Gia Lai honors 15 outstanding youth with 2025 Ngo May Award

Gia Lai’s leadership met a visiting delegation from Attapeu Province on Monday, reaffirming long-standing Vietnam–Laos ties and outlining an expanded cooperation agenda for 2026–2030.

A delegation from Laos’ Sekong Province, led by Comrade Sisouphan Mahavong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, paid a Lunar New Year visit to Gia Lai Province on February 5, reaffirming cooperation and solidarity between the two localities.

Gia Lai Party Secretary Thai Dai Ngoc on January 29 met Kato Hirosuke, chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Association in Sakai City, to discuss ongoing cooperation and opportunities to deepen ties between the Vietnamese province and Japanese partners.

Vietnam’s 14th National Party Congress on its third working day held a plenary session focused on political restructuring, institutional reform and growth strategies aimed at building a prosperous and powerful nation in the new development phase.

Authorities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have encouraged nine citizens from ethnic minority communities to return home after spending years living illegally in Thailand, a senior security official said on January 17.

As the 14th National Party Congress convenes amid a solemn and spirited atmosphere, carrying the aspiration for a prosperous and happy nation, the Party Committee and people of Gia Lai are placing high expectations on the Congress’s strategic decisions for the country’s next phase of development.

Senior leaders of Vietnam’s Communist Party and State on Sunday paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh and the nation’s fallen heroes, as the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) opened in Hanoi.

The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam officially opened today (19 January), with leaders from Gia Lai’s government departments, sectors, and armed forces expressing hopes that the event will define strategic directions aligned with the country’s evolving context.

The Gia Lai Geography Association on January 18 elected Dr. Nguyễn Thị Lành, a lecturer at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Quy Nhon University, as its first-term President during the Association’s inaugural congress for the 2025–2030 term held at Quy Nhon University.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday called for the rapid establishment of a comprehensive, accurate and unified national data system, stressing that data is the core foundation for artificial intelligence, the digital economy and new growth drivers.

Gia Lai province has set ambitious socio-economic targets for 2026, including a GRDP growth rate of at least 8% and an aspiration to exceed 10%, as provincial leaders called for sweeping reforms in governance, accountability and execution to drive breakthroughs.

Local authorities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands are translating Party Congress resolutions into visible improvements in daily life, with rural road expansion and community-based tourism emerging as key priorities during the 2025-2030 term.

A high-level delegation from Salavan Province of Laos on January 6 paid a New Year visit to Gia Lai Province in Vietnam, extending Tet greetings and reaffirming commitments to strengthen bilateral cooperation ahead of the 2026 traditional holiday.

Gia Lai ended 2025 with broadly positive economic and social outcomes, despite severe natural disasters late in the year, as the province positions itself for faster growth following an administrative merger and a new five-year development cycle.

Corps 15 has intensified civil-military cooperation across Vietnam’s Central Highlands, combining cultural preservation, social welfare and economic support to improve living standards and strengthen ties between the armed forces and local communities.

The Gia Lai Provincial Trade Union on Monday identified digital transformation and innovation as its central priorities for the 2025–2030 term, as it convened its first provincial congress at the Gia Lai Provincial Convention Center.

Trade unions across Gia Lai province have intensified organizational reforms and welfare programs, consolidating their role as a key support pillar for workers and contributing to local socio-economic development, provincial labor authorities said.

From quiet acts of charity to an ambition to elevate local agricultural products, Nguyễn Chí Nguyên (born 1987), Chief of Staff of the Party Committee of Ia Krái Commune, has chosen to follow President Hồ Chí Minh’s example through concrete, persistent actions rooted in service to the people.

Ân Tường Commune on December 21 launched a “Digital Family” initiative during a Digital Transformation Day held at Trần Quang Diệu High School, marking the first such event organized at the grassroots level in the province.

Local Party committees and communities across Gia Lai province are accelerating efforts to implement resolutions adopted at Party congresses for the 2025–2030 term, aiming to drive socio-economic development and build modern, prosperous urban and rural areas.

The Gia Lai Provincial National Assembly Delegation on December 17 convened a meeting of National Assembly deputies from different terms to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s first general election (January 6, 1946 – January 6, 2026).

As Vietnam prepares for the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party, authorities are warning of intensified disinformation campaigns, reactionary elements and political opportunists seeking to undermine the process, particularly the selection of senior leadership for the next term.

Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee Chairman Pham Anh Tuan on December 17 chaired a dialogue to review and resolve citizens’ petitions related to compensation, support and resettlement policies for State land acquisition linked to development projects in the province.

The “three bests” emulation movement: Best discipline, most loyal, closest to the people, launched by Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security, is being widely implemented by the Gia Lai Provincial Police.