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Xoang dance of the Ba Na

Xoang dance has been an inseparable part of Central Highlands culture. Whenever Central Highlanders hold a festival, they play gongs and do Xoang dancing.

Agro-tourism makes Lam Dong province special

In November alone, Da Lat resort city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, welcomed half a million tourists, raising total tourist arrivals for the year to 6.2 million.

New Zealand choreographer stages dance on Central Highlands

A contemporary dance featuring special observations and feelings about space, people and the rhythm of life will be held in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak at 7.30pm on December 20 and at the Military Theatre, HCM City on the following day.

Ma ethnic people protect forests in national park

For the Ma ethnic minority in Dak Som Commune in Dak Glong district in Dak Nong province, the forest is just like a god who protects them from disasters.

Coffee price falls as farmers warned of lower profits

Vietnam’s coffee export price has dropped to a 10-year low and is continuing to slide. Analysts believe the price won’t go up in the last months of the year as supply is increasing.

Bringing American food and beer to the Central Highlands

The last thing you may expect to find at the foot of Lang Biang Mountain in Lac Duong District, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is a pizza restaurant.

Vietnamese farmers adapt to climate change

Intercropping and advanced farming techniques used in the Central Highlands provinces are helping farmers adapt to the effects of climate change, including unusually heavy rains, whirlwinds and prolonged droughts.

Wild animal trading rampant in Vietnam's Central Highlands

Authorities of the Central Highlands provinces have found coaches illegally transporting wild animals.

Discovering Chu Se terraced fields from height

The stunning beauty of the green terraced fields belonging to the Jrai ethnic group in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has proved a popular destination with travelers flocking to the area in recent time.

Dams in Vietnam's Central Highlands in state of disrepair, pose threat of bursting

Provinces in the Central Highlands region face the risk of reservoirs bursting since hundreds of them are damaged or degraded.

 

Vietnam's Central Highlands suffers worst flooding in a decade

The recent levels of torrential rain and flooding which have devastated parts of the Central Highlands region and left 10 dead have been the worst to hit the area since September 2009.

Grave sculptures of Vietnam's Central Highlands

Carving wooden sculptures is a special folk art of ethnic groups such as the Co Tu, Ede, Ba Na, and Jarai of the Central Highlands.

Grave sculptures of the Central Highlands

Carving wooden sculptures is a special folk art of ethnic groups such as the Co Tu, Ede, Ba Na, and Jarai of the Central Highlands.

VN forests shrink as more people use land for agricultural production

Despite the PM’s decision on forest closure, the Central Highlands' forests are shrinking every day because of illegal logging.

Central Highlands forests still ‘bleeding’

Several deforestation cases have occurred in the Central Highlands since the beginning of the 2018-2019 dry season

Che jars in the Ede’s life

The Ede ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands have developed rich cultural values, which are closely associated with terraced field cultivation.

 

Rong communal House inauguration of Bahnar ethnic people

For people in the northern central highlands, new Rong house rite is seen as the most important ceremony of Bahnar ethnic people. This house witnesses important events of the community.

 

Vietnam's Central Highlands people lack access to clean water as supply projects abandoned

Hundreds of clean water projects have been built in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) in recent years to serve people living in poor and remote areas.

Drought threatens crops across country

More than 3,400ha of agricultural lands, almost all of it in the Central Highlands, have been hit by drought according to the Directorate of Water Resources.

Minh Thanh Pagoda – Majestic Buddhist sanctuary in Central Highlands

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 2 km from the centre of Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province, Minh Thanh Pagoda is an impressive Buddhist architectural complex, which tourists should not miss when visiting the locality.