I have silently promised myself to return to A Luoi for many times, yet I have to let go of my desire due to work and the passing of age. Despite not returning yet, this special land has constantly been on my mind.

On September 16, in Hanoi, the National Data Association (NDA) had a working session with Hue Monuments Conservation Center to discuss a cooperation plan in digital transformation and heritage data development. Major General Nguyen Ngoc Cuong, Vice Chairman of the NDA; Mr. Hoang Viet Trung, Director of Hue Monuments Conservation Center; and Mr. Nguyen Long, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Informatics Association, attended the working session.

At the end of August 2025, Hue Central Hospital organized the first “Proton Therapy in Vietnam” workshop. This event is considered an important step toward realizing the plan to build three proton therapy centers at three institutions: K Hospital (Hanoi), Hue Central Hospital, and Cho Ray Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City).

On September 8th, the People’s Committee of Hoa Chau Ward held a working session with Tay Ho Investment and Finance Joint Stock Company on investment cooperation and the development of Ru Cha Ecotourism Site.

On the morning of September 1st, Eon Industry Vietnam Co., Ltd., held the inauguration ceremony of Eon Industry Vietnam Helmet Manufacturing Plant - Phase 1 at Gilimex Industrial Park (Phu Bai Ward). This project is part of a series of key works and projects inaugurated and launched in Hue City to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2nd).

On the afternoon of August 29th, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee, Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong, met and worked with a delegation from Chungcheongnam Province (South Korea), led by Governor Kim Tae Heum.

On the morning of August 29, Phu Xuan University organized the “PXUni Job Festival 2025”. The event saw the participation of nearly 20 leading enterprises in various fields, offering over 500 attractive job opportunities for students and workers.

The collection of fine art works of Hue Museum of Fine Arts grows steadily year by year. However, a worthy exhibition space for these works remains an unfulfilled wish.

Despite having a thin workforce with increasingly older age groups, Hue’s young artists continue to make their mark on Vietnam's artistic map. In an interview with Hue Today Weekly, artist Nguyen Thien Duc, Chairman of Hue City Fine Arts Association, shared his views on the current situation, potential, and expectations for the next generation of Hue’s fine arts scene.

French architectural works in Hue in general, and those located along Le Loi St., in particular, have long been familiar. They are considered the bridges across time, serving as witnesses to the changing face of Hue’s urban landscape through many historical ups and downs.