On the afternoon of April 8, Hue City People’s Committee held a sponsorship contract signing ceremony for the National Tourism Year 2025 and Hue Festival 2025 with Vietnam Airlines Corporation – Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines Joint Stock Company.

On the afternoon of April 7th, a representative from the Department of Tourism reported that, according to preliminary statistics, approximately 105.000 visitors came to explore and experience tourist destinations in Hue over the four-day holiday period from April 4th to April 7th, 2025.

The VnExpress Marathon Hue 2025 officially kicked off on the morning of April 6th, with the starting point at Phu Van Lau (Le Duan Street). A record-breaking participation of 12,000 runners was recorded at this fifth edition of the large-scale marathon in the Ancient Capital.

Along with pho, bun rieu, bun cha ca, banh canh, and others, bun bo Hue (Hue beef noodle soup) is one of the delicious Vietnamese dishes featured in the “Top 100 best soups in the world” list, recently announced by the renowned culinary website Taste Atlas.

Once the sous chef of a five-star hotel in Hue and a multiple award-winning chef, Tran Huy Cuong took an unexpected turn in his career, venturing into entrepreneurship in his 50s. Driven by the desire to “turn simple things into specialties,” he chose the figs as the starting point for his journey to bring Hue’s traditional culinary products to Vietnamese dining tables and beyond.

On March 31, Hue Dental Hospital announced that its Department of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, in collaboration with Resurge International (US), will provide free reconstructive surgery for 100 cases of congenital deformities.

On March 29th, Hue City Association of Diabetes & Endocrinology, in collaboration with Vietnam Association of Diabetes & Endocrinology, organized the 8th Ancient Capital Expanded Scientific Conference to update medical professionals on the latest advancements in treatment within this field.

The Acecook Happiness Concert with the theme "Sounds of Happiness", featuring many outstanding performances, truly captivated a large audience in the ancient capital. It took place on the evening of March 23 at the Huong River Theatre of Hue Academy of Music (1 Le Loi, Thuan Hoa District).

On March 25, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Hue City, Nguyen Van Phuong, held an official meeting with Mr. Andrew Khan, General Director of Carlsberg Vietnam.

On March 12, Hue Central Hospital announced that the 15th patient to receive a heart transplant across Vietnam has recovered. This was a complex transplant case, making the surgical procedure and post-operative care quite challenging for the doctors and medical staff.