Nestled in the heart of the majestic Truong Son mountain range, Stor Village in To Tung Commune, Gia Lai Province, echoes like a heroic song about the indomitable spirit of the Ba Na people under the leadership of the Communist Party of Viet Nam. More than a symbol of patriotism, Stor stands as a vivid testament to the harmony between tradition and modernity in the sun-drenched, wind-swept Central Highlands.

Following its merger, Quang Ngai Province, with a new development space, now possesses many significant potentials and advantages. These serve as new driving forces for Quang Ngai to make breakthroughs and rise to become a fairly developed province, a major growth pole of the Central and Central Highlands regions in the coming years.

Living amid the majestic forests of the Central Highlands, artisan A Lip, a respected member of the Ba Na ethnic community in Groi Village, Dak Doa Commune, Gia Lai Province, has devoted nearly his entire life to preserving and passing down gong music to the younger generation.

Following its merger with Binh Dinh, Gia Lai has swiftly realised its strategic development vision, identifying tourism as one of five key economic pillars for 2025-2030.

The Ministry of Public Security organised a programme in Pleiku Ward, Gia Lai Province on July 30 to summarise the movement "Eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses" in the Central Highlands provinces in 2025.

On June 27 in Da Nang, the Region III Academy of Politics held a scientific workshop on the development orientation for the Central Highlands up to 2045, to concretise the Party’s strategic vision in the new context.

When speaking of the Central Highlands, the most iconic cultural image is that of the traditional nha rong (communal stilt house) or longhouses built by the region’s ethnic communities. As time brings inevitable change, these spaces — once the shelter of families and the heart of communal culture — have not been immune to wear and tear. However, efforts to restore, preserve, and promote traditional architecture across Central Highlands provinces in recent years are showing promising signs.

Across social media platforms, numerous creative initiatives have emerged in which individuals take the lead in actively promoting their homeland’s cultural heritage through a blend of technology and cultural pride.

Merging the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai and the south central coastal province of Binh Dinh into a new administrative and economic entity would bolster its competitiveness, enabling deeper integration into global and national value chains, said Party General Secretary To Lam.

The Central Highland region is entering the peak period of the dry season when thousands of hectares of 'khop' forests (forests with typical Dipterocarpaceae plants that only exist in Southeast Asia) along the border areas of the Central Highland provinces change leaves.

More than 100 wooden statues by sculptors and artisans, from ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlands, are on display at an exhibition which officially opened at Lam Dong Museum, on December 20.