On the morning of August 28, Vietnam Grab LLC collaborated with Tourism Department to hold a ceremony to present the project of installing Grab stone benches and decorative pillars at 3 locations, including Hue Imperial Citadel, Dong Ba Market, and Phu Mong Street.

There are 40 stalls selling typical dishes located in front of the main gate of the market. The shops have signs, menus, pictures, and price listings in Vietnamese and English to help diners conveniently choose the dish.

Dong Ba Market has taken a historic step in its over 120-year history by having street names for the first time.

Ms. Hoang Thi Khanh, 81 years old, selling betel nut at Dong Ba market, said that before 1975, small traders all wore ao dai, and Dong Ba was like a miniature Hue, a place preserving the essence of Hue's cultural heritage. Sometimes visitors from far away come to Hue, to Dong Ba market, just to hear the very authentic Hue dialect of the old and young ladies.

Being a major commercial center of Hue City, Dong Ba market not only attracts customers for bustling trading exchanges during the day, but right in front of the market's lobby, there is also a food street at night, on the famous Tran Hung Dao Street.

Gia Hoi Old Quarter is located between the Perfume river and the Dong Ba river, running from Dong Ba Market down to Bao Vinh.

On the morning of September 24, the Management Board of Dong Ba Market coordinated with World Wild Fund in Vietnam (WWF-Vietnam), Go! Supermarket, Co.op Mart Hue Supermarket held a ceremony to launch the “No Plastic Bag Week”.

Going to the tailor shop at Dong Ba market, looking for the person who sewed the national flag in large quantities, I was introduced to Ms. Hanh's tailor shop. It was even more honorable when she was also the one who sewed the flags hung at Ky Dai Hue.

On the morning of August 18th, the Management board of Dong Ba Market organized the opening of an artistic and current affairs photography contest titled “A new day at Dong Ba market”.

This afternoon, in a program with VOH, Hoang Dung, an editor at Ho Chi Minh City People’s Broadcasting Station suggested the topic about old careers. I then talked about the career of mending raincoats at Dong Ba market.

Every day, Dong Ba market welcomes hundreds of foreign visitors to visit and go shopping. During the outbound season, many foreign visitors come to buy specialties, souvenirs, and explore the culture.