A scientist from Hue University has just won the International Award of the French Academy of Sciences. That one is Dr. Tran Quang Hoa, Vice Dean of Faculty of Mathematics, University of Education, Hue University.

Although still very young, tea artist Tran Thi Thanh Nhi, the owner of Nhi Do Mai tea house, has been dedicated to the traditional art of making floral tea for nearly ten years, particularly the unique tea creations found only in the ancient capital city.

That is not only a 'slogan' of Hue Eye Hospital but also the goal and dedication for nearly 40 years of the Excellent Doctor, Specialist Level 2, Doctor Pham Minh Truong. He is also the first ophthalmologist in Vietnam to receive the title of "Hero in the prevention of blindness" by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in 2017.

On June 26, Prof. Michelle Hermiston from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF, USA) visited and collaborated with Hue Central Hospital to organize a training course on “Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in cancer, benign blood diseases and congenital immunodeficiency”.

There is a need to calculate the traffic directional distribution inside the Hue Imperial City scientifically and reasonably for preservation and development. Besides, it is needed to do research into the development of a waterway tourism system inside the Imperial City to create a tourist attraction…

The expansion of lotus area also means that the area of polluted water surface is gradually narrowed. The lotus does not only grow at heritage sites but also exists in landscape lakes of temples, pagodas, shrines, showing off its fragrance in the remote countryside...

On the morning of June 9, doctors from the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatrics Center, Hue Central Hospital said that after a week of intensive treatment, they saved the life of pediatric patient Truong Phuc G. H. (11 years old, Vy Da Ward, Hue City) had fulminant myocarditis with complications of cardiogenic shock and ventricular fibrillation by Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO).

On June 8th, Hue Royal Antiquities Museum held a ceremony to present archival materials to the museum. This activity is part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the establishment of Musée Khai Dinh, currently known as the Hue Royal Antiquities Museum (1923-2023).

As a regular blood donor, I was also startled when I heard that Truong Thi Huyen Trang had 40 blood donations in just 6 years of studying at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University. The 24-year-old female student is always happy when someone mentions blood donation by answering: “As long as I am healthy, I will still donate blood".

Although Hue is a land known for its numerous national-scale libraries and archives, the work of Tang Tho Lau (or Tang Thu Lau - Archive Pavilion) - also known as Lau Tang Tho (or Tang Thu), is still considered a rare “Treasure of the Ancients” of the monarchy period that has been remarkably preserved.