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On the morning of October 5, Permanent Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Phan Ngoc Tho had a meeting with the Japanese People's Diplomacy Promotion Council, led by Vice Chairman of Japanese People's Diplomacy Promotion Council Nakagaki Yoshihiko on the issues of economic and cultural cooperation between the two sides.

The steel shell fishing vessel with identification number of TTH.99996.TS owned by fisherman Tran Dung in Hai Tien village, Thuan An town (Phu Vang) was launched by the construction unit and departments on October 4, after nearly two and a half months of construction.

On October 3, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong received and worked with the Asian Development Bank's Eptisa consultative working group on the technical assistance project "adaptable and sustainable urban development".

On the afternoon of October 3, Mr. Dong Si Toan, the Head of Economic Department of Hue City said that there were about 13,000 domestic and foreign tourist arrivals in the Pham Ngu Lao - Chu Van An - Vo Thi Sau pedestrian quarter (Phu Hoi ward - Hue City) on the first 3 nights after this quarter had officially been opened to welcome visitors.

More than 800 children with disabilities and orphans in difficult circumstances across the province participated in the "Full Moon Festival", organized by the Center for Children and Youth’s Activities in coordination with the Provincial Children's Sponsorship Fund on October 1, on the occasion of Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Cao had a meeting with the Banpu Group of Thailand on researching investment in energy development projects in Thua Thien Hue on October 2.

The Provincial Stage Artists Association collaborated with Hue Stage Artists Association to celebrate the Vietnam Theater Day (August 12 on the lunar calendar). This is an opportunity for the artists to honor the occupation, look back after a working year to evaluate the achievements, and together strive to create more high-quality works.

The first summer course on climate protection, climate change and its consequences in Central Vietnam opened on September 29 at Green Hotel, Hue city. This is an activity within the framework of cooperation in scientific research and international cooperation between the Independent Institute for Environmental Issues (Berlin, Germany) and the Central Vietnam’s Institute for Scientific Research.

Women's occupation in the transportation sector, and transportation as the employment hub and opportunities for rural women ... are the issues of concern at the "APEC Women in Transportation Forum: Gauging Progress and Moving Forward" held in Hue.

On the afternoon of September 29, the Organization Committee of the Women and the Economy Forum (WEF) held a press conference to announce the success of the forum. Accordingly, members of the 21 economies of APEC agree to act for the common goals, which are to take all measures to enable women to participate more fully in the economy, exploit the talent of women, remove barriers restricting the full participation of women in all economic aspects and maximize women's contribution to economic growth.

This is the topic as well as the goal set up at the Forum held by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group in cooperation with WEConnect on September 29. This is the side event in the event chain of APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy 2017 Forum taking place in Hue.

On the morning of September 29, the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre and the German Cultural Conservation Association jointly held the groundbreaking ceremony for the 3-item conservation project at Phung Tien Temple (The Citadel), including: the portal, the screen and the miniature landscapes, combined with intensive technical training.

On September 28, on the occasion of participating in the APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy 2017 Forum, Ms. Fumiko Hayashi, Mayoress of Yokohama city (Japan) and her delegation had a working meeting with the leaders of Thua Thien Hue province.

In the framework of APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy (PPWE 2) second meeting, the “Smart technology and APEC Women’s Economic Empowerment in the 4th Industrial Revolution” forum was organized and presided by Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC) from Sookmyung Women’s University (SMU), Republic of Korea on September 28 in Hue city.

In the form of side activities along with the APEC Women and the Economy 2017 Forum in Hue, the Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF) together with a group of Friends of Hue organized a cultural night event named “Stillness of Sense and Soul-Women Empowerment and Cultural Identity”on the evening of September 27, at the Hue Culture Museum.