In 2023, Thua Thien Hue's artists were actively engaged in various cultural and artistic events in parallel with significant developments in the province's literature and arts.

The first tourists arriving in Hue stepped off at Phu Bai International Airport with radiant smiles with the welcoming gestures from the local tourism industry, signaling positive signs for the smoke-free industry in the ancient capital.

In 2023, tourism activities in the area of Hue City have recovered and shown good growth. The number of tourists visiting Hue has increased significantly, especially international tourists, leading to a substantial rise in the overall retail sales of goods and services. This contributed to Hue City achieving and surpassing all 12 economic and social targets for the year.

Mutual support in university administration, training, scientific research, and technology transfer, etc., were the key components of the memorandum of cooperation signed between Hue University and Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) on the afternoon of December 4th.

The recent serious flood in mid-November caused significant damage to many vegetable-producing areas. Racing against the time, right after the water receded, local famers took advantage of dry days to quickly clean up the mud, join hands to rebuild their fields, trim and replant new vegetables to meet the agricultural schedule.

On the afternoon of November 22, at Duyet Thi Duong Theater, Imperial City of Hue, Hue Monuments Conservation Center (HMCC) and National Gugak Center of South Korea signed a memorandum of cooperation and conducted a cultural exchange performance of court music between Vietnam and South Korea.

On the afternoon of November 20, the Thua Thien Hue Provincial People’s Committee and the authorities of Kyoto Province (Japan) held a signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish friendly and cooperative relations between the two sides.

Hue Digital Transformation Week 2023, with the theme “Generating Digital Data - Accelerating Regional Connectivity,” is expected to unveil strategies for a new phase of digital transformation (DT) in Thua Thien Hue. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Son, Director of the Department of Information and Communication (ICT) shared insights on this significant event with Thua Thien Hue Weekly.

On the morning of November 11, in Hue City, the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Provincial People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue organized the opening ceremony of the program "Cherishing the Special Friendship Festival Vietnam - Laos 2023", on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Laos relationship (1962 - 2023) and 46 years since the two countries signed the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation (1977 - 2023).

There have appeared many young wrestlers promising to continue the glory of seniors Nguyen Thi My Hanh and Nguyen Thi My Trang. That is viewed as a very heartening signal of Thua Thien Hue wrestling.