Son La province and Laos’ Houaphanh province on September 29 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in forest protection and development, and forest fire fighting and prevention in border areas in 2024.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Le Hong Minh on September 26 had a working session with the French Development Agency (AFD)’s working group on the progress of implementing the project on improving urban infrastructure to cope with climate change in Son La city.

A delegation of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) on September 25 conduct a field survey in Son La province to complete the proposal for approval of a global technical cooperation project named “Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems” (SAFE).

Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang paid a courtesy visit to the leaders of Son La province on September 18.

Son La College organised a ceremony on September 13 to conclude a Vietnamese language course for Lao provincial officials and students in the 2022-2023 academic year.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joseph Biden announced that the two sides had adopted a joint statement on elevating the Vietnam-US relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development at a press conference following their talks in Hanoi on September 10 evening.

A working delegation from Son La province visited Italy on September 7-8 to exchange experience with the European country’s Umbria region.

The official visit to Vietnam by President of the House of Councillors of Japan Otsuji Hidehisa takes place in the good development period of Vietnam – Japan relations and in the year when the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties (1973-2023).

Vietnam treasures its extensive strategic partnership with Japan, including relations between parties, a senior Party official said on August 31.

The Son La Border Guard Command and the Military Command of Laos’ Houaphanh province held their 14th Annual Meeting in 2023 on August 29.

President of the Belgian Senate Stephanie D'Hose arrived in Hanoi on the morning of August 21, commencing her official visit to Vietnam from August 21-25. The visit is happening at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Son La province’s liaison board of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts in Laos on August 19 coordinated with Regiment 754 under the provincial Military Command to organize an exchange with cadets of the Lao People's Army studying at the regiment.

There remains ample space for Vietnam and Israel to enhance their economic and trade cooperation, towards building a business ecosystem for their business communities in the time ahead, heard a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15.

President Vo Van Thuong met in Hanoi on August 12 with 56 international and Vietnamese scientists attending the international scientific conference "Windows on the Universe" that recently took place in Quy Nhon city, the south-central province of Binh Dinh. ​

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his delight at visiting the ancient capital of Isfahan, a leading economic and cultural hub of Iran during a local reception for General Governor of Isfahan province Reza Mortazavi on August 9.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on August 9 received Hossein Selahvarzi, President of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), along with several Iranian businesses in the fields of construction materials and pharmaceuticals.

The provincial People's Committee of Son La province held a working session with a delegation from CARE International in Vietnam on August 8.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue received Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) M. Arsjad Rasjid P. M. in Jakarta on August 5, as part of his official visit to the archipelago nation.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue applauded the Indonesia - Vietnam Friendship Association for its contribution to enhancing people-to-people exchange and promoting business, and investment cooperation between the two countries during his reception for the association's President Budiarsa Sastrawinata in Jakarta on August 5 as part of his official visit to Indonesia.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 4 held a get-together to mark the 70th anniversary of the Moncada Barracks attack in Cuba (July 26, 1953-2023), which represents the solidarity and friendship between the people of the city and the people of Cuba.