After nearly three months of work, 29 granite sculptures are nearing completion and will soon be displayed in the park along the northern bank of the Huong River, in the section stretching from Nghinh Luong Dinh Pavilion to the foot of Da Vien Bridge. The works are being created as part of the ‘Impressions of Hue, Vietnam – 2026’ Sculpture Camp, scheduled to take place from November 5th to 15th.

In Hue, a growing number of cultural spaces are opening up with a more accessible approach, allowing visitors and young people to take part directly in traditional handicraft and art activities. These venues offer more options for exploring the Ancient Capital, with each experience telling its own cultural story.

On the afternoon of November 3, the Department of Industry and Trade held a conference to connect local agricultural products and specialties with modern distribution networks. The event brought together representatives of more than 20 local agricultural and specialty product businesses and production establishments, as well as representatives of distribution networks such as Aeon Hue, Co.opmart, and Bach Hoa Xanh.

For nearly three years, Hue Thuong, a free vegetarian eatery on Ngo The Lan Street in Phu Xuan Ward, has prepared over 200 meals daily for people in difficult circumstances. What began as the wish of two women has gradually grown into a collective effort, with more people joining hands to ensure free meals are provided every day.

The weather has been much more favorable this year than in previous years. Although it was late October, sunny and warm days were still lingering. Taking advantage of calm seas, fishermen in coastal communes such as the former Phu Dien, Vinh Thanh, and Vinh Xuan communes, now part of Phu Vinh Commune, have been heading out to sea to catch seafood and earn extra income. Although the catch is not as abundant as during the main fishing season, the ‘bounty of the sea’ is still enough to provide them with hearty meals.

Hue Central Hospital (HCH) has successfully performed two consecutive kidney transplants using LifePort organ preservation technology, bringing the total number of kidney transplants performed at the hospital using this technology to five. Notably, one donor kidney was transported more than 1.800 km across Vietnam after approximately 18 hours of cold ischemia, helping expand life-saving opportunities for patients with end-stage kidney disease.

Public bicycles, taxis, electric buses, and charging station infrastructure are gradually appearing on the streets of Hue. With new policies, the city is working to cut emissions, change travel habits, and build a greener and more sustainable urban city.

From still-clumsy letters to neat lines of notes, learners in the literacy class in Residential Area 5, Duong No Ward, are overcoming their feelings of inadequacy and their age, day by day, to learn to read and write. For them, being literate not only makes life more convenient but also opens up new opportunities.

On October 11, the 2026 National Taekwondo Dan Promotion Test was held at the sports arena at 150 Nguyen Trai Street (Phu Xuan Ward), with the participation of more than 200 coaches and practitioners from clubs across Hue City.

Hue has the potential not only to become a prominent culinary destination in Southeast Asia but also to work towards a position among Asia’s leading culinary centers. Therefore, preparing an application dossier to join UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of cuisine would strengthen Hue’s culinary brand name, promote its cultural values more widely, and boost tourism.