To date, Kon Tum province has supported 2,622 households in eliminating substandard housing, including 2,077 newly built homes and 545 renovated ones.

The tremor occurred at 7:39:46 am (Hanoi time), with the epicentre located at latitude 14.924°N and longitude 108.236°E, at a depth of approximately 8.1 kilometres. The natural disaster risk level was classified as 0 – the lowest on the scale.

The planned merger of Kon Tum and Quang Ngai aims to create a larger administrative unit with breakthrough potential, poised to become a vital growth pole in the Central – Central Highlands region and generate spillovers for the surrounding areas and the nation at large.

The remains were collected during the 2024–2025 dry season by Team K53 of the Kon Tum provincial Military Command, in coordination with authorities in Attapeu, Sekong, and Champasak (Laos), and Ratanakiri (Cambodia).

So far, a total of 1,016 temporary and dilapidated houses across the province have been renovated or replaced, demonstrating the effective involvement of the entire political system and society to bring a better life to disadvantaged residents.

Vietnam’s Kon Tum province and Laos’ Attapeu province have agreed to upgrade the Dak Long – Vang Tat auxiliary border gates to main ones.

As the number of tourists surge at Mang Den ecological tourism site in Kon Plong district, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, local authorities are working to balance tourism development with environmental protection.

According to the Centre for Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology’s Institute of Geophysics, the earthquake occurred at 12:50:24 pm at a depth of about 8.1km. The natural disaster risk level was rated as 0.

The recent tourism boom in the northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giang and Son La and the Central Highlands provinces of Lam Dong and Kon Tum demonstrates how unique tourism products transforms “forgotten lands” into bright stars on the tourism map.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum plans to develop 10 community-based tourism villages in Kon Plong district by 2030.

It is expected that the cherry blossoms in Mang Den town, Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province, will remain in full bloom from now until the Lunar New Year, offering visitors the perfect opportunity to admire their beauty.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum is implementing stricter quality control measures for durian and jackfruit exports following a warning from China about food safety lapses in some Vietnamese durian shipments.

Nearly 3,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve will be allocated to seven provinces to support local people during Tet (traditional Lunar New Year) holiday and the lean season in early 2025 under two decisions recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc.

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Kong Plong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on early January 9 morning, according to the Vietnam Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Dak Glei district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum Le Viet Nam on January 2 presented an on-the-spot reward to those participating in rescue operations at the serious labour accident that claimed five lives at Dak Mi 1 Hydropower Plant two days ago.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son on December 31, 2024 signed an official dispatch of the Prime Minister, asking for urgent measures to fix an incident at the Dak Mi 1 Hydropower Project in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, which left three dead and two missing earlier the same day.

Kon Tum province is home to seven ethnic minority groups, with nine traditional crafts. At present, most of the artisans there are elderly, and their number is getting fewer and fewer. To prevent the crafts from falling into oblivion, the province is now focusing resources on preserving and developing them among the young.

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have arrested a man for transporting approximately 3 kilograms of drugs from Laos to Vietnam in the area of Iec village, Po Y commune, Ngoc Hoi district, the province's Border Guard Command reported on December 31.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on December 30 signed a decision to provide rice relief aid to Gia Lai, a province in the Central Highlands, to support residents during the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration and the between-crop period this year.

A gong and xoang festival celebrating the rich cultural heritage of ethnic groups recently took place in Kon Tum, a province in Vietnam's Central Highlands. Featuring captivating performances by artisan groups, the event immersed audiences in the vibrant traditions, rituals, and festive spirit of Kon Tum’s ethnic communities.