When the clock strikes the transitional moment between the old and new days, many street corners in Hue are still bustling with late-night diners. They are mostly young people, students, and tourists who have contributed to preventing Hue's street corner from sleeping early.

New Year's Eve, the moment of transition between the old year and the new, always evokes a multitude of emotions for everyone. Numerous traditional cultural activities and festivities take place everywhere, bringing the vibrant atmosphere of Tet and the arrival of spring.

Recently, the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province and the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham Vietnam) co-hosted a conference titled: “Green Transitioning for Economic Prosperity: Future for East-West Corridor”. Mr. John Rockhold, President of AmCham Vietnam, foreign diplomatic missions, businesses, experts, and investors from Vietnam, the United States, Laos, and Thailand attended the conference.

On the morning of May 19, the Provincial Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue coordinated with the Institute for Social and Environment Transition – International (ISET-International) – Plan International Office in Switzerland held a national workshop on the project of building up resilience to flood for the community in Thua Thien Hue province.

The clock stroke midnight and the moment of transition between the old year of the Tiger and the New Year of the Cat was marked by a series of high-altitude, brilliant fireworks in the sky right at Ky Dai (Flag Tower), in front of Ngo Mon Gate.