DA NANG (VNS)—The world's longest, highest cable car valued at 30 million euros (US$39.7 million) will be put into operation in the central city of Da Nang next March. The third cable car at Ba Na Hills is expected to break the record set by the first one, built in 2009 and recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records.

The cable car will be 5,772m long and 1,369m high. It is designed to have 86 cabins able to transport 1,500 passengers per hour between the base of Ba Na Mountain and its top, where a resort is located at a height of 1,489m above sea level.-VNS