Revised provincial development plan for 2021-2030 with vision to 2050 approved

Gia Lai’s major rubber producers are racing to meet the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), overhauling land records, tightening supply-chain controls and deploying digital traceability systems to safeguard access to a high-value export market.

The once-barren commune of Pờ Tó is emerging as a new cocoa hub after successful trials by Trọng Đức Cocoa Co., Ltd., drawing interest from Japan’s Bourbon Corporation and promising higher incomes for local ethnic minority farmers.

Gia Lai is accelerating its transition towards a green economy, positioning itself as a strategic link in the Central Highlands’ sustainable value chain through large-scale agriculture, renewable energy expansion and upgraded connectivity infrastructure.

Businesses across Gia Lai province have sharply increased production following the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year holiday, with more than 90% of workers returning and many factories operating near full capacity.

Gia Lai has reached a historic benchmark with coffee export earnings hitting 1.5 billion USD, marking a major breakthrough for the province’s key agricultural sector. 

As Vietnam enters a new phase of development and seeks to strengthen the global competitiveness of its companies, the trajectory of enterprises that have proactively integrated into international markets offers important lessons.

As Tet approaches, Sơn Lang commune in Vietnam’s Gia Lai province enters its busiest weeks of the year, with vivid orange and yellow orchards drawing traders and visitors to one of the region’s most productive citrus hubs.

Work continued throughout the Lunar New Year on two of the province’s most critical infrastructure projects, the Quy Nhơn - Pleiku Expressway and the second runway at Phù Cát Airport, as the contractors intensified efforts to avert schedule slippage from the first days of the year.

Gia Lai province has rolled out an ambitious plan to accelerate the transition of household businesses into enterprises, positioning the private sector as a core engine of economic growth.

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 farmers in Vietnam are accelerating a shift from commercial coffee to specialty-grade Robusta as demand for premium beans grows domestically and abroad. The transition is reshaping harvesting and processing practices across the province as producers pursue stricter quality standards.

The National Assembly’s adoption of Resolution No. 253/2025/QH15 on December 11, 2025, outlining mechanisms and policies for national energy development for the 2026-2030 period, is being regarded as a timely and strategically important decision.

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.