On the morning of October 7th, Hue City Department of Home Affairs held a meeting to discuss preparations and assign tasks for the 2026 dialogue between the Chairman of Hue City People's Committee and young people.

On the afternoon of October 7th, Vice Chairman of Hue City People's Committee and Head of the Board of Representatives of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) in Hue City Nguyen Van Manh chaired a meeting of the Board of Representatives of the Board of Directors of the VBSP Hue City Branch to review its performance during the first nine months of 2026 and discuss tasks for the remaining months of the year.

To help individuals and teams refine their ideas and projects for the semifinal round of the 2026 Hue City Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the Department of Science and Technology, in coordination with experts and the Competition’s advisory board, held a training conference on October 7 for organizations, individuals, and teams behind the 30 ideas and projects advancing to this year’s semifinal round.

From a football exhibition held during the World Cup season in Texas, to science programs delivered directly to schools, or children wearing virtual reality headsets to explore Indigenous history in the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma, USA, I have come to realize that museums are changing rapidly in the age of Industry 4.0.

On October 6th, Hue City Sub-Department of Water Resources and Climate Change organized training sessions to guide residential group leaders, village heads and grassroots disaster prevention and response teams on how to access rain and flood warning information.

As Hue moves toward its goal of becoming a distinctive heritage city and a major cultural and tourism hub for Vietnam and Southeast Asia by 2030, external relations, particularly cultural diplomacy, are taking on a strategic role. This is what Vice Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee Tran Huu Thuy Giang announced about how Hue can turn its cultural ‘soft power’ into a driving force for sustainable socio-economic development.

Leftover fabric scraps, after being carefully selected and pieced together, have found a ‘new life’ as unique handmade products. What makes these products more meaningful is that they are made by children at Tam Binh Center for Children with Disabilities (Thuy Xuan Ward, Hue City). The initiative not only helps reduce material waste, but also provides a meaningful vocational learning environment for children with disabilities.

On the evening of October 4th, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, held its traditional torch procession, white coat presentation, torch handover and scholarship awards for new students as part of the 2026 - 2027 academic year welcome festival with the theme of 'Passing the Torch of the White Coat'.

On October 4, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) held a ceremony to mark the National Innovation Day 2026 under the theme ‘Innovation - A Driving Force for Society’s Development’, underscoring the need to make innovation a driving force for development across all sectors and fields and throughout society.

For over 20 years working as an ao-dai designer, Tran Thien Khanh has brought the images and spirit of Hue to numerous stages near and far. Yet in ‘Huong Ky Uc’ (Fragrance of Memories), he chooses not to portray Hue through grand symbols, but through the hands of his mother, baskets of loc cakes, and the simple, familiar memories of childhood.