At the Week 3 - Month 3 - Quarter 1 competition of the 26th season of Road to Mount Olympia, aired on the afternoon of January 11 on VTV3, Hoang Anh Minh, a student of class 11/4 at Nguyen Hue High School (Hue City), emerged victorious with a total of 215 points.

On the morning of January 1, the Department of Tourism organized a ceremony to welcome the first flight and tourists to Hue by air at Phu Bai International Airport, and a ceremony to welcome the first cruise ship and tourists to Hue by sea at Chan May Port.

On the afternoon of December 15th, at the conference hall of Hue City People’s Committee, Vietnam Airlines (Vietnam National Airlines Corporation) presented financial and in-kind support of 1 billion VND and 2,000 warm blankets in total to Hue City to help address damage caused by recent storms and flooding.

On the evening of November 29, the Department of Tourism coordinated with relevant units, to organize a welcome event for the first flight and its passengers traveling from Shenzhen (China) to Hue City by air. Attending the program was Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, Standing Vice Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee.

On the afternoon of November 26, during a official trip to Hanoi, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee, had a working session with Bamboo Airways on the promotion and expansion of domestic and international flight routes to Hue.

One early morning, when opening the door, and you feel a cold breath rush across your face, that is when Hue starts entering winter. Before winter set in, the city endured consecutive, devastating floods; and, in that cold air, there still lingers the smell of fresh mud and the traces of things not yet put back in order.

While road and rail transport have been disrupted by heavy rains and flooding, Phu Bai Airport continues to operate, though some flights must have been adjusted.

According to the Department of Dike Management and Natural Disaster Prevention (the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), on the morning of October 30, nearly 30 tons of emergency relief supplies from the Government of Russia were delivered by special aircraft to Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi).

The direct air route connecting Shenzhen and Da Nang has officially reopened after more than 5 years of interruption, bringing great expectations for tourism in Hue and the Central region.

On the afternoon of October 21st, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee Phan Thien Dinh received and worked with a delegation from Donghai Airlines (China) and its representative in the UAE - Aurola, regarding the launch of flights to and from Phu Bai International Airport.