This weekend
in Da Nang.

The tropical depression we wrote about last week came ashore in Quang Tri province on the afternoon of Sunday 13 September, well north of Da Nang. It was still a depression, not a storm, and the national weather service expected it to weaken over Laos by Monday morning. Quang Tri and Hue got the heavy rain, more than 350 millimetres in some places.

For Da Nang, the national weather service forecast on Monday 14 September was showers and thunderstorms every day from Thursday to Sunday. Highs 31 to 32 degrees, lows 24 to 25. From Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 it shows cloud and no rain, with highs of 32 to 33.

Thunderstorms can bring lightning and strong wind. If you hear thunder at the beach, get out of the water and off the sand.

This forecast is three days old when you read it, and the weather here changes fast in the storm season, which lasts until November. Check again on the morning you go out, at nchmf.gov.vn. When we checked, the weather service had no other storm or depression in its warnings.

Real plans with a name, a place and a time. We checked each one on the organiser's own page.

Friday: An astrology class in English at Koi Fish Cafe, 68-70 Ho Sy Tan, from 6pm to 9pm. Sign up first on the organiser's website.

Saturday: JAPONISM, a Japanese music and party series on a tour of Vietnam, plays Maia Beach Bar in the afternoon. It then moves to Gatosano, 63 Ngo Thi Si, from 10pm, with artists from Japan and Vietnam. Gatosano entry is 100,000 dong if you buy on Ticketmelon, or 150,000 at the door. For families, the children's play Cuoc Phieu Luu Ky Thu is on at Cau Vong Theatre, 02 Vu Van Dung, at 7pm. It is in Vietnamese, with tickets on Ticketbox.

Sunday: Asiai Conf, free talks about software and AI at Ariyana Convention Centre, from 10am to 12pm. Register on Eventbrite.

Every day from Thursday to Sunday has thunderstorms in the forecast. Look at the venue's page before you leave home, most of all for the beach party.

The full moon of Mid-Autumn falls on Friday 25 September.

Hoi An runs its Mid-Autumn programme from Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26 September, in Hoi An, Hoi An Dong and Hoi An Tay wards. Those dates come from the city tourism board.

One useful thing to know before you buy. The city's Mid-Autumn plan, reported on 7 September, tells officials to check shops that sell mooncakes, sweets and holiday food for where the food comes from, its quality and its expiry date. They will also look for toys that are unsafe for children. When you buy a box, look for the maker's name and the expiry date on it. If there is no date, do not buy it.

If you cross the river at busy times, this is about you. On 11 September the city's Department of Construction asked city leaders to let it study a new bridge over the Han River, with the aim of starting work before 2030.

The reason is traffic. Most trips in the centre go east or west, over five main bridges: Thuan Phuoc, Song Han, the Dragon Bridge, Tran Thi Ly and Tien Son. The roads onto the Song Han, Dragon and Tran Thi Ly bridges are the most jammed, because they are the shortest way across.

The department also wants to study roads raised above the city on three possible routes, in place of an older idea for a tunnel under the airport. None of this is decided. There is no place for the bridge, no cost and no start date yet. It is a request to study it, nothing more for now.

Da Nang launched a photo contest called Global Eyes on Da Nang at APEC Park on 10 September. Anyone can enter, Vietnamese or foreign, of any age, professional or not. That includes people who live, study or work in Vietnam.

The four themes are heritage and nature, daily life in the city, cultural exchange, and Da Nang as a good place to live. Email your photos to danang.protocol@gmail.com with your personal details, a title and a short description, by 20 October. The rules published in August allow up to 15 photos per person, taken with a camera, phone or drone, and no images made with AI.

The best photos will go into an exhibition and a photo book called Da Nang, Telling the World. The awards are planned for late November.