www.bloomberg.com Open in urlscan Pro
151.101.65.73  Public Scan

Submitted URL: http://go2.mailengine2.com/click/gb04-2k1r55-9p46r2-imxo5y70/
Effective URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-28/surf-sand-and-software-turn-danang-into-vietnam-s-it-city?utm_term=OZY&...
Submission: On July 19 via api from US — Scanned from CA

Form analysis 0 forms found in the DOM

Text Content

Skip to content



Skip to content
Bloomberg the Company & Its ProductsThe Company & its ProductsBloomberg Terminal
Demo RequestBloomberg Anywhere Remote LoginBloomberg Anywhere LoginBloomberg
Customer SupportCustomer Support

Bloomberg Webinars: Access a broad range of analysis, research, insight & ideas.



BLOOMBERG UK

Switch Editions

 * UK
   
 * Europe
   
 * US
   
 * Asia
   
 * Middle East
   
 * Africa
   
 * 日本
   

Sign In Subscribe


 * Live Now
   
   
   BLOOMBERG TV+
   
   
   BLOOMBERG MARKETS THE CLOSE
   
   The fast-paced program is the quintessential market close show leading up to
   the final minutes and seconds before the closing bell on Wall Street with the
   latest news, data and expert analysis.
   
   
   BLOOMBERG RADIO
   
   
   BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
   
   Insight and analysis of top stories from our award winning magazine
   "Bloomberg Businessweek".
   
   Listen
   
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   
   QUICKTAKE
   
   
   GAME CHANGERS
   
   Game Changers is a documentary series profiling some of the world’s most
   influential, determined, hard-working visionaries who are disrupting their
   industries.
   
   
   ALSO STREAMING ON YOUR TV:
   
   
 * * Markets
     Markets
      * Economics
      * Deals
      * Odd Lots
      * The FIX | Fixed Income
      * ETFs
      * FX
      * Factor Investing
      * Alternative Investing
      * Economic Calendar
      * Markets Magazine
     
     
     PROGNOSIS
     
     Novavax Covid Shot for Adults Gains CDC Advisers’ Backing
     
     
     MARKETS
     
     Electrical Equipment Caused Explosion at Hoover Dam, US Says
     
     
     MARKET DATA
     
      * Stocks
      * Commodities
      * Rates & Bonds
      * Currencies
      * Futures
      * Sectors
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG MARKETS
     
     
     View More Markets
   * Technology
     Technology
      * Work Shifting
      * Code Wars
      * Checkout
      * Prognosis
     
     
     DEALS
     
     Twitter Gets a Win Over Musk With Trial Fast-Tracked for October
     
     
     TECHNOLOGY
     
     Amazon Warehouse Sites Probed for Potential Workplace Hazards
     
     
     TECHNOLOGY
     
     Netflix Turns to Ads to Free Itself From ‘Value Trap’
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG TECHNOLOGY
     
     
     View More Technology
   * Politics
     Politics
      * US
      * UK
      * Americas
      * Europe
      * Asia
      * Middle East
     
     
     POLITICS
     
     Soros Backs O’Rourke’s Bid for Texas Governor With $1 Million
     
     
     POLITICS
     
     EU Set to Target 15% Reduction in Natural-Gas Use on Russian Supply Woes
     
     
     FEATURED
     
      * Hong Kong's 25 Years Under China
      * Next China
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG POLITICS
     
     
     View More Politics
   * Wealth
     Wealth
      * Investing
      * Living
      * Opinion & Advice
      * Savings & Retirement
      * Taxes
      * Reinvention
     
     
     INVESTING
     
     Retail Investors Pile into Currency Trading as Euro Slides to Parity With
     Dollar
     
     
     ECONOMICS
     
     Goldman ‘Impressed’ With Fed’s Inflation Moves, Waldron Says
     
     
     FEATURED
     
      * How to Invest
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG WEALTH
     
     
     View More Wealth
   * Pursuits
     Pursuits
      * Travel
      * Autos
      * Homes
      * Living
      * Culture
      * Style
     
     
     PURSUITS
     
     Sheriff Says Prison Reform Advocate Committed 'Evil Act'
     
     
     PURSUITS
     
     Academy of Country Music Awards Head to Texas on Prime Video
     
     
     FEATURED
     
      * Screentime
      * New York Property Prices
      * Where to Go in 2022
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG PURSUITS
     
     
     View More Pursuits
   * Opinion
     Opinion
      * Business
      * Finance
      * Economics
      * Markets
      * Politics & Policy
      * Technology & Ideas
      * Editorials
      * Letters
     
     
     THERESE RAPHAEL
     
     The Cruelest Cut in the Tory Leadership Race
     
     
     FAYE FLAM
     
     The World’s Oldest Trees Can Outlive Anything Except Humans
     
     
     THE EDITORS
     
     Which Retail Investors Does the SEC Want to Protect?
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG OPINION
     
