On the afternoon of July 27th, Vice Chairman of Hue City People's Committee Tran Huu Thuy Giang chaired a meeting with Hue Tourism Association, travel agencies, and hotels across the city to discuss coordinated initiatives aimed at promoting tourism development in the coming time.

Featured on page 2 is the article ‘Momentum from grassroots initiatives’, which addresses a timely issue after one year of operating the two-tier local government model. A key takeaway is that when local authorities are empowered and willing to innovate, many procedures are shortened, government services move closer to the citizens, and public satisfaction becomes the benchmark for governance effectiveness.

On the afternoon of July 16th, in Khe Tre Commune, the Youth Union of the Party Agencies, in collaboration with the Youth Union and Student Association of the University of Sciences, Hue University and the Khe Tre Commune Youth Union, organized the Peak Day of the 2026 Summer Youth Volunteer Campaign, featuring a wide range of community welfare initiatives, livelihood support programs, and activities benefiting ethnic minority communities.

Alongside cross-border trade promotion efforts and initiatives to showcase products at major trade fairs and exhibitions across provinces and cities, relevant departments and agencies have actively prioritized encouraging businesses to participate in locally organized trade promotion activities.

On the morning of March 20, the Department of Agriculture and Environment, in collaboration with Hue Institute for Development Studies and the project “Hue - A plastic-reduced smart city in Central Vietnam” project (TVA project), organized the “National forum on promoting solutions to reduce plastic packaging through policies and pilot initiatives at the local level”.

Organized for the first time by Hue University, the “Hue University Innovation Solutions Competition - 2025” not only recognizes innovative initiatives but also motivates lecturers to sustain creativity, foster the inspiration of innovation and startups among students.

On August 15, 2025, Vietnam General Confederation of Labor held the 2025 Creative labor Festival in Hanoi. Hue City was honored to have two participating units, including: Tien Phong Forestry One Member State Co., Ltd., and Bach Ma Herbals Production Trading Services Co., Ltd.

Hue is asserting its pioneering role in preserving and promoting heritage values, from tangible treasures to intangible performance spaces. A journey of “preservation for revival” with long-term vision, modern technology, and initiatives close to young people.

This statement was made by the Standing Member of Hue City Party Committee and Permanent Vice Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, at a national workshop on the project “Internationalizing Vietnamese culture and localizing global culture”.

To spread the value of Hue Bookcase and reading culture within schools, Hue City Institute for Development Studies has organized activities to introduce Hue Bookcase in schools. Hue Today newspaper recently had a conversation with Mr. Cung Trong Cuong, Director of Hue City Institute for Development Studies, about these initiatives.