Tourists in Hue city. (Photo: VNA)

Hue advances heritage city vision, global cultural tourism profile

By 2030, Hue aims to become a distinctive heritage city of Vietnam, while emerging as one of Southeast Asia’s leading and unique centres for culture, tourism and specialised healthcare. It also aspires to be among the country’s major hubs for science and technology, as well as for high-quality, multi-disciplinary education and training.

Streets in Hue city are decorated to welcome the 14th National Party Congress (Photo: VNA)

14th National Party Congress: Public expectations for new Party policies

The 14th National Party Congress will be a success and future policies will continue to prioritise social welfare, with stronger investment in health care and education, moving gradually towards free medical services and education to ensure equitable access to development gains, said Nguyen Dinh Ngo, 90, from Hue city.

Party General Secretary To Lam (second, left) visits a flood-hit area in Khuong Pho Dong village, Quang Dien commune, Hue city. (Photo: VNA)

Party chief visits flood-hit Hue city

On behalf of the Party and State leadership, General Secretary Lam presented 100 billion VND (about 3.8 million USD) and 200 tonnes of rice in support of Hue city’s Party Committee, authorities, and residents.

New Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hue Phan Thien Dinh (Photo: VNA)

Phan Thien Dinh becomes Chairman of Hue People’s Committee

The People’s Council of the central city of Hue on October 17 elected Phan Thien Dinh, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and head of the Economic - Budgetary Committee of the Hue People's Council, as Chairman of the city People’s Committee for the 2021-2026 tenure, with 44 out of 44 votes in favour.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Chairman of its Organisation Commission Le Minh Hung (R) hands overs the decision to Nguyen Dinh Trung at a ceremony on October 17, 2025 (Photo: VNA)

Nguyen Dinh Trung assigned as Secretary of Hue Party Committee

Nguyen Dinh Trung expressed his sincere gratitude to the Politburo, the Secretariat, and Party General Secretary To Lam for their trust and pledged to fulfill the duties entrusted by the Party, further advance Hue’s development with a renewed position, opportunities, vision, and goals, and create strong momentum to transform the city into a “green, smart, and culturally rich” urban centre.

Among the 34 provinces and cities nationwide, Hue is the only locality in Vietnam and Southeast Asia to possess eight UNESCO-recognised world cultural heritages. (Photo: VNA)

Hue Party Organisation holds first congress after status upgrade

The 17th congress has set the goal of building a strong and clean Party organisation and political system; maximising the strength of the entire population; and mobilising and efficiently using resources to turn Hue into a distinctive heritage city of Vietnam, and one of Southeast Asia’s major cultural, tourism, and specialised healthcare hubs by 2030.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspects Nguyen Hoang bridge, July 26, 2025. (Photo: VNA)

PM inspects key infrastructure projects in Hue

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made an inspection tour of the West Sky social housing complex in the Ecogarden urban area and the newly inaugurated Nguyen Hoang Bridge across the Huong River in the central city of Hue on July 26.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man at a working session on December 29 with the standing board of the Party Committee of Thua Thien – Hue province (Photo: VNA)

Top legislator outlines vision for Hue’s metropolitan future

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has ordered the central city of Hue, which will become a centrally-run city next year, to achieve double-digit growth while working to preserve its imperial cultural heritage so as to turn itself into a cultural, tourism, and intensive healthcare hub in Southeast Asia under a resolution of the Politburo.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man offers flowers in commemoration of General Nguyen Chi Thanh on December 29, 2024. (Photo: VNA)

NA Chairman commemorates late State leader, military official

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his entourage offered flowers and incense in commemoration of former State President General Le Duc Anh and General Nguyen Chi Thanh on December 29, part of their working trip to the central province of Thua Thien - Hue.

Thua Thien - Hue and Champasak officials at the working session on September 26 (Photo: VNA)

Thua Thien - Hue, Laos’ Champasak boost traditional friendship

Leaders of the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on September 26 had a working session with a visiting delegation of the Lao province of Champasak led by Secretary of its Party Committee and Governor Alounxai Sounnalath to review results of all-around cooperation between the two localities.

Belgian Senate President impressed by Thua Thien-Hue’s development

Belgian Senate President impressed by Thua Thien-Hue’s development

Visiting President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose on August 23 expressed her impression of Thua Thien-Hue’s high Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), which, she said, demonstrated the central province’s dynamic development.
PM: Thua Thien-Hue must strive to become major cultural, tourism hub

PM: Thua Thien-Hue must strive to become major cultural, tourism hub

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to strive to become a major cultural and tourism hub with distinctive features, considering that the province holds ample development potential, especially in marine-based economy and cultural-historical-ecological tourism.
Thua Thien-Hue expects to set up tourism linkages with Cambodia

Thua Thien-Hue expects to set up tourism linkages with Cambodia

Chairman of the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue Nguyen Van Phuong has expressed his hope that an air route linking Hue city and Cambodia’s Siem Reap province will be resumed in the near future to connect with tourist destinations.
Thua Thien - Hue boosts cooperation with Lao localities

Thua Thien - Hue boosts cooperation with Lao localities

Cooperation and exchange activities across various fields between the central province of Thua Thien - Hue, and Sekong and Salavan provinces of Laos are gradually recovering after the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to further strengthening the special friendship relationship between Vietnam and Laos.
Thua Thien-Hue must capitalise on strengths for stronger development: PM

Thua Thien-Hue must capitalise on strengths for stronger development: PM

As an ancient capital with tangible and non-tangible heritages of humanity, and favourable geographical location in transportation in the central key economic region, Thua Thien-Hue must province capitalise on its strengths and advantages for stronger socio-economic development, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.