Alongside aspirations for future UNESCO inscription, Hue Nam Temple Festival (also known as Hon Chen Temple Festival) is increasingly being viewed as a distinctive form of spiritual tourism. Together with safeguarding core values, the festival is seeking to harness the depth of cultural heritage to attract visitors, while avoiding excessive commercialization that could erode the identity.

On the morning of September 25 in Hue City, the Ministry of Health, in coordination with Hue City People’s Committee, launched the Safe Motherhood Week 2026 under the theme ‘Gestational Blood Sugar Control - Peace of Mind for Mothers, Good Health for Babies’.

On September 11, the Sub-department of Irrigation and Climate Change reported that irrigation and hydropower reservoirs in the area continue to operate safely. The Department of Agriculture and Environment has prepared reservoir operation scenarios for forecast rainfall levels, ranging from 250 to 500 mm.

On the afternoon of August 20, at Duyet Thi Duong Theater - Hue Imperial Citadel, the City People’s Committee held a conference themed ‘The digital community pioneers together for a smart, creative, secure, safe, and prosperous Hue in the new era of development’.

Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events are posing significant challenges to monument preservation. Hue Today Weekend interviewed Mr. Le Cong Son, Deputy Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, regarding proactive solutions to mitigate risks to Hue’s heritage.

Many royal decrees, Han-Nom manuscripts, and cadastral records preserved in Hue have suffered gradual deterioration due to the impacts of time and climatic conditions. Restoration and conservation work has therefore become a means of safeguarding these valuable documents, allowing their historical values to continue to be passed down to future generations.

Developing Hue-tuong in association with unlocking tourism potential offers a promising path to safeguarding one of Vietnam’s most distinctive intangible cultural heritage traditions while contributing to the growth of the local tourism economy.

On July 7, Hue Central Hospital announced that the unit had successfully removed a safety pin from the esophagus of a 9-month-old Kazakh patient.

On June 24th, Vinh Xuan Border Guard Station, in coordination with Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Phu Vinh Commune, organized the 2026 “Accompanying Fishermen in Going Offshore and Remaining at Sea to Safeguard National Maritime and Island Sovereignty” program.

To ensure the health and safety of candidates participating in and those involving in the High School Graduation Examination this year, the City’s Department of Health has rolled out a series of measures covering healthcare services, disease prevention and control, and food safety during the exam period.