Living in a place considered a ‘barren’ land, people in the hilly area of Phong Son - Phong Xuan - Phong My on the west of Phong Dien district were once skeptical when a businessman brought tens of billions of VND back to his hometown to establish a manufacturing plant for producing medicinal essential oils. Now that they are convinced, and feel happy upon breathing in the ‘air fragrant with scents from medicinal herbs’.

On the afternoon of December 7. The Provincial Association for Learning Promotion held a ceremony to launch the SEEDS scholarship program of Thai Binh Circle Organization (The US) for the academic year 2023 – 2024.

Thai Hoa Palace, the symbol of imperial power of the Nguyen dynasty, set to be built by Emperor Gia Long in 1805, is currently being undergoing a restoration funded by nearly 130 billion Vietnamese dong from the state budget. The comprehensive conservation and restoration project of Thai Hoa Palace relic began in late 2021 and is scheduled for completion in 2025.

For the first 8 months of 2023, the tourism industry has made a rapid recovery with 1.6 times as many visitors to Hue as the figure for the same period last year. In particular, international visitor arrivals were estimated to reach 672,000 - a 9-fold increase year-on-year. Total revenue from tourism activities has been estimated at 4,600 billion VND, 1.6 times as high asin the same period last year.

On July 7, leaders of the Project Management Board on Improving Hue City Water Environment informed that the unit has started implementing the construction of the walking path along the Nhu Y River (Hue City) through the capital of nearly 260 billion VND sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

It is the Construction Project of the Bridge over Tam Giang Lagoon, which connects Phu Da Town to Vinh Xuan Commune, with an estimated total investment of more than 1,000 billion VND. Construction is expected to begin in 2024 and to be completed within 4 years.

According to statistics from Tiktok, as of April 23rd, 2023, hashtag #hue reached 1.2 billion views, hashtag #hellohue reached 24.8 million views, hashtag #huecity reached 33.8 million views, etc. Also, an increasing number of videos about tourist attractions and cuisines of Hue City created by domestic and foreign tourists as well as Tiktokers from Hue are appearing on this platform.

After the first three days, the revenue of the participating craft villages at the Hue Traditional Craft Festival reached nearly 2 billion VND, with many establishments achieving high sales, such as Thai Vinh handicrafts, Loc Mai Hue Fig tea, and Bup Sen establishment...

On the morning of April 16, the Organizing Committee of VnExpress Marathon Imperial Hue 2023 presented prizes to athletes with outstanding achievements right at the finish line at the Provincial Sports Center (Ha Huy Tap Street, Hue City).

On the morning of March 16, Hue City People’s Committee held a ceremony to receive the sponsorship for Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2023. Attending the ceremony were Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee Vo Le Nhat, city leaders and representatives of the sponsor - Carlsberg Vietnam Breweries Co., Ltd - Huda Beer brand.