A small well dug in the middle of a coffee plantation has been the lifesaver for the beans in Dak Lak Province well-known for its year-round burning heat and severe droughts that can last for months. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 10,500 hectares of natural forest in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dak Lak have been illegally destroyed since 2015, 

Two passenger buses crashed on a highway in Krong Pak District in the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands of Dak Lak on Monday, sending one plunging into a ditch and many passengers were injured.

The project on conserving Dak Lak elephants by 2020, capitalized at VND80 billion, has brought positive changes in the province. One elephant is pregnant and is expecting a baby in 12 months.

The Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) region is replacing more than 18,460 hectares of old coffee trees as part of its plan to replace 120,000ha of old trees with new varieties or grafted trees in the 2014-2020 period.

VietNamNet Bridge - Failing to get permission to use special-use forest (SUF) land for a hydropower project, the Dak Lak provincial authorities are pursuing another approach.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Management Board of the Nam Kar Natural Conservation Centre in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has decided to take disciplinary action against four forest rangers.

Migrants have step by step encroached on forests from the outside, while illegal loggers have been dismantling trees in the core area. The Yok Don forests are withering and shrinking.

The members of the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Center are all “amateurs” as they were never professionally trained to take care of elephants. However, their love for and understanding of the animals is well known. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic coffee market in the past was controlled by big players Trung Nguyen, Nestcafe and Vinacafe. But now the competition is stiff, with the presence of many strong brands.

More than 500 teachers in Dak Lak province have been warned that their labor contract will end in April, while thousands of teachers in Gia Lai province have been told that their jobs will be cut. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese believe that eating wild animal meat on the first days of the lunar year will bring good luck. 

Dak Lak province’s People’s Committee has requested local forest owners to examine all natural forest areas and inventory in all parts that have been destroyed or illegally encroached upon since 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on Sunday announced that a decision by Krong Pak District to suspend the labour contracts of about 200 teachers in the locality would be halted.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Elephant Conservation Center, in 1980 Dak Lak had over 1,000 domestic elephants, but the figure dropped to 100 in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - Large forests in Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces continue to be cut down despite serious protection measures applied by local authorities.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The rich aquatic resources on Serepok River are in danger as more hydropower dams are being built on the mainstream, leading to changes in the water current and environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The one-storey house of resident Trieu Duc Chinh of the Central Highlands Dak Lak Province is home to ten people: Chinh himself, his three wives, and their six children.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are 150 coffee export companies and over 3,000 merchants who collect coffee beans from farmers to sell to roasters and exporters.

Police in Krong Nang District in Central Highland Province of Dak Lak have charged a local man for allegedly stealing gold worth more than VND 112 million (US$4,928).