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Violations detected while converting "poor forest" into rubber farms

The Government Inspectorate of Viet Nam has detected violations related to the project to convert 50,000ha of substandard forest area into rubber farms in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai.

Hundred of hectares of forestland encroached upon in Gia Lai

 VietNamNet Bridge – Due to insufficient management, hundreds of hectares of forest in Gia Lai Province have been illegally converted to domestic housing and agricultural land, 

Forests devastated as forest protection company lends hand to illegal loggers

In 2014-2015 alone, 104 huong (Pterocarpus) trees, listed in Group 1, the group of precious wood, were chopped down by illegal loggers in Kbang district of Gia Lai province. 

Gia Lai, Binh Duong in important win at V-League

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai gave themselves a chance of staying in V.League 1 while Becamex Binh Duong moved a step closer to winning the title after their victories in the 23rd round yesterday.

Man arrested on suspicion of killing four people

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the Central Highlands Gia Lai Province arrested Vu Van Dan, 39, yesterday afternoon after he allegedly killed four people and injured three persons in Phu Vinh Village.

Pine trees destroyed every day in Gia Lai

VietNamNet Bridge - Pine trees in Gia Lai Province are pierced with holes so they will die slowly. Then the trees are cut down to clear land for growing pepper and lemon.

Alarm grows at illegal logging

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rate of illegal deforestation in the central highlands province of Gia Lai has become alarming.

Gia Lai’s Kon Ka King Park set to become biodiversity hub

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kon Ka Kinh national park, dubbed the “roof of Gia Lai Province”, is set to become a biodiversity reserve hub owing to its diversified flora and fauna.

Youth strike gongs to preserve their culture

VietNamNet Bridge – Youths from many villages in Yang Bac Commune, Dak Po District in Gia Lai Province, are raising funds to preserve and promote gong culture.  

Gov't approves loan plan to replant coffee

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a loan programme by the State Bank of Viet Nam for replanting coffee trees in the Central Highlands in 2014–20.

Mountainous city offers glimpse into picturesque Highlands life

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its foggy atmosphere, wintry evenings and winding roads encircling hills and mountains, Pleiku has the feeling of a beautiful painting.

Volunteer lifeguard keeps Great Lake safe

 VietNamNet Bridge – They call him "The Old Man of the Lake"---a moniker fondly chosen for him by the people who live around the Great Lake To Nueng in the Tay Nguyen province of Gia Lai.

Bus passenger loses eye in stone attack

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Dak Lak have taken steps to protect inter-provincial buses on national highways 14 and 19 from being attacked

Gia Lai dried ‘Pho’ noodle in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge – A must try dish when you are visiting Vietnam is Pho noodle. Apart from the traditional Pho, there are many notable different recipes of Pho from different provinces; and one of the best versions is dried Pho from Gia Lai Province

Ministry assesses hydro power plants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stricter management over hydro power plants would benefit the public, the environment and economic development, said Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang.

Binh Dinh hopes Gia Lai to remove the ban on animal transport

 VietNamNet Bridge – Binh Dinh's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is trying to convince its partner in the nearby Central Highlands province of Gia Lai to remove a ban on livestock imports.

Gia Lai inks one-year deal with Nigerian player

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two-time V-League champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai have signed a one-year deal with Nigerian Timothy Ajembe from the Ninh Binh team after a two-week trial,

Wildlife trek in jungle offers both challenges and rewards

 VietNamNet Bridge – The adventurers first laid their boots on the soft jungle soil by 7.30am and before long the first challenge for them was set. How to cross a fast running stream without the use of a bridge?

The cemetery for 15,000 abandoned infants

All the infants buried in the Pleiku pediatric cemetery in the central highland province of Gia Lai share the fate as abandoned babies. Many of them were discovered when they got dried or part of their bodies were removed by ants or animals.

Japanese stranger finds friends in high places

 VietNamNet Bridge – Takeda Masayuki was shocked. He could not imagine a house without a toilet, but a whole village without one?