Total outstanding debt of credit institutions in Son La province has so far this year hit over VND45.5 trillion (1.87 billion USD).

After nearly eight months of operation, the Doveco Son La Fruit and Vegetable Processing Centre has purchased over 23,000 tonnes of agricultural products of all kinds for processing.

Small hydropower plants paid over 460 billion VND (19 million USD) to Son La province’s budget in 2023.

The People's Committee of Muoi Noi commune, Thuan Chau district has coordinated with mass organizations to encourage people to take care of coffee trees under the VietGAP standard, and organized training classes on coffee growing, caring and processing.

Spurring economic development and raising people's income is one of the important goals of the new-style rural building programme. Over the past years, Phu Yen district has focused on directing and encouraging locals to change the structure of crops and livestock, and improve production efficiency, productivity, and product quality and value, contributing to job generation.

Total retail sales of goods in Son la province reached 2.55 trillion VND (105.2 million USD) in November, up 0.8% over the previous month and 12.4% year-on-year.

The Union of Science and Technology Associations of Son La province on November 27 organised a workshop on the application of e-commerce in fruit product consumption connectivity for a number of businesses and cooperatives in the locality.

Son La province is showcasing their products at an exhibition promoting tourism in the Red River Delta and surrounding areas in Vinh Phuc province from November 23-26.

Mai Son district has exported over 153,000 tonnes of goods to China, the European Union (EU), North America, the US, the Middle East and ASEAN countries so far this year, earning 44.3 million USD in revenue.

Son La province established 12 new agricultural cooperatives in October, bringing the total number of cooperatives operating in the agricultural sector to 829, along with six cooperative unions.

The total aquatic output in Son La province reached over 9,600 tonnes in the first 10 months of 2023.

Last month, total revenue from passenger and goods transportation services in Son La province reached over 273 billion VND (11.23 million USD), an increase of nearly 14% year-on-year.

Phong Lai commune in Thuan Chau district, Son La province, is home to 650 hectares of tea, which yield 7,800 tonnes per year. 

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.