On the afternoon of August 1st, Prof. Gerard't Hooft, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1999, gave a lecture with the theme “Discovering the Universe”.

Along with the departure of a direct flight from Hue to South Korea, on August 1, the Provincial Department of Tourism coordinated with Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company, SMC Hue Co., Ltd (South Korea), Phu Bai International Airport; the Provincial Tourism Association, and related units to welcome the first direct flight, connecting Thua Thien Hue with Seoul City (South Korea). This is also the first flight from Incheon International Airport (South Korea) to the new terminal of Phu Bai International Airport.

The antique architectural constructions, the bridges which are inherent with the history of the Capital, as well as the traditional royal dances, or just simply the dragon boats, paper flower lanterns, etc., were described innocently but gracefully and meticulously and prettily on Ao dai by the children.

In recent years, Hue tourism has been quite successful with a new type of tourism - sports tourism, especially running tournaments. However, Hue is a land that can develop other types of tourism, and music tourism is the great potential that needs to be awakened.

On the white sands along the beaches, groups of friends, agencies and businesses are enjoying a series of fun activities together. Summer becomes exciting with team building tours, bonding teamwork in a new land.

Many localities in the province are actively organizing photo contests and making video clips to promote Hue’s tourism and introduce its beautiful images of Hue culture, civilized lifestyle, environmental landscapes, and friendly Hue people who warmly welcome visitors and friends from both domestic and international destinations.

While the article about the book "Echoes of the Truong Son" (Thuan Hoa Publishing House, 2023) was being prepared when I included it in the collection of essays "Life's Many Paths" (Writers Association Publishing House, 2023), from Ho Chi Minh City, Mrs. Dam Thu continuously sent touching feedback to Hue about the work that she had just "poured her efforts" into completing.

“Nang” is the name of an exhibition of Truc Chi at Danang Museum of Fine Arts on July 14th organized by Vietnam Truc Chi, Ltd. This exhibition is the beginning for a series of exhibitions marking the 10th year since Truc Chi came into being together with “Tham” in Hanoi and “Hop” in Ho Chi Minh City in the coming time. On this occasion, we had a talk with Mrs. Ngo Dinh Bao Vi, director, about the 10-year-long journey of Truc Chi.

On the morning of July 28th, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Truong Luu, together with Member of the Provincial Standing Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh and leaders of departments and agencies, held a working session with a high-level delegation from Salavan Province led by Dr. Daovong Phonekeo, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Governor of Salavan.

“Reaching the sustainability from noodle covers” is a program carried out in Hue by the Green Instant Noodle Club from July 26 to train knitting techniques for people with disability at Hope Center – a Vocational Training and Job Creation Center for People with Disability and Children in Difficult Circumstances (No.20 Nhat Le St., Hue City).