After three days of activities, the International Tea Festival - Hue 2025 officially concluded on the evening of December 12th with a closing ceremony and the artistic performance titled “Moon Dance of Tea Blossoms”.

On the afternoon of December 12th, Hue University held a ceremony to award the 2025 Keidanren & JCCI scholarships to students in difficult circumstances who have made strong efforts and achieved good academic results.

A large number of photographic and documentary materials highlighting the special relationship between President Ho Chi Minh and General Nguyen Chi Thanh were exhibited and introduced to the public on the morning of December 12th at Ho Chi Minh Museum of Hue City (No. 7 Le Loi Street, Thuan Hoa Ward).

On the late afternoon of December 12, Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee Nguyen Khac Toan held a courtesy meeting with a delegation from Pacific Construction Group (China), led by Mr. Yan Jiehe, Founder of the Group.Chairman Nguyen Khac Toan presenting a commemorative gift to Mr. Yan Jiehe - Founder of Pacific Construction Group

On December 12, at the Presidential Palace, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan had a meeting and commendation ceremony for the national team of students who won awards at the International Olympiad and International Science and Engineering Fair in 2025.

Over the two days of December 11 and 12, Hue City mobilized forces and vehicles to implement peak period patrol, inspection, and control to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; while also assessing the national defense and security situation in the city's waters.

On December 11, the Department of Tourism organized a program to survey wellness tourism products in the city to orient their exploitation, promotion, and development in the coming time.

On the afternoon of December 11th, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, held a graduation ceremony to confer Level I Specialist degrees for the 2023 - 2025 cohort and for the Level I Specialist program under Project 585 of the Ministry of Health.

On the evening of December 11, the organizing committee of the 2025 National Startup Development Project announced the Top 10 finalists. Among them is CheckNow project, a product developed by the team at Nextgen Digital Technology Joint Stock Company in Hue.

This belief was shared by Mr. Ho Dac Thai Hoang, Chairman of the City Union of Science and Technology Associations, in a conversation with a Hue Today Weekly correspondent about scientific research and innovation, which is seen as the foundation for promoting the city’s science, technology, and socioeconomic development.

After the heavy rains and floods in October and November, Hue Traditional Craft Exhibition and Experience Space, which is located at No. 15 Le Loi Street, has recently carried out decoration and renovation activities to refresh the destination. Many new products and presentations on traditional crafts have been prepared to introduce to visitors.

The longan wrapped in areca spatheis tied to generations of people in ancient Hue. Nowadays, this image gradually recedes into memory and is increasingly rare.

In the coming time, the tourism sector will enhance the promotion of culinary tourism through culinary events and festivals, and create unique culinary tours to promote the advantages of local cuisine and enhance the tourism experience for visitors.

Visiting Dam Chuon (Chuon lagoon) in Phu An Commune, Phu Vang District, Hue City at dawn, you will be astonished by the beauty of pink lotuses blossoming in the morning sunlight.

The exhibition “The Journey of Vietnamese Ceramics” has just opened at Kien Trung Palace - Hue Imperial Citadel, and it marks the beginning of a series of remarkable events under the Summer Festival - Hue Festival 2025.

In the ancient space of Thieu Phuong garden and Co Ha garden, over a thousand bonsai masterpieces, orchids, and ornamental stones gathered, creating a vibrant artistic picture that harmonizes nature, people, and heritage.

From the bus’s upper floor, tourists were easy to contemplate Hue City at night and take photos as they passed by Dong Ba Market, Phu Van Lau, Hue Railway Station, or enjoy the beauty of a poetic Hue City illuminated by the lights from Truong Tien Bridge and the lights reflecting from the Perfume River, etc.

The tourism potential and resources in localities are abundant, and favorable for developing community tourism, and rural agricultural tourism, etc.

From the simple products made by the people of Pho Trach village, over time, the Bang grass (Lepironia articulata) of this Hue countryside has been elevated, becoming a brand not only environmentally friendly but also a way to promote the cultural values of Hue.

With the theme "Ancient Capital - New Experiences," the Provincial Travel Association has organized several fam trips for travel companies across the country to survey tour routes and attractions, integrating them into tour programs for promotion to tourists