Already a familiar face among startup CEOs in Hue, this time I met with Ngo Duc Vuong - Director of Hue One Food Company, whose flagship product has been dubbed “Hue Pizza” - the Thuan An pressed rice cake. We chatted over coffee in Grand Prairie, Texas, as he continued his mission of spreading the story of Hue’s entrepreneurial journey through the pressed rice cake and promoting Hue culture in the U.S market.

Once the sous chef of a five-star hotel in Hue and a multiple award-winning chef, Tran Huy Cuong took an unexpected turn in his career, venturing into entrepreneurship in his 50s. Driven by the desire to “turn simple things into specialties,” he chose the figs as the starting point for his journey to bring Hue’s traditional culinary products to Vietnamese dining tables and beyond.

Thanks to technology, many delicious dishes from Hue have transcended the borders of their homeland. The unique flavors of the ancient capital are now finding their way to the East and the West, driven by the rise of e-commerce and the entrepreneurial spirit.

On the afternoon of January 20, at Hue Central Hospital, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the City in collaboration with the City’s Women Entrepreneurs Association, the Women’s Intellectuals Association of the hospital, the Hospital’s Women Affairs Committee, and the Social Work - Customer Service Department held a program titled “Spring of Love” for patients.

On the afternoon of January 14, the Startup and Innovation Center - Hue University, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology and the Vietnam - Japan Association of Entrepreneurship (E-Future), organized the final round of the “Vietnam Startup Contest 2024” (VSC2024).

The “YES! Camp x Hue 2024” program, organized by Hue University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in collaboration with CreBiz Factory (South Korea), is not merely a startup competition. It also fosters creative ideas, promoting the spirit of innovative entrepreneurship toward the goal of NetZero - a green and sustainable future for Vietnam.

In the potential-filled land of Lang Co (Phu Loc), the national “Outstanding Young Entrepreneur” Nguyen Anh Khoi continues to write his youthful story with the fire of creativity and dedication.

On the afternoon of December 29, at the Oncology Center (Hue Central Hospital), volunteers from the “One Painting - Many Hopes” project and Thua Thien Hue Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Association organized a New Year's celebration for patients there.

On November 29, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development collaborated with the Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association to hold a training program on promoting and enhancing OCOP product trading through e-commerce platforms.

Known for his many roles, Mr. Tran Si Chuong recently released the book "Conversations with Gen Z" with collaborator Nguyen Thi Diem Chau. This book is seen as "igniting the entrepreneurial spirit" for many young people in the 4.0 era. Thua Thien Hue Weekly had an engaging conversation with the Hue-born expert as he introduced his spiritual creation in his hometown.