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Two teams from Quy Nhon University won third prizes at the 2026 Central Region International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), each solving four problems during the competition held on October 24-25.

Gia Lai authorities signed agreements to expand support for businesses and brought five startup projects before investors at the province’s Innovation Day 2026 on October 23, as local leaders called for practical measures to turn technology and research into commercial results.

Young volunteers in Gia Lai helped thousands of residents access online public services in the first nine months of 2026, as students developed artificial intelligence tools for tourism, language learning and heritage preservation.

Gia Lai is strengthening food safety checks and traceability for agricultural products to maintain access to the European market, which accounted for 40.6% of the province’s export earnings in the first nine months of 2026.

Gia Lai province has sought support from Japan’s Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI Kansai) to attract investment, connect businesses and introduce technologies for greener industrial development.

Recently, in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, the ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network (AWEN) presented the 2026 Outstanding ASEAN Woman Entrepreneur Award to Ms. Đồng Thị Ánh, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of PISICO Bình Định Joint Stock Corporation.

Gia Lai province has proposed cooperation with Japan’s Haseko Group and Kubota Corporation on housing, urban development and high-tech agriculture, seeking investment and technology to support its development plans.

Gia Lai province has approved the investment policy for a supermarket project in Phu Cat commune with an estimated cost of more than VND 66.6 billion (approximately US$2.54 million). An investor will be selected through a land use rights auction.

Farmers in Gia Lai province are adopting certified production standards and forming sweet potato and cattle farming groups as they seek to improve product quality, strengthen market access and increase income.

People’s credit funds in Gia Lai province are helping rural households finance farms and expand businesses, with all 33 funds reporting profitable operations, according to the Provincial Cooperative Alliance.

Gia Lai’s 846 certified OCOP products must maintain quality standards and meet labeling and traceability requirements as producers expand into retail networks, e-commerce and export markets, provincial officials and businesses say.

Gia Lai province has proposed education and applied research cooperation with Australia’s Charles Darwin University, with priorities including workforce development, tropical agriculture, aquaculture, energy and digital transformation.

Gia Lai completed 18 trade promotion programmes and events in the first nine months of 2026, meeting its planned targets and helping local agricultural producers connect with retailers, overseas buyers and online customers.

More than 100 scientists, technology experts, diplomats and policymakers from Vietnam and abroad gathered on October 7 for a conference aimed at turning scientific research into practical policies and partnerships for Vietnam’s sustainable development.

Gia Lai authorities have called for faster investment approvals and greater business investment in technology to help the province achieve double-digit economic growth.

Gia Lai aims to have 60,000–65,000 active enterprises by 2030, building on rapid business growth as the newly established province connects its highland agricultural economy with coastal ports, logistics and tourism.

The Gia Lai Young Entrepreneurs Association plans to launch a supply-chain pilot for businesses serving the wood processing and export sector, aiming to help five to 10 companies secure new orders or contracts in its first year.

Gia Lai’s Party chief Thai Dai Ngoc has called on local authorities to address obstacles and provide infrastructure support for a VND 3.615 trillion (approximately US$139 million) pig farming and animal feed complex, whose investors aim to complete construction within 12 months.

Thinh Phat–Muyuan Gia Lai Co. Ltd. began construction on a VND 3.615 trillion ($144.6 million) pig farming and animal feed complex in Po To commune on October 11, as Gia Lai province seeks to expand industrial livestock production.

A new road in Vietnam’s Gia Lai province is shortening journeys for residents of remote Krong commune by nearly 11 kilometres, making it easier for farmers to transport produce to market and buy supplies.

Gia Lai province held a training workshop on October 6 to help businesses develop exports and strengthen trade with Cambodia, as infrastructure gaps and limited business participation continue to constrain cross-border commerce.

Gia Lai province will host its inaugural Quy Nhon Dialogue on Climate and Transition on October 10-11, seeking scientific expertise, financing and international partnerships to support green development and strengthen climate resilience.

Gia Lai province has approved an investment policy for a commercial and service complex in An Nhon Dong Ward, with total investment exceeding VND 12.718 billion. The investor will be selected through a land use rights auction.

More than 50 delegates from 20 countries and territories are attending the 45th International Conference on Physics in Collision in Gia Lai province, marking the event’s return to the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) after 10 years.