The water drop worship ceremony of the Ba Na ethnic people in Gia Lai province is held to pray to the Water God (Yang Ia) for abundant water resources to serve daily life, farming and production.
The ritual is a unique cultural symbol reflecting the strong community bond of the Ba Na people and their wish for a prosperous and favourable harvest season. The ceremony was recently re-enacted at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi.
A forest worship ceremony is held in La Grai district, Gia Lai province to thank the forest gods for protecting the community and blessing them with favorable weather and bountiful harvests.
The steady rhythm of handlooms continues to echo through villages in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, where Jrai and Bana women are preserving centuries-old brocade weaving traditions while adapting them to modern tourism and markets.
A series of community cultural events including folk dance performances, an áo dài fashion show and a free outdoor film screening drew crowds to Cho Nho Night Market in Pleiku Ward, Gia Lai Province, on March 7.
A series of cultural activities are taking place across the province as agencies, organizations and local communities mark “Ao Dai Week” 2026, part of celebrations for the 116th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8.
Gia Lai Province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands is marking Lunar New Year with vibrant traditions upheld by northern ethnic minority communities who migrated south decades ago.
Phú Thiện commune in Gia Lai is home to four Meritorious Artisans from ethnic minority groups, all of whom have devoted their lives to safeguarding forms of intangible cultural heritage, rituals, music, weaving and traditional crafts, that still shape daily life in the Central Highlands.
An art program celebrating the 24th Vietnam Poetry Day opened on 2 March at the Twin Towers Relic Site in Quy Nhon Ward, drawing provincial leaders, artists and a large audience.
A charity concert in Gia Lai Province raised more than 300 million VND (approximately 12,000 USD) on March 1, generating funds for community development, education support, and disaster relief efforts in the region and other localities.
Residents of the coastal community of Nhơn Hải opened their annual Thanh Minh Festival on 27 February with a series of ancestral rites at the Phương Mai communal house, maintaining traditions passed down through generations.
Gia Lai province opened its annual Khai Sơn Cầu Ngư (Mountain opening and whale worship) Festival on February 25, bringing thousands of residents and visitors to the Lăng Ông Nam Hải - Vạn Đầm Xương Lý in the Lý Chánh quarter of Quy Nhơn Đông ward.
Traditional bài chòi performances energized spring festivals across Tuy Phước commune and Quy Nhơn city during the Lunar New Year, drawing crowds of residents and tourists to the region’s rustic bamboo huts, poetry-infused melodies and rhythmic bamboo clappers.
A rare 11th-century Cham sandstone relief unearthed in the south-central province of Bình Định is offering fresh insight into the region’s martial past, featuring one of the most dynamic portrayals of war horses found in Champa art.
The decisive speed of Emperor Quang Trung’s spring 1789 campaign, culminating in the victory at Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa, owed not only to his strategic brilliance but also to the powerful mobility of the Tây Sơn cavalry, a force that became a symbol of the military heritage and the martial tradition.
A grassroots podcast launched by a group of young creators in Gia Lai is emerging as a rare space for local youth to speak candidly about pressures, ambitions and the uncertainties of early adulthood.
(GLO) – With the arrival of spring and the golden apricot blossoms in bloom, the Gò Găng conical hat craft village (An Nhơn Bắc Ward, Gia Lai Province) is filled with joy, as the rhythmic tapping of hat-making and the cheerful chatter of villagers create a lively atmosphere.
Following an administrative merger set to take effect on July 1, 2025, Gia Lai province will span 21,576 square kilometres, becoming the country’s second largest province, with a population of 3.5 million.
(GLO) – After turning 30, Gia Lai-born actress Lê Hạ Anh has chosen not to chase the dazzling spotlight, but instead quietly makes her mark through deeply nuanced roles.
Crowds gathered in the early spring mist on the first morning of the Lunar New Year for the annual Gò Market Spring Festival, a centuries-old fair where trade is guided less by profit than by wishes for peace and prosperity.
Thousands of residents and visitors gathered at two central squares in Gia Lai province on the evening of February 16 to welcome the Year of the Horse 2026 with a New Year’s Eve art program and a 15-minute fireworks display.
In a small home in Lam Truc 2 neighborhood, old glass bottles are being transformed into intricate miniature worlds.
The People’s Committee of Quy Nhon Ward inaugurated the Year of the Horse 2026 mascot cluster at Victory Square on February 6, marking the launch of cultural activities celebrating the Party and Lunar New Year.
(GLO) – At the awards gala on the evening of February 7, the organizers of the WeChoice Awards 2025 honored and presented numerous awards to individuals and organizations who made significant contributions to society in 2025.
Preparations are underway across Tây Sơn Thượng Đạo and Tây Sơn Hạ Đạo as Gia Lai province readies a series of coordinated ceremonies and cultural events marking the 255th anniversary of the Tây Sơn Peasant Uprising and the 237th anniversary of the Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa Victory.
Vietnam’s Prime Minister has approved the development of a master plan to preserve, restore and promote the value of the Tây Sơn Thượng Đạo Special National Relic Complex, according to Decision No. 235/QD-TTg issued on 3 February.
Gia Lai province has received two newly designated national treasures, a collection of gold worship objects from the An Phú Cham Tower and the Kơ Đơ gong set, under a decision issued by Vietnam’s Prime Minister on 3 February.