Gia Lai students win top prize at Central region robocon ORC 2026

A 24-year-old engineer from Vietnam’s Central Highlands has secured an exclusive national patent for a miniature autonomous robot measuring just 6×8 centimetres, marking a milestone for young researchers entering the country’s high-tech sector.

Vietnam has launched its first international quantum computing hackathon, marking a significant step in its push toward strategic technologies and long-term innovation.

Two major healthcare institutions in Vietnam’s Central Highlands have formalized a partnership aimed at improving medical services and easing pressure on higher-level hospitals.

Gia Lai province is seeing rapid growth in its private healthcare sector, with new investments and expanded partnerships increasing public access to advanced medical services, according to provincial health authorities.

(GLO) – Once, standing atop a steep slope in Kon Ha Nung, watching clouds drift through the forest canopy, a sudden thought crossed my mind:

Thirteen awards were presented at the final round of the FPT Schools AI & Robotics Challenge (FAnRoC) 2025-2026, held on March 1 at FPT High School Quy Nhon. The regional competition brought together 42 teams from secondary schools across Gia Lai and nearby areas.

For a decade, a family in Vietnam’s Gia Lai province has quietly funded the Thiện Duyên Scholarship Fund, offering annual financial support to disadvantaged students in Phú Thiện commune and helping many remain in school and pursue higher education.

Gia Lai province has reported sweeping progress in its education system in 2025, marking one of its most comprehensive reform periods as the province moves to modernize teaching, expand digital tools and strengthen integration with national and international standards.

In Vietnam’s Central Highlands, ethnic minority families are sustaining a long-standing tradition of valuing education, a commitment that is shaping new generations of professionals and community leaders.

Storm- and flood-hit communities in central Vietnam have rebuilt hundreds of homes ahead of the 2026 Lunar New Year, restoring stability and renewed hope to families left devastated by Typhoon No. 13 and historic flooding late last year.

Gia Lai’s streets, markets and neighborhoods are brimming with activity on the 29th day of the last lunar month, as residents make final preparations for Lunar New Year’s Eve.

(GLO) – Every spring, schools across Gia Lai province revive the values of the traditional Tet holiday through “special classes,” where students not only acquire knowledge but also nurture their souls and deepen their love for this time-honored celebration.

Large batches of bánh chưng and bánh tét are being prepared across villages in the Central Highlands as communities in western Gia Lai province join hands to support disadvantaged households and strengthen ethnic solidarity ahead of Tet.

Gia Lai’s trade unions have launched a broad range of support programmes to ensure that every union member and worker can celebrate the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year 2026 in a warm and meaningful atmosphere.

As Lunar New Year approaches, spring flower markets across central Vietnam are filling with colour and visitors, even as vendors grapple with sluggish early sales and weather-related setbacks.

Saigon Co.op has sent 900 disadvantaged migrant workers back to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, as part of its annual “Happy journey - Returning home for Tet” programme, reinforcing its commitment to community welfare during Vietnam’s most important holiday.

Digital transformation is reshaping everyday life across Gia Lai province, where residents from urban wards to remote mountainous areas are increasingly relying on digital tools for business, public services and community connectivity.

Village elders and respected community leaders in Vietnam’s border regions are playing an increasingly influential role in frontline security as the provincial Border Guard Command expands grassroots engagement to reinforce territorial protection and social stability.

Communes and wards across Gia Lai province have simultaneously launched a range of practical activities to improve the local environment, creating a bright, green, clean, and beautiful landscape to ensure residents can celebrate the Lunar New Year in a safe and healthy manner.

Leaders of Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union on February 8 delivered Tet gifts, scholarships and community support to residents, veterans and soldiers in Gia Lai province, as part of the 2026 “Spring at the Border - Tet on the Islands” program.

The Youth Union and Youth Federation of Gia Lai Province, together with the Ho Chi Minh City Social Work Center and the Vietnam Bud Project, distributed hundreds of Tet gifts to disadvantaged residents on February 4 under the “Tet of sharing” programme.

Compassionate Tet-care initiatives are reaching poor and vulnerable families across several localities as the Lunar New Year 2026 approaches, with authorities, mass organizations, and businesses delivering financial support, essential goods, and livelihood assistance to ensure no one is left behind.

The Gia Lai Provincial Traffic Police are accelerating digital transformation and modernizing management practices as rising vehicle volumes place increasing pressure on maintaining road safety across the expanded provincial network.

Youth organizations across the province coordinated a series of large-scale social welfare programs from January 30 to February 1 to support disadvantaged households, children, young workers, and border communities ahead of the Lunar New Year.