Eating products of the forest, tears welling up. Climbing to the highest hilltops, and trudging under dark forest canopies, mushroom hunters always face many hidden risks, such as being stung by forest bees, bitten by snakes, fallen off motorcycles, or falling into holes..., and often have to endure sudden thunderstorms in the forest. In return, along with the joy and excitement that mushroom hunting brings, many people can earn millions of dong each day to improve their livelihoods.

On August 12, in Hue City, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, in collaboration with the Australian Human Rights Commission (the period of 2024 - 2026), organized a training course on “Content and methods of human rights education” for teachers from five provinces and cities in the Central region, including Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, and Da Nang.

The donated organ from a 65-year-old woman, who was relatively lightweight from Hai Duong; the time of cold ischemia during transport across Vietnam was minimized; and the need to dissect the entire heart and major blood vessels before transplantation... These challenges were overcome by the medical team at Hue Central Hospital (HCH), bringing life to a patient with end-stage heart failure.

In the wake of the archaeological excavation lasting nearly 2 months at the Lieu Coc Twin Towers monument, the team of experts proposed expanding the archaeological excavation area to further clarify the scale and original structure, nature, characteristics, and date of the monument.

The 6th National Scientific Conference on Biological Research and Teaching in Vietnam, hosted by University of Education, Hue University, took place on July 6th.

The working trip to the Spratly Archipelago lasted 18 days, but for me, the emotions in my heart are forever filled with years, when I "touched" the sacred waves. Tearful, I looked up at the proudly flying National Flag, imprinting the national image on waves, carrying the image of a resilient soldier in the open sea, and bursting into a heroic song: "The Fatherland’s echoes from the sea..."

Hue Monuments Conservation Center recently had a working session with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Ha Duong, managing director of the Vingroup Innovation Foundation – VinIF, to discuss the implementation process of the project “Restoring, training and teaching Hue tuong mask painting art - a traditional art form at high risk of being lost”. The project is built by Hue Monuments Conservation Center and sponsored by the VinIF.

Aside from contributing to earning Hue sports fame, the team of athletes who are the national team’s members is also a resource for the long-term and sustainable development of the provincial sports.

To nurture students to take exams and win international awards, the Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted, Hue City, builds a systematic training roadmap. Behind the medals, a lot of sweat and effort from teachers and students are underlined.

Within the framework of the implementation of the national-level independent project on “Studying and evaluating the current status of the avifauna, and proposing solutions for management and conservation of bird species in coastal lagoon area in Central Vietnam”, which is presided over by the Central Coast Natural History Museum, the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and implemented by Dr. Ho Thang, the project leader, the research team has recorded the glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) for the first time in the O Lau estuary of Tam Giang - Cau Hai lagoon.