Gia Lai’s industries ramp up post-Tet production as province enters new growth cycle

Gia Lai province is emerging as one of Vietnam’s most assertive adopters of digital transformation, rolling out AI tools, upgrading administrative systems, and investing heavily in digital infrastructure as part of the national strategy to modernize government and accelerate economic development.

Gia Lai province is accelerating a broad transition toward green and organic farming as climate pressures, rising input costs, and stricter market requirements push its agricultural sector to shift from output-driven production to sustainability-focused models.

Gia Lai is leveraging its rich natural resources and strong wind and solar potential to position itself as a renewable energy hub in the Central and Central Highlands regions.

A farmer in Pleiku, Nguyễn Trung Nguyên, has become the first local producer of civet coffee after spending 15 years expanding a small experiment into one of Tây Gia Lai’s largest civet farms.

Gia Lai attracted a record VND 159.874 trillion (about USD 6.2 billion) in registered investment capital in 2025, exceeding the targets and marking its highest annual inflow to date, as authorities intensify efforts to position the province as a competitive and sustainable investment destination.

Vietnamese consumers are increasingly turning to online platforms to prepare for the Lunar New Year, with e-commerce and social media reshaping traditional Tet shopping habits, from festive foods to ornamental flowers and household goods.

Vietnam secured nine places in TIME magazine’s 2026 list of the Asia-Pacific’s top 500 companies, with Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) emerging as one of the most notable entrants following a dramatic financial turnaround.

As the Lunar New Year approaches, authorities and businesses in Gia Lai are framing 2026 as a decisive year to anchor long-term, sustainable development, with a focus on agriculture, tourism, infrastructure and governance reform.

Unfavorable weather, rising production costs and weakening consumer demand have cast an unusually subdued mood over the apricot-growing hubs of An Nhơn Đông and An Nhơn Bắc, where growers say the 2026 Bính Ngọ Lunar New Year market is the bleakest in years.

Gia Lai province on January 30 announced the full commercial operation of the Ia Pech and Ia Pech 2 wind power projects, officially bringing all turbines online and supplying electricity to Vietnam’s national grid at maximum capacity.

Vietnam is intensifying market surveillance from key seaports to border areas in Gia Lai province as authorities move to curb smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeit goods ahead of the Lunar New Year 2026, the National Steering Committee 389 said.

The Provincial People’s Committee on February 5 convened an in-person and online conference to assess January’s socio-economic results and outline key tasks for February 2026, chaired by Pham Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee and member of the Party Central Committee.

Coffee cultivation is transforming livelihoods in Bờ Ngoong commune, where rising bean prices and improved production techniques have enabled many ethnic minority households to earn annual incomes of several hundred million to more than 1 billion VND.

Gia Lai province is accelerating the development of green, circular and ecological industrial parks as part of its long-term strategy to align economic growth with environmental protection and improved social welfare.

Vietnam on Monday launched its inaugural Spring Fair 2026 at the Vietnam Exhibition Center, an event Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said would help strengthen confidence and drive economic momentum ahead of the Lunar New Year.

Four state-owned rubber companies in Gia Lai province reported robust business performance in 2025 at a conference held on Jan. 30 at Mang Yang Rubber One Member Limited Liability Company in Đak Đoa commune.

Traditional craft villages across Gia Lai province are undergoing significant adaptation and innovation to meet stricter market demands, enabling heritage products to compete more effectively in a modern economy.

Gia Lai province is intensifying administrative and financial reforms to expand private-sector growth after a sharp rise in new business formations and strong contributions to local economic output, according to provincial authorities.

Gia Lai province has rapidly upgraded its telecommunications and digital infrastructure, positioning connectivity as a core driver of local economic transformation and digital development, provincial authorities said at a year-end review conference.

Phu My - Quy Nhon Construction Investment Co., Ltd. on January 17 held the topping-out ceremony for the Simona Heights apartment tower in Quy Nhon Ward, Gia Lai Province, marking the completion of the project’s structural framework after 24 months of construction.

Gia Lai Province is rapidly overhauling its crop structure as climate change, rising production costs, and unstable agricultural markets push local authorities and farmers toward more profitable and sustainable models.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) will break ground on its Phu Dong High-Rise Residential and Commercial Complex on January 18 in Pleiku Ward, Gia Lai Province, according to the company.

Gia Lai province has significantly accelerated administrative procedure reforms, winning positive feedback from investors and businesses by prioritising facilitation, transparency and predictability as core measures of effectiveness.

Pleiku Ward in Vietnam’s Gia Lai Province convened more than 100 local entrepreneurs on January 15 for its annual New Year meeting, pledging renewed support for the business community and commitments to streamline administrative procedures in 2026.