According to the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), on August 8, 2023, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just sent a letter to this agency to inform about the opening of the United States (US) market for Vietnamese fresh coconuts.

Developing eco-tourism sites associated with streams and waterfalls is one of the directions that Nam Dong district has been focusing on and will continue to exploit.

On August 10, Hue Industrial College (HueIC) had a meeting to exchange, discuss, and sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation with Gifu Kosen College and Tsuruoka School from Japan.

With the number of visitors increasing by 5 - 6 times compared to that of last year, many beaches located from Hai Duong commune (Hue city) to Quang Ngan commune (Quang Dien district) are bustling. The potential for sea tourism in these places is expected to develop further thanks to the "advantages" satisfying visitors.

While busy with two big-budget horror film projects, namely, Hunger: The Code 45 and The Torture Hill, director Luong Dinh Dung has recently announced that he will make a historical drama about Nguyen Trai entitled Hero and Hero. Facing a certain amount of skepticism about the feasibility of this project, director Luong Dinh Dung affirmed that he would make the best use of his resources for this blockbuster.

Hai Duong Commune (Hue City) is considered a most arduous and challenging place with a long coastline to the southeast and Tam Giang lagoon to the southwest. Through many generations exploring the land, establishing villages and settling down, the people of Hai Duong have suffered a lot of pressure from waves and winds; nevertheless, they are still living in harmony with the harsh nature and living on marine products.

Within the framework of the conference "Meeting Thailand" taking place from August 3 to 4, 2023 in Dong Ha city, Quang Tri province, on August 4, Mr. Phan Quy Phuong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, had exchanges at the discussion session related to supply chain integration and promotion of cooperation on the East-West Economic Corridor.

The exhibition “Behind the Doors - Nocturne of Rain” by a group of both domestic and foreign artists has recently commenced and opened to the public on the evening of August 3rd at Diem Phung Thi art space (Hue Museum of Fine Arts, 17 Le Loi Street, Hue City).

While the article about the book "Echoes of the Truong Son" (Thuan Hoa Publishing House, 2023) was being prepared when I included it in the collection of essays "Life's Many Paths" (Writers Association Publishing House, 2023), from Ho Chi Minh City, Mrs. Dam Thu continuously sent touching feedback to Hue about the work that she had just "poured her efforts" into completing.

“Nang” is the name of an exhibition of Truc Chi at Danang Museum of Fine Arts on July 14th organized by Vietnam Truc Chi, Ltd. This exhibition is the beginning for a series of exhibitions marking the 10th year since Truc Chi came into being together with “Tham” in Hanoi and “Hop” in Ho Chi Minh City in the coming time. On this occasion, we had a talk with Mrs. Ngo Dinh Bao Vi, director, about the 10-year-long journey of Truc Chi.