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The Gia Lai Culture and Tourism Week, along with the Gia Lai Gong Cultural Festival, featured a remarkable event celebrating the region’s rich cultural heritage. From November 11 to 19, the festival honored the invaluable gong cultural space of the Central Highlands region, which has been recognized as part of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. A highlight of the festival was an awe-inspiring performance by 1,330 gong players from five provinces: Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong. The unique cultural traditions of the ethnic minority residents left a lasting impression on both locals and visitors alike. The gong performance art form holds a special connection to the cultural history of the ethnic groups residing in the Central Highlands along the Truong Son mountain range, including the provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong. UNESCO recognized the Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intan...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a significant visit to Vientiane PM Modi’s visit to Vientiane, Laos, comes at the invitation of his Laotian counterpart, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. During his visit, Modi is scheduled to attend the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit, hosted by Laos, the current Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. “This year marks a decade of the Act East Policy. Our relationship with ASEAN holds a central pillar in this policy and our Indo-Pacific vision,” the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated. The ASEAN-India Summit will comprehensively review the progress of the India-ASEAN partnership and chart a future course to strengthen cooperation across various domains. The East Asia Summit, a prominent leaders’ forum, fosters strategic trust in the region. It offers an opportunity for leaders of the EAS Participating Countries, including India, to exchange insights and perspectives on pressing r...