On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, aiming to promote cultural exchange between Vietnam and Japan in the Central region, the HUE MATSURI 2023 event took place, with the theme "Manga Palace", within two days from September 9 to 10, in the square in front of the Quoc Tu Giam relic in Hue Imperial City.

On the evening of September 9, at the Provincial Culture and Cinema Center, an art performance program took place to celebrate the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan (1973-2023).

The world-famous classical compositions, rendered through the performance of Japan's renowned Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Quintet (JPO5) Five, left over 100 audiences experiencing a spectrum of emotions, with moments of gentle relaxation.

On August 25, at Hue Central Hospital, Prof. Dr. Tran Van Thuan, Deputy Minister of Health presented the Commemorative medal “For People’s Health” to Prof. Hiroyuki Shichino – Former Heald of Pediatrics Department, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan.

On August 10, Hue Industrial College (HueIC) had a meeting to exchange, discuss, and sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation with Gifu Kosen College and Tsuruoka School from Japan.

"The friendship between patriotic figure Phan Boi Chau and Doctor Asaba Sakitaro, and the friendly relationship between Vietnam and Japan" is the theme of a thematic exhibition, which has just been opened to the public on the morning of July 14 at Phan Boi Chau memorial site (at 119 Phan Boi Chau Street, Hue City).

On the afternoon of July 14, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Hoang Hai Minh chaired the working session with the delegation of Ritsumeikan University from Japan on the implementation of the Sofix pilot project and the plan to construct the Sofix Laboratory Center in Thua Thien Hue.

On July 7, leaders of the Project Management Board on Improving Hue City Water Environment informed that the unit has started implementing the construction of the walking path along the Nhu Y River (Hue City) through the capital of nearly 260 billion VND sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

On the afternoon of June 17, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh had a courtesy meeting with the delegation of Gifu Province from Japan led by Deputy Mayor Kawai Takanori.

Within the framework of the 2023 Local Promotion Program in Japan organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province, Mr. Phan Quy Phuong, had a visit and working session in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.