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The Central Highlands region boasts huge potential for tourism development; however, the regional non-smoke industry has to date failed to unlock its potential and strengths.

The Forest Protection Sub-department in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has said that since 2018, its units have received 326 wild animals, of which nearly 300 individuals have been released to nature and handed over to national parks, and the rests are being cared for by these units.

The boards on border affairs of the Central Highlands of Kon Tum and Attapeu province of Laos on February 23 held talks to review outcomes of the border work in field and signed a document on cooperation in the work between the two localities in the coming time.

Eight earthquake monitoring stations have been installed in the areas of Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant and Dak Drinh Hydropower Plant in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

A traditional dugout race has been held on the Dal Bla River in the Central Highlands’ province of Kon Tum as part of activities to mark the 110th anniversary of its founding.

Located about 60km northeast of Kon Tum city, and with a cool year-round climate and average temperatures of 16-20 degrees Celsius, Mang Den is known as the 'second Da Lat' of the Central Highlands.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and Stung Treng province of Cambodia on December 28 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of economy, culture, and health during a working session held between their leaders in Vietnamese locality.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien visited the Episcopal Palace of Kon Tum Diocese to offer Christmas greetings to the Catholic community in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on December 21.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum held a ceremony on November 5 to send off the province's team in charge of searching for and repatriating remains of volunteer martyrs and experts who died in Laos and Cambodia during wartime (Team K5) on its mission in the 2022-2023 dry season.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and Attapeu province of Laos on October 26 signed their memorandum of understanding on cooperation for 2022-2027, a move to implement the strategic cooperation agreement between the governments of Vietnam and Laos.

Ngoc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis Ha et Grushv) has been successfully cultivated in Hon Ba Nature Reserve in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa as part of a pilot project conducted from 2019 to June 2022.

Three consecutive earthquakes hit Kon Plong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on August 23 afternoon, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre (EITWC) of the Institute of Geophysics under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Ngoc Linh ginseng deserves the "National treasure" title, and it is necessary to strongly promote the role of this treasure in improving people's livelihoods, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said when attending a workshop seeking ways to developing this kind of ginseng into a national brand in the central province of Quang Nam on August 6.

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/ Dioxin (VAVA), in coordination with the Chemical Arms of the Vietnam People's Army and the People’s Committee of Kon Tum province, has opened an exhibition at Kon Tum Museum to mark the 61th anniversary of the Agent Orange (AO) disaster in Vietnam and the 75th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day.

A service was held at a martyrs’ cemetery in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on June 10 to rebury the remains of 13 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos and Cambodia during wartime.

A potential solution to raise the profile and Kon Tum’s tourism industry could lie in linking with other Central Highlands provinces. Combining forces geographically could create exposure to a wider array of tourism products to assist Kon Tum’s tourism industry to take off.

Vietnam Airlines and the People’s Committee of Kon Tum province have pledged to strengthen the promotion of the image, improve the efficiency of investment and tourism promotion activities, and make positive contributions to socio-economic development of the Central Highlands locality, and popularise the image, products and services of the national flag carrier.

A hot air balloon festival is being held for the first time in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum from April 23-24 to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30).

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum witnessed 33 earthquakes from 1903 to 2020 but has seen 169 just since last year, a massive growth from the previous century.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum will organise a forum on April 24 to seek measures to promote tourism in the locality and the region as a whole.