     
     View More Opinion
   * Businessweek
     Businessweek
      * The Bloomberg 50
      * Best B-Schools
      * Small Business Survival Guide
      * 50 Companies to Watch
      * Good Business
      * Subscribe to the Magazine
     
     
     REMARKS
     
     JD Vance May Need Another Peter Thiel Bailout
     
     
     GOOD BUSINESS
     
     A Philadelphia Startup Is Building Houses in Guinea and Ghana for African
     Émigrés
     
     
     REMARKS
     
     Who Will Blink First in the Battle for Control of Spirit Airlines?
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
     
     
     View More Businessweek
   * Equality
     Equality
      * Corporate Leadership
      * Capital
      * Society
      * Solutions
     
     
     EQUALITY
     
     Ocasio-Cortez Among Lawmakers Arrested at Supreme Court Rally
     
     
     EQUALITY
     
     Men Make 48% More Than Women in the Gig Economy, Study Finds
     
     
     EQUALITY
     
     Not Just ‘Top Gun’: The Blue Angels Tap First Female Demonstration Pilot
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG EQUALITY
     
     
     View More Equality
   * Green
     Green
      * New Energy
      * ESG Investing
      * Weather & Science
      * Electric Vehicles
      * Climate Politics
      * Greener Living
      * Cleaner Tech
     
     
     CLIMATE POLITICS
     
     Tension Between Rich and Poorer Nations Eases at Berlin Climate Summit
     
     
     WEATHER & SCIENCE
     
     Wildfire in Athens Suburb Prompts Evacuation Advisory
     
     
     FEATURED
     
      * Data Dash
      * Hyperdrive
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG GREEN
     
     
     View More Green
   * CityLab
     CityLab
      * Design
      * Culture
      * Transportation
      * Economy
      * Environment
      * Housing
      * Justice
      * Government
      * Technology
     
     
     ECONOMY
     
     From Broken Cities, a Plea for Grassroots Fixes
     
     
     HOUSING
     
     Office-to-Residential Conversions Can’t Cope With UK Heat Wave
     
     
     GOVERNMENT
     
     Austin Weighs $2 Billion Bond for School Safety and Teacher Housing
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG CITYLAB
     
     
     View More CityLab
   * Crypto
     Crypto
      * Decentralized Finance
      * NFTs
      * Regulation
      * Technology
     
     
     CRYPTO
     
     Lenders Are Thwarting Digital Currency’s Adoption in Nigeria
     
     
     CRYPTO
     
     Crypto-Regulation Bill Unlikely to Get Senate Vote This Year, Lummis Says
     
     
     CRYPTO
     
     Novogratz Says He Was ‘Darn Wrong’ on Crypto Leverage Risks
     
     
     FOLLOW BLOOMBERG CRYPTO
     
     
     View More Crypto
 * More
   
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   
   
   





Subscriber Only
Technology
Economics


SURF, SAND AND SOFTWARE TURN DANANG INTO VIETNAM’S ‘IT’ CITY

John Boudreau and Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen
April 28, 2015 at 11:00 PM GMT


SHARE THIS ARTICLE






Copied

Chuck Palazzo was 18 when he took his first trip outside New York City. He went
to Danang, Vietnam, courtesy of the U.S. Marines.

“You had mortar rounds going off in the mountains and you were surfing off China
Beach,” he said. “It was ‘Apocalypse Now!’”

LIVE ON BLOOMBERG
Watch Live TVListen to Live Radio
Video Player is loading.
Play Video
Play
Unmute

Current Time 0:00
/
Duration 0:00
Loaded: 0%

0:00
Progress: 0%
Stream Type LIVE
Remaining Time -0:00
 
Playback Rate

1x
Chapters
 * Chapters

Captions
 * captions settings, opens captions settings dialog
 * captions off, selected

Fullscreen

This is a modal window.



Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.

TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaque
Font Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge
StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional
Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall
Caps
Reset restore all settings to the default valuesDone
Close Modal Dialog

End of dialog window.


Play Again





MOST READ

 * Markets
   This Could Be the Start of a Dollar ‘Doom Loop’ Like No Other
 * Business
   Rich Chinese Worth $48 Billion Want to Leave — But Will Xi Let Them?
 * Markets
   S&P 500 Struts Stuff With Best Day in Three Weeks: Markets Wrap
 * Technology
   Apple to Slow Hiring and Spending for Some Teams Next Year
 * Markets
   China Is Pariah for Global Investors as Xi’s Policies Backfire


Terms of Service Manage Cookies Trademarks Privacy Policy ©2022 Bloomberg L.P.
All Rights Reserved
Careers Made in NYC Advertise Ad Choices Help