Hue City has recently become the starting point for a campaign to strengthen the implementation of a smoke-free environment in restaurants, hotels, and public attractions. This is expected to be an important step to elevate the image of a green, clean, and civilized city in the eyes of both locals and tourists.

On the afternoon of September 10, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with Hue City People's Committee, organized the opening ceremony of the 3rd Vietnam International Photography Festival in 2025. This biennial international event aims to build a brand name for Vietnamese photography, while contributing to promoting the image of the country, people, and culture of Vietnam to international friends.

Kim Long Motor Hue Joint Stock Company and LG Energy Solution - the world’s leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer - have just signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the supply of next-generation NCM batteries.

Starting on September 9, the method of welcoming and serving visitors to the The To Mieu relic site (Hue Imperial Citadel), where the Nguyen Dynasty emperors are worshiped, will be changed. Accordingly, visitors will no longer be allowed going inside the building. Instead, they will be able to visit, explore, and offer incense from the outside.

On August 26, a ceremony was held to sign the twinning regulation between Hong Van Border Guard Station, Hue City Border Guard Command (Vietnam), and Border Guard Company 514, Salavan Provincial Military Command (Lao People’s Democratic Republic) in A Luoi 1 Commune.

Strictly complying with quality standards, building product reputation, establishing reasonable pricing, ensuring legal conditions, being more proactive in distribution, while also creating a favorable environment for sustainable product development... were the issues that many businesses, cooperatives, and distributors were particularly concerned about at the 2025 Conference on Connecting and Promoting Agricultural Products, Specialties, and Handicrafts Consumption, which was held on the afternoon of August 16 in Quang Dien Commune.

Building on digital citizens is a key factor that determines the success of the digital transformation revolution. In response to this urgent requirement, the “Digital Literacy for All” movement is seen as a practical and strategic initiative to popularize digital skills among the population. Hue Today Weekly had an exchange with Mrs. Tran Thi Thuy Yen, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), on this topic.

On August 16, in Hue City, the Fund for Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control (Ministry of Health) organized a launching ceremony of the campaign to strengthen the implementation of smoke-free environments in restaurants, hotels, and public places.

This is an activity organized by Hue City’s Department of Health on the afternoon of August 8, with the participation of more than 30 instructors and officials from 6 wards and communes participating in the “Support for effective and sustainable interventions to prevent drowning in Hue City” project in 2025.

A workshop was held to evaluate the implementation of environmental criteria in the new-style rural building programme, with the goal of building modern, green, and sustainable new rural areas in the period of 2026 - 2030.