Prof. Dr. Bui Duy Tam: “Wearing Ao-dai is an expression of self-respect and national pride!”
19/08/2026 09:58
Throughout the many decades he has lived and worked both in Vietnam and abroad, Prof. Dr. Bui Duy Tam has always held a special affection for Vietnam’s traditional Ao-dai. To him, Ao-dai is not merely a beautiful garment, but one that embodies the history, identity and self-respect of a nation. On the occasion of his return to Hue and his visit to Quang Trung Primary School - where he sponsored the tailoring of five-panel Ao-dai for nearly 1.500 students, Prof. Dr. Bui Duy Tam spoke with Hue Today Weekly about his aspiration to revive Vietnam’s national dress.
Reviewing progress, accelerating efforts to complete projects before August 30
02/08/2026 14:34
On the morning of August 1, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the City People’s Committee Le Tri Thanh, together with Standing Committee Member of the City Party Committee and Permanent Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee Hoang Hai Minh, conducted an on-site inspection of construction progress at the boarding inter-level schools (primary and secondary level) in the communes of A Luoi 3 and A Luoi 4. The inspection was aimed at reviewing overall progress, promptly resolving difficulties, and ensuring readiness for the 2026 - 2027 academic year.
Closing of the training program on Hue-Singing performance skills
01/08/2026 14:53
After more than three weeks, the training program on Hue-Singing (Ca Hue) performance skills for more than 180 music teachers from primary schools across Hue City, organized by the Department of Culture and Sports in coordination with the Department of Education and Training, concluded on the afternoon of July 31.
Primary school music teachers receive training in Hue-Singing performance skills
09/07/2026 15:25
More than 160 music teachers from primary schools across Hue City are participating in a training program jointly organized by Hue City Department of Culture and Sports and Hue City Department of Education and Training, which officially opened on the morning of July 8th.
Primary school students tell heritage stories in English
06/07/2026 05:38
Not only learning English, students of Thuy Bang Primary School (Thuy Xuan Ward) also bring the foreign language to historical sites by taking on the role of ‘Green Ambassadors’ to introduce the beauty of heritage in English.
All-out for "60 days and nights" border campaign
02/07/2026 07:02
Amidst the blistering June heat of the borderland, over 100 armed forces personnel are pushing their limits in a '60-day-and-night' campaign to beat the deadline. Their paramount mission: complete construction on the A Luoi 4 Multi-level Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities in time for the opening drum of the new 2026 - 2027 academic year.
U.S Children Take Their First Steps into Entrepreneurship
22/05/2026 05:29
While many primary school children in Vietnam are often occupied with their homework, extra classes, or exam preparation after school, children in many states across the United States, even those as young as 5, have opportunities to engage in business activities, financial management, and community fundraising beyond the classroom. Skills that are often considered “to be learned later in life” are introduced at an early age and have become an important part of liberal education in the United States.
Ethnic minority students excited about the “Our Vietnamese Language” Festival
17/05/2026 13:06
On May 16th, at Nguyen Tri Phuong Secondary School, the Department of Education and Training organized the “Our Vietnamese Language” exchange festival for ethnic minority primary school students in the 2025-2026 school year.
45 projects participated in the primary-level STEM Festival for the 2025-2026 school year
30/04/2026 15:37
On April 29th, at Nguyen Tri Phuong Secondary School, the Department of Education and Training organized the primary-level STEM Festival for the 2025-2026 school year, attracting a large number of students and teachers.
“Overtime and extra shifts” at construction sites of inter-level schools in A Luoi communes
16/04/2026 10:43
On the morning of April 15th, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Trung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, and Head of the city’s National Assembly Deputies Delegation, along with a working delegation, inspected the progress of investment and construction of primary and lower secondary boarding inter-level schools (inter-level schools, for short) in A Luoi 3 and A Luoi 4 communes.
Prof. Dr. Bui Duy Tam: “Wearing Ao-dai is an expression of self-respect and national pride!”
Throughout the many decades he has lived and worked both in Vietnam and abroad, Prof. Dr. Bui Duy Tam has always held a special affection for Vietnam’s traditional Ao-dai. To him, Ao-dai is not merely a beautiful garment, but one that embodies the history, identity and self-respect of a nation. On the occasion of his return to Hue and his visit to Quang Trung Primary School - where he sponsored the tailoring of five-panel Ao-dai for nearly 1.500 students, Prof. Dr. Bui Duy Tam spoke with Hue Today Weekly about his aspiration to revive Vietnam’s national dress.