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Vietnam on January 29 launched a USD 102.5 million project aimed at reducing emissions and improving climate resilience across the Central Highlands and South Central Coast, as pressure from deforestation and greenhouse gas output intensifies.

Gia Lai’s education authorities have called for sweeping, flexible, and comprehensive measures to accelerate reforms in the second semester of the 2025-2026 academic year, as the province prepares to implement major national policies on educational transformation.

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 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.

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.

The Secretary of the Party Committee of Dien Hong Ward, Đoàn Hữu Dũng, on January 27 visited a family in particularly difficult circumstances, offering encouragement and financial assistance as local authorities pledged continued support.

Diên Hồng Ward’s authorities has approved an auction for leases of 73 stalls at its food street and night market, according to Decision No. 31/QD-UBND issued on January 15, 2026.

Demand for Tet (Lunar New Year) 2026 gift baskets is rising across Việt Nam, with retailers reporting strong orders from corporate and individual buyers amid ongoing economic uncertainty.

Businesses across the province are expanding their Tet gift basket offerings this year, emphasizing practicality, clear product origins, and strong local identity as consumer demand begins to rise.

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.

Gia Lai province is accelerating safe vegetable production to secure supplies for the Lunar New Year (Tet), as farmers recover from late-2025 floods and respond to rising consumer demand for high-quality, clean produce.

Quy Nhon University on January 22 convened a high-level discussion on adopting English as a second language across its academic programmes, bringing together university leaders, lecturers, students and senior specialists from the University of New South Wales (Australia).

Young members of the Communist Party are taking on expanded responsibilities at the grassroots level, spearheading legal education, community support and cultural preservation initiatives across several localities, according to local Youth Union officials.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Women’s Union chapters across Gia Lai have rolled out a series of environmental, social welfare and community-building activities in recent days to mark the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, creating a province-wide emulation movement among members and local women.

Quy Nhon University’s Institute of Applied Science and Technology on January 16 signed a contract to transfer food-production technology to the Nem Chả Cô Út household business in Gia Lai Province, marking a five-month collaboration aimed at modernizing the facility’s giò chả and nem production.

Gia Lai province has rolled out a broad package of grassroots healthcare measures under Project 7, a 2021–2025 initiative aimed at improving physical fitness and stature among ethnic minorities while preventing child malnutrition, local health officials said.

An Binh Ward is emerging as one of the largest vegetable-producing areas in western Gia Lai, as hundreds of households adopt safe cultivation practices that have raised incomes and diversified crops.

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.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) on January 18 awarded 160 apartments to employees in recognition of long-term contributions, in one of the company’s largest appreciation initiatives to date. Each apartment is valued at 2–8 billion VND (approximately USD 82,000–328,000).