Pleiku marks 90th founding anniversary

Pleiku, the capital city of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, held a ceremony on December 3 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of its foundation.

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue speaking at the event (Photo: VGP)
Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue speaking at the event (Photo: VGP)

The city also received a certificate from the Prime Minister recognising it as having completed the rural modernisation programme in its outlying rural communes.

Speaking at the event, Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue praised the achievements recorded by the Pleiku people and government and asked the city to further promote its role as Gia Lai province’s socio-economic centre.

He suggested Pleiku take appropriate measures to become a green highland city for health, contributing to socio-economic development in the province and the wider Central Highlands region.

On the occasion, Deputy PM Hue visited a number of revolutionary veterans who are currently living in Pleiku.