
Sep 29, 2009 08:12 EDT
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine authorities braced on Tuesday for another storm as the toll from rain and floods from a weekend typhoon, now bearing down on Vietnam, rose to 246 dead while damages climbed to nearly $100 million.
Power out, trees down as typhoon nears Vietnam
Sep 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Typhoon Ketsana brought widespread power outages, tore down trees and sent more than 100,000 people fleeing its path as the storm lashed Vietnam after battering the Philippines.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Da Nang Thành phố Đà Nẵng | |
|---|---|
| — Centrally-governed city — | |
| Coordinates: 16°04′N 108°14′E / 16.067°N 108.233°E | |
| Country | |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,256 km2 (484.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 752,493 |
| - Density | 599/km2 (1,551.4/sq mi) |
| - Ethnicities | Vietnamese, Chinese, Cờ-tu, Tày |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC+7) |
| - Summer (DST) | No DST (UTC+7) |
| Area code(s) | 511 |
| Website | www.danang.gov.vn |
