Gia Lai province on March 29 signed a cooperation agreement with three northeastern Cambodian provinces, Preah Vihear, Ratanakiri and Stung Treng, for the 2026–2030 period, creating fresh momentum for broader and more substantive collaboration across multiple fields.

The Visit Viet Nam Year 2026 under the theme “Gia Lai – Where the great forests meet the blue sea” officially kicked off in Gia Lai province on March 28 evening, positioning the event as a national tourism highlight to showcase the locality’s unique cultural heritage and strengthen its profile as a vibrant destination connecting highland and coastal tourism experiences.

In Gia Lai Province, the story of digital transformation is being championed by members of the Youth Union. As a core force, the younger generation here is helping to ignite a spirit of innovation across villages and urban neighbourhoods.

The 5th International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Restoration and Management (ICEPROM) opened in Quy Nhon Nam ward of the central province of Gia Lai on March 9, bringing together nearly 90 scientists and environmental managers from universities, research institutes, enterprises and government agencies representing 22 countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Gia Lai provincial People’s Committee, held an international press briefing in Hanoi on March 5 to introduce the Visit Viet Nam Year – Gia Lai 2026 under the theme "Mountains embrace the Sea".

Along the frontier land of Gia Lai province, village elders and reputable individuals are regarded as “living milestones” in the great forest. They are firm spiritual pillars, contributing to maintaining security and order, consolidating the great national unity bloc, and protecting national territorial sovereignty.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued official dispatch No. 234/CD-TTg on the launch of a fast-tracked campaign to rebuild and repair homes destroyed or damaged by the recent series of natural disasters in central localities.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on November 23 signed a decision approving an emergency aid allocation of 1.1 trillion VND (41.74 million USD) from the central budget’s 2025 contingency fund to four provinces – Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Gia Lai and Dak Lak – to address severe damage caused by recent floods.

The Ministry of Finance has assigned the Department of State Reserves to allocate 4,000 tonnes of rice to support residents in Gia Lai and Khanh Hoa provinces affected by recent floods.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on November 21 visited and presented gifts to residents severely affected by floods in the central province of Gia Lai.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung on November 15 attended the ceremony for the donation of 10 billion VND (379,000 USD) from Nutifood Nutrition Food JSC to support residents suffering hardship due to Typhoon No. 13 in Quy Nhon Ward, Gia Lai Province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the national great unity festival in Thang Kien hamlet, De Gi commune in Gia Lai province on November 13, on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the Traditional Day of Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) (November 18).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 13 inspected the situation and directed recovery efforts in the central province of Gia Lai following the severe impact of Typhoon Kalmaegi, which caused significant damage to housing, infrastructure, production, and livelihoods, particularly in coastal areas.

The initial estimated damage caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi, the 13th storm entering the East Sea/South China Sea this year, had amounted to 7.05 trillion VND (268 million USD) as of 17:00 on November 7, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment’s Viet Nam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has freshly signed a decision approving an emergency allocation of 80 billion VND (3.04 million USD) to the central provinces of Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, and Dak Lak to help them overcome the consequences of Typhoon Kalmaegi, the 13th storm entering the East Sea/South China Sea so far this year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 7 urged efforts to promptly restore essential infrastructure, especially electricity, water, telecommunications, and transport systems, in the central provinces affected by Typhoon Kalmaegi.

With its efforts to improve the business climate and advance administrative reform, Gia Lai Province has asserted itself as an attractive investment destination in central Viet Nam.

Nobel Laureate in Physics Professor Serge Haroche is among dozens of world-renowned scientists attending the international conference “100 Years of Quantum Physics,” which opened on October 7 in the central province of Gia Lai.

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.

Gia Lai province is striving to fulfil its targets of achieving rapid and sustainable development, and becoming a relatively developed locality as set out in the Resolution of its first Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term, which concluded on October 4.