On the afternoon of November 13th, An Cuu Ward People's Committee held a conference to sign a coordination agreement on the management of local heritage sites, aiming to strengthen the preservation and promotion of historical and cultural heritage in connection with local tourism development. Representatives of Hue City Museum attended the conference.

For Hue, Resolution 80-NQ/TW (Res 80) opens up a vital opportunity to transform cultural and heritage potential into resources for sustainable development. However, to achieve this goal, it is necessary to fully recognize the existing “bottlenecks” in the management, preservation, and promotion of heritage values.

Hue Central Hospital (HCH) has successfully performed two consecutive kidney transplants using LifePort organ preservation technology, bringing the total number of kidney transplants performed at the hospital using this technology to five. Notably, one donor kidney was transported more than 1.800 km across Vietnam after approximately 18 hours of cold ischemia, helping expand life-saving opportunities for patients with end-stage kidney disease.

On the afternoon of September 24, a delegation from the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission had a working meeting with Hue Monuments Conservation Center to discuss the preservation and promotion of Hue’s cultural heritage, traditional performing arts, and the application of science and technology in heritage digitalization.

The Project for the Conservation, Preservation, Reconstruction, and Overall Embellishment of Thai Mieu Temple (Phase 1, Stage 1) has reached about 85% completion. The dossier for restoring the main structure, Thai To Mieu Temple, is being finalized, and construction is expected to begin in Quarter 1, 2027.

Hue Today Weekly, Issue No. 90, offers readers an in-depth look at the attraction and effective use of talented people, ways of honoring talent, and the shaping of idols for young people on LED screens. The issue also features timely stories on the development of the private sector, the challenge of developing tourism products in the rainy season, and the preservation of the Thai Mieu Temple relic site…

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.

On the morning of July 31, at the Southern Women’s Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, the Tran Van Khe Scholarship Foundation held the announcement and award presentation ceremony for the 2026 Tran Van Khe Awards. Notably, the Hue Royal Traditional Arts Theatre was one of only two organizations honored in recognition of its outstanding contributions to the preservation, research, and promotion of Vietnam’s traditional music.

As Hue City advances its development as a centrally governed heritage city, the need to fully identify and recognize the city's cultural, historical, landscape, and human values has become increasingly urgent.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Te (Editor-in-Chief of the Van Lang University Journal of Science) believes that Hue is standing at a major institutional turning point, where heritage is no longer viewed simply as an object of preservation but as an endogenous resource and a source of soft power for development.