Gia Lai to host dual-location countdown night 2026 celebrations

Traditional bài chòi performances energized spring festivals across Tuy Phước commune and Quy Nhơn city during the Lunar New Year, drawing crowds of residents and tourists to the region’s rustic bamboo huts, poetry-infused melodies and rhythmic bamboo clappers.

A rare 11th-century Cham sandstone relief unearthed in the south-central province of Bình Định is offering fresh insight into the region’s martial past, featuring one of the most dynamic portrayals of war horses found in Champa art. 

The decisive speed of Emperor Quang Trung’s spring 1789 campaign, culminating in the victory at Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa, owed not only to his strategic brilliance but also to the powerful mobility of the Tây Sơn cavalry, a force that became a symbol of the military heritage and the martial tradition.

A grassroots podcast launched by a group of young creators in Gia Lai is emerging as a rare space for local youth to speak candidly about pressures, ambitions and the uncertainties of early adulthood.

(GLO) – With the arrival of spring and the golden apricot blossoms in bloom, the Gò Găng conical hat craft village (An Nhơn Bắc Ward, Gia Lai Province) is filled with joy, as the rhythmic tapping of hat-making and the cheerful chatter of villagers create a lively atmosphere.

Following an administrative merger set to take effect on July 1, 2025, Gia Lai province will span 21,576 square kilometres, becoming the country’s second largest province, with a population of 3.5 million. 

(GLO) – After turning 30, Gia Lai-born actress Lê Hạ Anh has chosen not to chase the dazzling spotlight, but instead quietly makes her mark through deeply nuanced roles.

Crowds gathered in the early spring mist on the first morning of the Lunar New Year for the annual Gò Market Spring Festival, a centuries-old fair where trade is guided less by profit than by wishes for peace and prosperity.

Thousands of residents and visitors gathered at two central squares in Gia Lai province on the evening of February 16 to welcome the Year of the Horse 2026 with a New Year’s Eve art program and a 15-minute fireworks display.

In a small home in Lam Truc 2 neighborhood, old glass bottles are being transformed into intricate miniature worlds.

The People’s Committee of Quy Nhon Ward inaugurated the Year of the Horse 2026 mascot cluster at Victory Square on February 6, marking the launch of cultural activities celebrating the Party and Lunar New Year.

(GLO) – At the awards gala on the evening of February 7, the organizers of the WeChoice Awards 2025 honored and presented numerous awards to individuals and organizations who made significant contributions to society in 2025.

Preparations are underway across Tây Sơn Thượng Đạo and Tây Sơn Hạ Đạo as Gia Lai province readies a series of coordinated ceremonies and cultural events marking the 255th anniversary of the Tây Sơn Peasant Uprising and the 237th anniversary of the Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa Victory.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister has approved the development of a master plan to preserve, restore and promote the value of the Tây Sơn Thượng Đạo Special National Relic Complex, according to Decision No. 235/QD-TTg issued on 3 February.

Gia Lai province has received two newly designated national treasures, a collection of gold worship objects from the An Phú Cham Tower and the Kơ Đơ gong set, under a decision issued by Vietnam’s Prime Minister on 3 February.

Pleiku authorities on February 5 installed a new eight horses mascot cluster at Đại Đoàn Kết Square, completing one of the key decorative highlights planned ahead of the 2026 Year of the Horse (Bính Ngọ).

Gia Lai Province has unveiled a comprehensive plan to revive and promote festivals, rituals and performances linked to the gong cultural heritage of the Bahnar, Jrai, Cham and H’rê ethnic groups, as part of its 2026-2030 preservation project.

The Pleiku Museum will display images, documents and artifacts from the Rộc Tưng - Gò Đá early paleolithic archaeological site on February 20-21, coinciding with the fourth and fifth days of the Lunar New Year and the festival marking the 237th anniversary of the Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa Victory.

Living in the city, many Vietnamese now rely on supermarkets for Tet staples such as cakes and candied fruits. Despite the convenience and variety, from affordable products to premium regional specialties, some still yearn for the rustic, handmade flavors of their rural childhoods.

Pleiku Ward held a cultural performance on January 25 to celebrate the Communist Party of Vietnam and welcome the Year of the Horse 2026, drawing a large turnout of officials, Party members and local residents.

Authorities in Vietnam’s Gia Lai Province have transferred two newly unearthed Champa bas-reliefs from the Duong Long Tower complex to the provincial museum for preservation, officials said on January 22.

On the evening of January 21, a full rehearsal for the special art program “Under the Glorious Flag of the Party” took place at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.

As the Lunar New Year 2026 approaches, artists in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are turning to the horse, the zodiac animal of the coming Year of the Horse, as a central motif for new sculptures and paintings that reflect personal hopes, family bonds and artistic renewal.

 Dr. Võ Minh Hải, Deputy Head of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Quy Nhon University and a long-time researcher of Han-Nom studies, has spent more than two decades working with ancient scripts and documents.