Taking place from July 27 to August 1, VSOA 10 features lectures delivered by distinguished experts in the field, including Prof. Leander Thiele, Dr. Otavio Alves, Dr. Anamaria Hell, and Dr. Nguyen Nhat Minh, all from the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), Japan.
The remains were recovered during the 2025–2026 dry-season search and repatriation mission conducted by Team K52 of the Gia Lai provincial Military Command.
Since November 19, 2025, during the 2025–2026 dry season, Team K52 of Gia Lai has searched for and recovered 18 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Cambodia.
For many local fishermen, digitalisation is gradually replacing cumbersome paper-based procedures. By the end of April, 3,257 fishing vessels measuring at least 12 metres in length in Gia Lai had adopted electronic fishing logs, according to local authorities.
Under its recently issued plan, Gia Lai province aims to develop its fisheries sector in a sustainable manner by gradually reducing fishing intensity while protecting and restoring aquatic resources.
The fugitives are Di (also known as Siu Di), born in 1941, and Dinh Yum (also known as Dinh Jum or Ba Koih), born in 1963, from Ba Na ethnic minority group in Gia Lai province, and hold Vietnamese nationality. They have been charged under Clause 1, Article 116 of the Penal Code for undermining the national unity policy.
The suspects include Roh, 63, from Ayun commune; Thong, 34, from Bo Ngoong commune, Di also known as Siu Di, 85; and Dinh Yum, 63. Di and Dinh Yum are now abroad and have been proposed for trial in absentia under Vietnamese law.
Gia Lai province has completed the handling of fishing vessels that disconnected their VMS devices, crossed permitted fishing boundaries at sea or violated foreign waters.
All houses were built to the “three-solid” technical standard, namely solid foundations, frames and roofs, ensuring durability and suitability for local living conditions.
Hosting the Visit Vietnam Year 2026 is expected to create new momentum for the development of cultural, heritage, community, sports, scientific and eco-tourism, while promoting Gia Lai and Vietnam’s tourism products to the world.
Hanoi has allocated an additional 200 billion VND to support Gia Lai province in overcoming the aftermath of the historic floods, helping residents quickly stabilise their lives and restore production activities.
Essential infrastructure, housing, and livelihoods of tens of thousands of households in Gia Lai were destroyed; many sectors including education, health care, transportation, electricity, and irrigation were heavily affected.
The Sub-Department of State Reserves of Region 11 will deliver 2,000 tonnes of rice to Gia Lai province, while Sub-Department of State Reserves of Region 13 will supply the remaining 2,000 tonnes to Khanh Hoa.
On November 20, Air Force Division 372 deployed two helicopters to carry hundreds of life buoys, life jackets, specialised rescue equipment, and essential supplies to cut-off areas in the two provinces, which have seen water rise rapidly, leaving residents without boats, rescue gear, or access to food and clean water.
During the 2024–2025 dry season, Team K52 found and sent home remains of 23 Vietnamese martyrs, lifting the total repatriated over the past 24 years to 1,512.
By 17:00 on November 7, Kalmaegi, together with its circulation, had left five dead, three missing and 17 injured, while causing initial losses of 7.05 trillion VND in Dak Lak and Gia Lai provinces.
Any ‘three-no’ fishing boats - those without registration, inspection certificates, and fishing licenses - as well as ships operating outside their licensed fishing activities, are strictly prohibited from going out to sea.
The Gia Lai People’s Court characterised this case as exceptionally serious, noting its organised nature and substantial illegal profits.
Local fishers are moving away from traditional fishing practices, strictly following offshore fishing regulations, logging each trip, and keeping monitoring equipment active at sea. Most vessels now report departures and returns on time, enabling closer oversight.
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has built and repaired more than 6,300 houses for poor households and social policy beneficiaries in the Central Highlands, with a total funding of 355 billion VND (about 13.5 million USD), heard a conference held in Gia Lai province on July 30.
In line with national efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to address the EU’s “yellow card” warning, 100% of fishing vessels in Gia Lai province over 15 metres in length are now equipped with VMS devices.
The memorial ceremony at the Duc Co Martyrs’ Cemetery in the central province of Gia Lai on July 22 was not only a tribute to the fallen but also a powerful message to present and future generations that peace and independence do not come easily; they are hard-won achievements made by generations who gave their lives with courage and quiet sacrifice
Recognising that fishing vessels violating foreign waters could undermine efforts to remove the card, Gia Lai has paid due attention to raising public awareness of the fishing regulations while arranging staff to monitor vessels’ arrivals and departures around the clock.
The SAGI 2025 Summer School is one of the flagship initiatives of the Simons Astrophysics Group at ICISE (SAGI), which was recently established in Gia Lai with support from the US-based Simons Foundation and the guidance of Vietnamese-origin scientists such as Dr. Nguyen Trong Hien, Professor Hoang Chi Thiem (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute), and Dr. Nguyen Luong Quang.
Electricity from Vietnam’s national grid has flowed through the Le Thanh International Border Gate in Gia Lai’s Duc Co district into Ratanakiri, effectively supporting the local population’s economic activities and daily needs.