Gia Lai unveils 2026-2030 administrative reform drive to boost transparency and citizen-centred governance

Gia Lai Province Chairman Phạm Anh Tuấn on February 28 called for a decisive shift toward proactive, service-oriented governance during an inspection of socio-economic development progress in the western communes of Chư Sê, Al Bá, Ia Ko, and Bờ Ngoong.

Gia Lai province marked the start of Youth Month 2026 on 28 February with coordinated tree-planting campaigns, youth-led projects and extensive support for disadvantaged communities.

The commune of Van Duc Commune is reporting robust socio-economic gains as local Party cells strengthen political organisation, mobilise residents, and drive agricultural restructuring.

The People’s Committee of Gia Lai Province has reported a joyful, safe and economical Bính Ngọ Lunar New Year, marked by vibrant festivities, strong tourism gains and extensive social welfare support, according to an early-year briefing held on 23 February.

Gia Lai province has completed reconstruction of 674 flood-destroyed homes ahead of the Lunar New Year, marking a rapid post-disaster recovery effort that local officials describe as a model of coordinated provincial leadership.

Gia Lai province is entering 2025 with profound structural changes and a renewed push for development, marking a pivotal year defined by administrative reform, economic momentum and strengthened political leadership. Below are the ten most notable events shaping the province’s trajectory.

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.

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.

With the motto “Discipline, Professionalism - Breakthrough, Creativity - Efficiency, Sustainability,” Hanoi has reaffirmed its determination to take bold, pioneering action, leveraging its central role to create new momentum for national development in the coming era.

A series of commemorative events across Gia Lai has marked the 76th anniversary of the Traditional Day of Vietnamese Students and the Vietnam National Union of Students, highlighting the role of young people as pioneers in learning, innovation and community service.

Gia Lai has been instructed to mobilise all resources to complete the “Quang Trung Campaign” on schedule, ensuring residents affected by recent natural disasters can move into new homes before the Lunar New Year, Deputy Prime Minister Hồ Quốc Dũng said during an on-site inspection on January 12.

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.

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.

Authorities in Pleiku Ward, Gia Lai Province, on Wednesday held a dialogue with local youth and children to address concerns ranging from school safety and food hygiene to employment support and digital transformation, officials said.

The Gia Lai Provincial Farmers’ Association on December 23 convened a review conference in Quy Nhon Ward to assess the 2025 incubation program supporting innovative startup ideas and projects by local farmers.

Veterans across central Vietnam are bringing revolutionary history directly into classrooms through first-hand storytelling, offering students vivid accounts of wartime sacrifice as the country marks key military anniversaries.