VietNamNet Bridge – A fossilised tusk, recently found in Phu Thien District, 30km from the Ham Rong volcano in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai, has been dated to about 19,450 BC.

This morning, June 12, a piece of the hydroelectric dam of Kre 2 in Ia Dom commune, Duc Co district of Gia Lai province was broken, causing flooding for tens of hectares of crops in the downstream region.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 450 instances of illegal deforestation were discovered in the first three months of this year, according to the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fascinated by the centuries-old gong music of ethnic minority communities in Viet Nam, Vincenzo Della Ratta, an Italian researcher, has travelled to the Central Highlands of Viet Nam to learn about the local gong culture,

Kon Tum has become the latest province in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam to scrap planned hydro-power project, after forests have been lost, villagers left without resettlement options and the downstream river basin severely degraded.

After Dak Lak, Gia Lai and Phu Yen provinces decided to discontinue hydropower projects, Kon Tum Province in the central highlands of Vietnam has followed suit and decided against any further hydropower projects.

Fire destroys forest in Gia Lai; Germany further assists Vietnam in bomb and mine clearance; BMGF, UNICEF finance rural area IT project; State bans use of public vehicles to attend festivals

 VietNamNet Bridge – We rode on a motorbike from the center of Pleiku City to make the short journey to Phu Cuong Waterfall, one of the destinations in Gia Lai Province.