The Central Highlands consists of 5 provinces: Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong and Kon Tum. This is the "common home" of 47 ethnic groups living together with a population of more than 5 million people. Unlike the traditional long houses of the Ede and Mnong people in the region, the 140-year-old house in Buon Tri, Krong Na commune, Buon Don district, Dak Lak province is built entirely of wood, with 3 pointed roofs. With its unique architecture, the ancient stilt house is not only a place to preserve valuable relics of the "elephant hunting king" Y Thu Knul but also becomes an attractive destination attracting many tourists on their journey to travel, explore the land, and learn about the culture of the Central Highlands elephant land. At about 2:30 p.m. (local time), on March 11, the plane carrying General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Changi Airport, Singapore, starting an official visit to the Republic of Singapore from March 11 to 13, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, Secretary General of the Singapore People's Action Party (PAP) Lawrence Wong. On March 15, 2025, the super event - cultural festival with the theme "Steadfastly entering the new era" will be co-organized by Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) and T&T Group (T&T Group) at My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi. The event was inspired by the Olympic opening ceremony with the torch relay, fire passing and sports activities, special exhibitions, and top-notch music programs gathering 15,000 people, including officers, employees, and workers of SHB and T&T Group. With the theme "National intangible cultural heritage of Nghinh Ong Song Doc Festival - Ca Mau 100 years of formation and development", Ca Mau province organized many activities at the Nghinh Ong Song Doc Festival 2025, taking place from March 11 to 17, in Song Doc town, Tran Van Thoi district. On March 11, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Ba To Uprising, the People's Committee of Ba To district (Quang Ngai) held the inauguration ceremony of the Ba To Digital Library. Gia Lai is one of 10 localities nationwide that have effectively implemented the program of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses. With the goal of completing the elimination of 8,485 temporary and dilapidated houses before June 2025, Gia Lai province has been mobilizing all resources to help poor households, policy families, and meritorious people have stable and decent housing. Ban flowers are a typical symbol of the Northwest mountainous region. The flowers not only have a pure beauty but also carry a profound cultural value of this land. Ban flowers often grow in clusters, with soft, smooth petals, spreading a fragrant aroma. The white color of the Ban flowers seems to blend with the clouds and sky, creating a beautiful picture in the heart of Lai Chau mountain town. General news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. This afternoon's news on March 10 has the following notable information: Expectations to raise the value of Vietnamese coffee. A temple with a special pink color in An Giang. People who "pass on the fire" in San Diu culture. Along with other current news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. On March 7, 2025, the Minister of Education and Training issued Circular 05/2025/TT-BGDDT regulating the working regime for general and university preparatory teachers. On the afternoon of March 10, at the Vietnam Women's Museum (Hanoi), the exhibition and launch of the photo book "Rising to Lang Nu Village" by Photographer Nguyen A attracted the attention of a large number of photography lovers and social organizations. On the morning of March 11, Dak Lak province organized the International Trade Conference - Connecting and Elevating Vietnamese Coffee in Buon Ma Thuot City. Attending the Conference were representatives of international organizations, provinces and cities at home and abroad; Delegates from units and enterprises specializing in the field of coffee processing and supply nationwide. Plan International Vietnam recently shared Vietnam's impressive results in the 2024 Girls' Leadership Index (GLI 2024). Accordingly, Vietnam is one of the few countries to achieve an absolute score (1.0) in the Law and Policy Index, reflecting an advanced legal policy system that comprehensively protects and promotes the rights of women and girls. Along both sides of the roads leading to the northern communes of Dak Glei district (Kon Tum) are lush green hills of cold-climate coffee. For ethnic minorities, this is not only a crop that helps them escape poverty but also opens the way to get rich on their homeland.
As a particularly important strategic area of the country in socio-economic development associated with ensuring national defense and security, the Central Highlands is rich in potential, rich in natural resources, playing a central role in East-West connection. In recent years, implementing the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws have created favorable conditions for the Central Highlands to develop socio-economy, ensure security, national defense and improve the quality of people's lives.
In particular, since the implementation of national target programs (NTPs) in general and the NTP on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030 in particular, the Central Highlands has developed comprehensively in all aspects of economy, culture and society. The material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities has been increasingly improved.
Ethnic and Development Newspaper introduces some images of the innovation of the Central Highlands through the lens of reporters.
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