On the morning of October 30, Hue City Department of Foreign Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fundación Metrópoli (Spain) at Hue City People’s Committee Office, with the signing held in a hybrid format.

From October 22 to 26, the first Vietnam Calligraphy Festival 2026, themed ‘Vietnamese Soul through Brushstrokes’, will take place in Co Mat Vien, No. 33 Tong Duy Tan St., Phu Xuan Ward. The event will feature a wide range of activities, including exhibitions, cultural exchanges and discussions, as well as hands-on calligraphy experiences.

Hue has identified tourism and services as its spearhead economic sector. Under the scenario for developing tourism in line with the double-digit growth target, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has set a target for Hue to welcome approximately 2.5 million international visitors in 2026, up 31.5% from 2025. This is both a target and a test of the city’s ability to turn its tourism advantages into revenue, investment opportunities, and ripple effects across other economic sectors.

On October 17, Hue University hosted the final round and awards ceremony of its 9th Startup and Innovation Competition 2026. Following 3 rounds of competition, 8 outstanding projects advanced to the final, where the ideas were presented to the judging panel and investors.

On October 14, the Department of Science and Technology, the standing board of the Organizing Committee for the 2026 Hue City Creative Startup Competition, held the semifinal round for 30 outstanding projects selected from the preliminary round. This semifinal round was held under the theme ‘Promoting Cultural Heritage Values in the Digital Economy’.

On October 11th, Vietnam Publishers Association, in coordination with Hue City Youth Union and Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted, organized a Reading Culture Festival for Youth Union members and young people, attracting 300 participants. The event was held ahead of the school's 130th anniversary and the 74th anniversary of the Traditional Day of Vietnam's Publishing, Printing and Book Distribution Sector.

On the afternoon of October 9th, Hue Central Hospital, in coordination with Hue City Geriatrics Association, held the opening ceremony of the Third Hue Ancient Capital Geriatrics Scientific Conference 2026, themed ‘Disease Management in the Elderly: Early Prevention - Comprehensive Treatment’. The conference attracted nearly 300 delegates, including experts, scientists, doctors and healthcare professionals from hospitals, medical facilities and medical training institutions across the country.

On 18 September 2026, the Standing Committee of the Hue Municipal Party Committee issued Plan No. 101-KH/TU to implement Resolution No.19-NQ/TW of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Political Bureau’s Action Program No. 33-CTr/TW on renewing Vietnam’s development model. Plan 101 does more than put an important Central resolution into concrete terms. It raises a long-term approach for Hue: what development model should this centrally-governed municipality choose so that it can achieve new growth, while also preserving and promoting the values that make up its unique identity?

On October 9, the Department of Education and Training held the City-level High School Excellent Student Selection Exam for the academic year 2026 - 2027 at Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted, with the participation of 3,025 students.

To help individuals and teams refine their ideas and projects for the semifinal round of the 2026 Hue City Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the Department of Science and Technology, in coordination with experts and the Competition’s advisory board, held a training conference on October 7 for organizations, individuals, and teams behind the 30 ideas and projects advancing to this year’s semifinal round.