Continuing the agenda of the first session of the 16th provincial People’s Council (2026–2031 term), after hearing the proposals introducing personnel, the council proceeded to elect the Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons of the provincial People’s Council and heads of its committees on March 29.

The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 26 organised the closing ceremony of the Son La tennis and pickleball club tournament 2026 after four days of lively competition.

A provincial People’s Council delegation offered incense at the Ho Chi Minh Temple and the Son La Prison Martyrs’ Cemetery on the morning of March 29, ahead of the opening of the first session of the 16th-term provincial People’s Council for the 2026–2031 tenure.

The 16th Son La provincial People’s Council (2026–2031 term) officially opened its first session on March 29. Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the 15th provincial People’s Council, chaired the event.

The provincial Youth Union, in coordination with Youth Unions of the Office of the Party Central Committee, the Office of the State President, the Government Office, the State Securities Commission, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and partner units, on March 28 organised a volunteer pro

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on March 27 chaired a hybrid conference on the disbursement of public investment funds in 2026.

Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, as head of a task force established under Decision No. 1296-QD/TU dated March 21, 2025 by the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee, on March 26 chaired a meeting to review the Son La provincial Political School's first-quarter performance and outline its key tasks for the second quarter of 2026. Attendees included Nguyen Duc Thanh, a member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and head of its Organisation Board, along with representatives of departments and agencies, and task force members.

A delegation from the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT), led by its director, Associate Professor Dr. Dang Hoai Bac, held a working session with the Son La Department of Science and Technology on March 26 to discuss cooperation in science and technology, innovation and digital transformation.

The Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, in coordination with the Son La provincial Department of Science and Technology, held a programme to present STEM education equipment to Nguyen Trai Secondary School on March 26.

Cha A Cua, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (VFF Son La), on March 26 chaired a conference to launch the tasks of advisory councils for 2026. Attending the event were Nguyen Manh Hung, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Permanent Vice Chairman of VFF Son La, along with leaders and members of the advisory councils.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on March 26 held a working session with the Department of Finance and related units regarding the disbursement of aid to Lao provinces in accordance with Government Decree No. 305/2025/ND-CP on Vietnam’s overseas aid.

The provincial Union of Literature and Arts Associations on March 26 held the closing ceremony of the first creative writing camp for literature and arts 2026.

The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organised the opening ceremony of the Son La tennis and pickleball club tournament 2026 on March 26.

The provincial Border Guard Command held a ceremony on March 26 to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) (March 26, 1931 – 2026). The event was attended by leaders of the provincial Border Guard Command, along with a large number of youth union members from affiliated units.

With a score of 95.55, Son La province ranked 14th among the 34 provinces and cities nationwide on the citizen and business service index in the first quarter of 2026.

Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung received Ibaragi Ryuta, Governor of Japan’s Okayama prefecture, in Hanoi on March 27. Attending th

The People’s Committee of Chieng Coi ward on March 27 held a conference to announce the Hun Hamlet Agricultural Tourism Project for the 2025–2030 period, with a vision to 2035.