On the evening of April 17, Hue City People’s Committee held a ceremony to honor and confer the title of “Honorary Citizen of Hue City” to Mr. Kang Bong Jun, a South Korean national, General Director of SMC Hue Co. Ltd., in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the locality’s socio-economic development and international cooperation.

On the morning of April 17, Hue City Fisheries Association officially launched a project titled “Green Fisheries - A Circular Economic Initiative Led by Women in the Fisheries Sector in Hue City” (HUEFIS). The project aims to address the challenges related to gender inequality, environmental protection, and foster the sustainable development of the fisheries sector in Hue City’s coastal and lagoon localities.

In the context of rapid global digital transformation, the digital economy is no longer an optional trend but has become a core driver of development for countries and localities. With a structure consisting of three main pillars: the core digital economy, the platform-based digital economy, and the digital transformation of traditional industries - this model is reshaping how value is created, how resources are distributed, and how social life is organized.

Phu Bai Industrial Park is steadily asserting its role as a key growth driver of the locality, making significant contributions to the socio-economic development of Phu Bai Ward in particular and the city in general. In this week’s column on Meeting, Mr. Le Ba Minh Hai, Chairman of Phu Bai Ward People’s Committee, shared insights into investment attraction strategies, along with efforts to build a favorable business environment, and orientations toward sustainable development.

For the 2026 - 2030 period, Hue has set a target of achieving an average annual GRDP growth rate of 10% or higher. To reach this goal, the city must define and plan key drivers capable of enabling rapid and sustainable development.

On April 9, Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences organized the Dynamic Female Students Festival at Nguyen Tri Phuong Secondary School. The event was held as part of the Institute’s project on promoting sports development for girls in secondary schools.

For a long time, tourism in Hue has largely relied on cultural and heritage assets, resulting in short visitor stays, relatively low spending levels, and limited value creation. As tourism trends shift strongly toward resort-based, experiential, and sports-oriented travel, developing marine tourism, especially coastal resort tourism, is not only a new direction but also a necessity for restructuring the visitor market toward higher-spending segments.

“Vietnam Could Become the World’s Lacquer Art Innovation Hub” is the headline of an article written by Ngoc Ha, developed through a story, that connects with guest speaker Cao Xuan Hai, CEO and Founder of HINOKI TAMASHI Vietnam.

On the afternoon of April 7, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony was held at the City People's Committee Office between Hue City People's Committee and the Pacific Construction Group (China), marking a new phase of cooperation in attracting investment and developing urban infrastructure.

As heritage cities around the world search for sustainable development models, the concept of a “living museum city” is emerging as a direction many localities aspire to. With its distinctive cultural heritage and unique identity, Hue has every potential to become a typical example of this model.