Openness and friendliness were the first impressions when we met Bui Ngoc Thang, director of the Pha Din Tourism Cooperation.

The Ngoc Hoang Agricultural Cooperative in Na Bo commune, Mai Son district has so far this year shipped more than 1,300 tonnes of red-fleshed dragon fruit to Russia, France, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Republic of Korea and Italy.

Playing the role as the "common house" of the business community, the provincial Business Association has proactively connected and supported its members to recover and develop in association with digital transformation, innovation, and competitiveness improvement, promoting production and business efficiency.

The Agricultural Service Centre of Song Ma district on November 2 coordinated with the provincial Department of Science and Technology to organise a symposium on the conservation and development of the “tan luong” sticky rice variety in Nam Man commune.

In October, there were 25 new enterprises and affiliated units in Son La, bringing the total number of enterprises and affiliated units in the province to 3,425, with a total registered capital of 53.76 trillion VND (2.19 billion USD).

The Farmers’ Union of Son La province on November 1 coordinated with VNPT Son La and the provincial Post Office in holding a workshop providing training on digital transformation skills for outstanding farmers to join e-commerce platforms.

Muong Chanh commune, Mai Son district has 437 hectares of coffee, of which 400 hectares are under harvest, with an output in 2023 estimated at 4,800 tonnes.

The total retail sales of consumer goods and services in Son La province last month increased 15.8% year on year to almost 2.53 trillion VND (102.88 million USD).

With diligence and constant learning, Luong Thi Thuy, a member of the Women's Union of Hang Trung II hamlet, Van Ho commune, Van Ho district, has put new crop varieties into production, bringing in high economic efficiency.

Banks in Son La province mobilised about VND32 trillion (1.3 billion USD) as of October 31, an increase of 6.55% over the same period in 2022.

The provincial Farmers’ Union in coordination with Tay Bac (Northwest) Agricultural Investment and Services Company Limited on October 31 handed over nearly 26 tonnes of organic fertilisers, 3 tonnes of lime powder, 14 litres of organic foliar fertilisers, and 300 bottles of pesticides to farmers in Hun hamlet, Chieng Co commune, Son La city.

Long Phieng commune in Yen Chau district is home to over 600 hectares of longan, mainly late-ripening.

Since the beginning of this year, the output of aquatic products in Quynh Nhai district has surpassed 1,300 tonnes, of which nearly 1,000 tonnes have been farmed, and the rest caught on the reservoir by local people.

Thuan Chau districit has nearly 150 hectares of taro, with an output of 1,500 tonnes per year, mainly in Chieng Ly, Chieng Bom, Nam Lau, and Muoi Noi communes. In recent years, Thuan Chau taro has been chosen by customers inside and outside the province because of its good quality.

The output of fresh tea buds in Son La province has reached over 44,500 tonnes so far this year.

Within the framework of the first Son La Coffee Festival 2023, the provincial Youth Union coordinated with businesses, cooperatives and youth startup models to organize a booth displaying Son La’s coffee and agricultural products, thus promoting the image and brand of local farm produce to provinces and cities nationwide.

The “Son La Coffee - Integration and Development” Expo opened at Tay Bac Square on October 20, as part of a series of activities of the first Son La Coffee Festival 2023.

In September, the operation of credit institutions in Son La province remained stable, with local capital mobilisation estimated at 32 trillion VND (1.3 billion USD), up 12.6% year-on-year.

Son La province granted licences to 10 new projects in the first nine months of this year with a total registered capital of over 1.21 trillion VND (49.38 million USD).

Overcoming difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of the world economic situation, production and business activities of enterprises in Son La province have gradually recovered and developed, contributing to promoting local socio-economic development.