Fishing logs have become mandatory in recent years for vessels of 12 metres or longer. Three months after the province rolled out an electronic version for those boats, most Gia Lai fishermen have become used to logging their catches on smartphones.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huu Que said ESG is no longer a communications message or a cost burden, but an essential requirement for accessing global capital. Gia Lai has chosen ESG as a pillar for building new competitive advantages and achieving sustainable development.
Gia Lai is committed to creating the most favourable conditions for investors and accompanying them throughout the process of project research, implementation and operation, an official has said.
Ambassador Vu Ho suggested enhancing Vietnam – RoK ties in tourism, aviation and flexible investment models to develop flagship projects meeting high standards, helping herald a new cooperation phase between the two countries.
Gia Lai now operates Quy Nhon, De Gi, and Tam Quan fishing ports, with a combined cargo handling capacity of about 100,000 tonnes annually, alongside three storm shelters that can accommodate roughly 3,800 vessels.
Located mainly in Ia Le commune and partly in Chu Puh commune, the projects will have a combined installed capacity of 230 megawatts (MW).
Da Nang is reasserting its position as the premier investment hub in the central region, with an increasingly transparent and pro-business environment.
Gia Lai province signed a cooperation agreement for the 2026–2030 period with the four southern Lao provinces of Attapeu, Champasak, Salavan and Sekong at a conference held in the Vietnamese locality on March 29.
Inspecting sections passing through Duc Pho and Binh De tunnels, the PM visited and presented gifts to engineers and workers at the construction sites. He expressed appreciation for their dedication, noting that many had forgone family time and worked continuously through the Lunar New Year holiday to accelerate progress and bring the projects to early completion.
As of February 24, Gia Lai had 5,756 fishing vessels measuring six metres or longer registered, including 3,169 offshore vessels, accounting for 55%. All vessels have been updated on the VNFishbase system, digitally identified and synchronised with national population data via VNeID, while 100% of operating vessels have been granted fishing licences.
Phase 1 of the Hon Trau wind power plant is designed to have a total installed capacity of 750 MW, with an estimated annual electricity output of around 2.8 billion kWh.
Industrial projects accounted for the bulk of new investment, with six projects worth nearly 19.8 trillion VND.
Gia Lai aims to put an end to violations such as vessels losing tracking connection for over 6 hours, or exceeding permitted fishing zones by November 15.
Chinese market demand is diverse, favouring products where Gia Lai holds competitive advantages including coffee, durian, passion fruit, black pepper, and coconut.
The People's Committee of the central province of Gia Lai on August 13 approved the investment policy for the first phase of Phu My port project, worth over 6 trillion VND (228 million USD), aiming at shaping up an industrial – sea port hub in the coming time.
Gia Lai's agricultural products have been exported to more than 60 countries, including demanding markets such as the US, the European Union, and Japan.
The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai aims to achieve 850 million USD in exports in 2025.
Sharing the border with Cambodia, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai is striving to develop its border trade infrastructure connections with Ratanakiri province of the neighbouring country, aiming to strengthen economic links and make import - export turnover on a par with the great potential of both countries.
A workshop was held in Sydney on August 28 to promote the trade and investment cooperation between the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai and New South Wales state of Australia.
