Da Nang

British

/ ˌdɑː ˈnæŋ /

noun

Former name: Tourane. a port in central Vietnam, on the South China Sea. Pop: 448 000 (2005 est)

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"I don't vote because I think my vote doesn't matter," said Phuong Anh, 25, who works an administrative job in Da Nang.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

He served for three years as a military police officer, including a stint guarding the Da Nang Air Base with the South Vietnamese army.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Large amounts of Agent Orange had been stored at the Da Nang airport during the war and contaminated the soil with dioxin.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

She had left Thailand last week for the Vietnamese coastal city of Da Nang and is not involved in the incident, police said.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

Using a gangplank hastily hammered together from wooden boards, refugees from Da Nang disembark from the US Military Sealift Command ship Pioneer Contender at Cam Ranh Bay 1975.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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