On the evening of July 5th, the Department of Tourism organized the opening ceremony of Hue Lotus Festival 2024 with the theme “Returning to the land of the Royal Lotus” at Tu Tuong Park, Hue City.

Returning to the ancient capital of Hue for the second time, the Festival of Lights brings many exciting experiences to the public.

Over 150 highland residents from Nam Dong and A Luoi received free cataract surgeries, returning to their daily lives. This is the result of two meaningful volunteer surgery missions led by Professor Hattori Tadashi from Hue Eye Hospital and other humanitarian organizations.

As the Tet holiday approaches, many Vietnamese people living far from their homeland still feel the eager atmosphere. Some feel excited when returning to their homeland, while many families enjoy celebrating Vietnamese Tet in foreign lands.

On the occasion of returning to Hue to visit and work, on the afternoon of December 6, at Quoc Hoc Hue High School for the Gifted, Dr. Le Ba Khanh Trinh had a meeting and talking session with teachers and students specializing in mathematics at the school, as well as students who love mathematics and good at it from other schools in Hue City.

Woman teacher-artist Quynh Nga has just been honored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism as one of 78 advanced role models in the cultural field nationwide in 2023. Just returning from Hanoi, she confided, “I am really touched and delighted to be honored. I feel deeply grateful to my profession, my family, and my colleagues."

Rock music is gradually returning to the Ancient Capital as old bands are coming back to the stage, and there are more and more young people passionate about this music.

“Standing here, you can capture the panoramic view of Hai Van pass, Tuy Van mountain, Cau Hai lagoon and even the magical light of Hue city…” - that was the smooth introduction of an author when he checked-in at Hai Vong Station on the top of Bach Ma mountain. After a temporary closure to repair the route from the foot of the mountain to its top, Bach Ma National Park has welcomed back visitors.

Returning to Quang Phuoc commune (Quang Dien) in the last days of October 2022, the water was still covering the whole field, we heard about the heroic people who were willing to sacrifice their lives to save lives and property amid floodwaters.

“We will propose to the provincial authorities to consider and coordinate with the French Embassy to Vietnam to agree on a draft of cooperation agreement with the French School of the Far East (EFEO) to exchange and cooperate in data searching and managing, establishing an electronic database and data on heritage digitization, that add more sources of original documents to Hue heritage,” shared Mr. Hoang Viet Trung, Director of Hue Monuments Conservation Center (HMCC) after returning from his business trip to France.