Salavan delegation pays Tet visit to Gia Lai, pledges deeper cooperation

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.

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.

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.

Corps 15 has intensified civil-military cooperation across Vietnam’s Central Highlands, combining cultural preservation, social welfare and economic support to improve living standards and strengthen ties between the armed forces and local communities.

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.

Ân Tường Commune on December 21 launched a “Digital Family” initiative during a Digital Transformation Day held at Trần Quang Diệu High School, marking the first such event organized at the grassroots level in the province.

Local Party committees and communities across Gia Lai province are accelerating efforts to implement resolutions adopted at Party congresses for the 2025–2030 term, aiming to drive socio-economic development and build modern, prosperous urban and rural areas.

The “three bests” emulation movement: Best discipline, most loyal, closest to the people, launched by Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security, is being widely implemented by the Gia Lai Provincial Police.

The Gia Lai Provincial People’s Council has approved two key resolutions aimed at directly supporting the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen, as part of 65 resolutions passed at its fifth session held from December 8–9 during the 2021–2026 term.

(After 40 days of urgent, scientific, and highly responsible work, the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly successfully completed its entire agenda and officially concluded on the afternoon of December 11.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Tuesday urged that national development policies place farmers at the center, treat agriculture as a driving force, and view rural areas as a critical foundation, during a 2025 dialogue with farmers held in Hanoi.

Đặng Đình Tấn, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Chư Păh Commune in Gia Lai Province, has become a prominent grassroots figure credited with advancing poverty-reduction initiatives and strengthening youth engagement across the community.

Eighty years after its founding on 10 December 1945, the Party Committee of Gia Lai province, established under the name Tay Son Party Committee, celebrates a legacy shaped through war, renovation, and aspirations for future development.