On the morning of November 13, the National Assembly (NA) voted to approve a Resolution allowing the establishment of the Hue Heritage Conservation Fund. The fund will be used to invest in the restoration, preservation, and development of heritage values in the former imperial capital and works receiving no investment or inadequate investment from the State budget.
The Thua Thien-Hue Provincial People’s Committee has issued decisions on establishing three new industrial zones. The scale totals nearly 585 ha, with capital at more than VND2.95 trillion ($130.29 million). All three have a lifespan of 50 years.
Central Thua Thien-Hue province's Department of Construction is working on the planning of a residential project in the north of Hue city's An Hoa ward with a total planning area of 185.21 ha and a population of about 18,000 people.
A project to develop the tourism industry in central Thua Thien-Hue province into a spearhead economic sector has been recently approved by the provincial People’s Committee. The industry is to attract some 6 million visitors by 2025 and currently contributes about 14 per cent of provincial gross regional domestic product (GRDP). It employs 80,000 workers, or 13 per cent of the province’s workforce, and this is to rise to 100,000 and 15 per cent by 2030.