Dien Hong Ward leader visits family in severe hardship, calls for long-term support

Quy Nhon University on January 22 convened a high-level discussion on adopting English as a second language across its academic programmes, bringing together university leaders, lecturers, students and senior specialists from the University of New South Wales (Australia).

Young members of the Communist Party are taking on expanded responsibilities at the grassroots level, spearheading legal education, community support and cultural preservation initiatives across several localities, according to local Youth Union officials.

Gia Lai Province’s Vice Chairman Lâm Hải Giang on January 21 urged contractors and relevant agencies to accelerate construction of a multi-level boarding school project spanning seven border communes, insisting the work must be completed by July 30.

The provincial Science and Engineering Fair for secondary students, held from January 13–15 by the Department of Education and Training (DOET), showcased 120 projects from 235 students, reaffirming growing interest in scientific research across schools in Gia Lai Province.

Specialists from Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital on January 19 piloted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for patients at Hoang Anh Gia Lai University Medical Center in Hoi Phu Ward.

Gia Lai recorded a strong performance at Vietnam’s 2025-2026 National Excellent Student Selection Exam, with 120 of its 178 participating students winning awards across nine subjects, according to the provincial Department of Education and Training. 

Pleiku Ward in Vietnam’s Gia Lai Province on January 20 launched its annual competition to select outstanding lower secondary school homeroom teachers for the 2025–2026 academic year.

Women’s Union chapters across Gia Lai have rolled out a series of environmental, social welfare and community-building activities in recent days to mark the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, creating a province-wide emulation movement among members and local women.

Quy Nhon University’s Institute of Applied Science and Technology on January 16 signed a contract to transfer food-production technology to the Nem Chả Cô Út household business in Gia Lai Province, marking a five-month collaboration aimed at modernizing the facility’s giò chả and nem production.

More than 1,300 12th-grade students from Vietnam’s Gia Lai province participated in a technology project experience event on January 18 at FPT University’s Quy Nhon campus, where they explored student-developed innovations and learned about career pathways in the digital era.

A seminar aimed at improving mathematics teaching competencies for secondary school educators was held on January 18 at Asia Pacific International School Gia Lai (APC Gia Lai), bringing together more than 100 teachers from across the province.

Gladiolus growers in western Gia Lai are growing increasingly anxious as prolonged cold weather threatens to delay flowering just weeks before the Lunar New Year, a critical sales period for the ornamental crop.

The Youth Union of Gia Lai Power Company has delivered a “Lighting Up Rural Roads” project to residents of Duc Hung hamlet in Ia Nan commune, installing 15 solar-powered streetlights valued at 22.5 million VND (approximately USD 915).

After five years of implementing the National Target Program (NTP) for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2021-2025 period, localities across Gia Lai have recorded marked progress, with living standards among ethnic minority communities.

A small coffee shop in Gia Lai province is attracting growing attention from young people with a non-profit consignment corner for handmade products, offering artisans a sales platform while giving customers a distinctive cultural experience.

Gia Lai province is intensifying efforts to send local workers abroad under contract, aiming to improve employment, raise incomes and enhance workforce quality, as it targets dispatching about 2,000 workers overseas in 2026.

More than 250 students from Quy Nhon University defended their graduation projects over two days this week, as the institution linked final-year engineering talent with major businesses seeking new recruits.

Residents in storm- and flood-affected areas of central Vietnam are moving into newly built homes as the Lunar New Year approaches, following weeks of intensive construction led by military units working through holidays and Tet to meet tight deadlines.

Tuy Phuoc Commune in Gia Lai province on December 25 handed over a newly built house to a local resident, marking the first completed home under the “Quang Trung Campaign,” local authorities said.

Traffic police across Gia Lai province are tightening enforcement against six major categories of violations identified as leading causes of traffic accidents, a strategy authorities say is improving road safety and public compliance with traffic laws.

A section of Trần Hưng Đạo Street running in front of the Hồ Chí Minh Statue with the Ethnic Groups of the Central Highlands at Dai Doan Ket Square, Pleiku Ward, Gia Lai Province, has been opened to traffic around the clock.

The Gia Lai Provincial Youth Union has launched a coordinated campaign to support the construction and repair of homes for young people and disadvantaged households affected by severe storms and floods, mobilizing financial aid, volunteer labor and social resources.

A student from Vietnam’s Central Highlands has won a silver medal at the World International Mathematical Olympiad (WIMO), underscoring the country’s strong performance at the prestigious global contest.

Human resource development has been identified as a central pillar in improving public healthcare quality, alongside investment in infrastructure, equipment and digital transformation, as the provincial health sector works to meet rising demand for medical services.