Provincial leaders on February 13 offered incense at King Le Thai Tong Temple, President Ho Chi Minh Temple and the Memorial House for the Martyrs of Son La Prison, and paid tribute to martyrs at Son La Prison Martyrs’ Cemetery on the occasion of the Party’s 96th founding anniversary and the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026.

Beneath wooden houses perched along the cloud-kissed slopes of the mountainous areas of Son La province, the sound of the Mong people’s flute has, for generations, served as a thread binding together the souls of the mountains, the forests, and the local people. Amid the fast-paced rhythm of the digital age when electronic sounds increasingly overshadow traditional instruments, there are still young people who, with passion and dedication, steadfastly keep the Mong flute resonating.

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026 approaches, the Party Committee and authorities of Bac Yen commune are actively organising activities to care for local residents, especially poor households, policy beneficiary families, and those in difficult circumstances, ensuring that everyone can welcome the new spring in warmth and joy.

Visiting pagodas and offering incense for peace, prosperity and good fortune has long been a cherished tradition for Vietnamese families. For the 2026 Year of the Horse, historical, cultural and spiritual sites across Son La are completing final preparations to welcome residents and visitors from near and far, ensuring a safe and meaningful start to the new year.

With the spirit of “leaving no poor household to celebrate Tet in temporary housing,” Thuan Chau commune has completed its plan to eliminate newly identified temporary and dilapidated houses. For poor households welcoming the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026 in spacious new homes, this Tet is truly special.

Former Politburo member, former Standing Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong, together with leaders of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, presented gifts to union members and workers of the Moc Chau Urban Branch of Son La Urban Environment and Services JSC on February 8, within the framework of the “Tet Sum Vay – Xuan on Dang” Programme 2026 organised by the Son La provincial Federation of Labour.

A working delegation of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) led by Governor Nguyen Thi Hong on February 8 visited Son La and presented gifts to families of people with meritorious service, Party cell secretaries, and heads of hamlet Fatherland Front committees in the province.

Muong Chanh commune on February 8 officially opened the Spring Welcoming Programme for the Year of Horse 2026, themed “Returning to Revolutionary Cradle – Pride of Muong Chanh.”

Nguyen Duc Thanh, member of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee and head of the committee’s Organisation Board, together with a provincial working delegation, on February 8 conducted a field visit to Quynh Nhai commune to review the local situation and present Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts. Leaders from Muong Gion, Muong Chien, and Muong Sai communes also attended the event.

The provincial Border Guard Command, the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, the Thien Tam Foundation of Vingroup, the Association of the Environment and Construction E-magazine, Xuan Nha commune, together with partners and sponsors inside and outside the province, organised the 2026 “Border Spring Warming the Hearts of Local People” programme in Xuan Nha commune on February 6-7.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, along with the working delegation, on February 5 inspected the situation and presented Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts to the Firefighting and Rescue Team of Area 3 and the wards of Moc Chau and Moc Son.

Cha A Cua, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, on February 5 led a working delegation to visit several enterprises and families of former provincial leaders to assess the situation and present Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Viet chaired a meeting on February 5, urging faster progress in the investment and construction of primary-secondary boarding schools in border communes.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau, together with a provincial working delegation, on February 5 inspected the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses arising in 2025 in Chieng Mai commune.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the Son La provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on February 5 chaired a meeting of the provincial steering committee on the construction of the Hoa Binh–Moc Chau expressway section running through Son La province, and on preparations for investment in the CT.03 expressway section across the province.

The provincial Red Cross Society, in coordination with the People’s Committee of Suoi To commune, on February 5 held the “Tet for Flood-Affected Communities” programme.

Member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, Chairwoman of the provincial Party Committee’s Board for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation Dinh Thi Bich Thao worked with local authorities, reviewed the situation and presented Tet gifts in Chieng Sung and Ta Hoc communes on February 5.