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

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.

Eight localities will receive more than 5,500 tonnes of rice from the national reserve in preparation for the Lunar New Year 2025 and the lean season in 2025.

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.

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 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kon Plong district in Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on December 8, causing no damage or casualties, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre at the Institute of Geophysics (IGP).

The Women's Union of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum held a conference to review the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the union and its counterpart of Sekong province in Laos over the period of 2019-2024.

As the younger generation increasingly distances themselves from traditional values, elderly artisans from the Bahnar ethnic minority community in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum are passing on the traditional craft of brocade weaving to youth in a bid to preserve this unique cultural heritage.

The effective implementation of national target programmes is considered key to improve the quality of life for ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, which make up 55% of the locality's population.

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake hit Kon Plong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on October 23 evening, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has issued a directive aimed at strengthening the preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of local ethnic minorities, particularly the space of gong culture, traditional festivals, and folk songs, dances, and music.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and the Committees of the Lao Front for National Construction of Attapeu and Sekong provinces met on September 25 to review their cooperation from 2019-2024.

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in Kon Plong district, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on September 10, with no casualties or property damage reported, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics. No casualties or property damage were reported.

Five earthquakes struck Kon Plong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on August 22, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center under the Institute of Geophysics.

The People’s Committee of the Central Highland province of Kon Tum has approved a plan to implement the Prime Minister-approved planning of border gates along Vietnam's borderlines with Laos and Cambodia in the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision toward 2050.

Another earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hit in Kon Plong district, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, on August 3, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning under the Institute of Geophysics.