Along with the departure of a direct flight from Hue to South Korea, on August 1, the Provincial Department of Tourism coordinated with Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company, SMC Hue Co., Ltd (South Korea), Phu Bai International Airport; the Provincial Tourism Association, and related units to welcome the first direct flight, connecting Thua Thien Hue with Seoul City (South Korea). This is also the first flight from Incheon International Airport (South Korea) to the new terminal of Phu Bai International Airport.

The direct flight connecting Hue with Incheon (South Korea) will take off on July 31. Hue's tourism sector and many travel businesses are pooling efforts to seek opportunities to develop tourism and open the market for Korean tourists in particular and international tourists in general.

On March 20, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Truong Luu received H.E. Oh Youngju, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Vietnam.

On the afternoon of March 20, Hue Monuments Conservation Center welcomed H.E. Oh Youngju, new Korean Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Vietnam, and other members of the delegation to visit Hue Imperial Palace.