The provincial People’s Committee, in coordination with Vietnam Airlines, and major retailers WinCommerce, Saigon Co.op and GO!, on May 15 held a ceremony in Phieng Khoai commune to launch the transport of Son La plums to Vietnam Airlines flights and retail systems nationwide.

At this time of year, plum orchards on the Moc Chau Plateau enter their peak harvest season. Amid the lush green foliage hang clusters of ripe red plums weighing down the branches, while baskets filled with ripe plums are transported on trucks traveling across the country, bringing Moc Chau plums to consumers nationwide.

The first Long Phieng Plum Festival 2026 officially opened in Yen Thi hamlet, Long Phieng commune on May 9.

Identifying the crucial role of rural infrastructure, Muong La commune has mobilised resources to invest in infrastructure systems, focusing on transportation, irrigation, and cultural facilities, contributing to socio-economic development and improving people’s living standards.

The provincial People’s Committee has issued a plan to implement the National Programme on supporting enterprises in improving productivity and the quality of products and goods in 2026 in Son La province.

In recent times, production, business, and commercial activities in Son La province have maintained positive growth momentum. Goods have remained abundant and diverse, meeting the consumption needs of the people. However, prices of certain essential commodities, especially petroleum products, have shown an upward trend and complex developments due to global influences. In response, the Market Management Sub-department has given timely advice and implemented various measures to control the market, preventing hoarding, speculation, and unreasonable price increases.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong on April 21 chaired a working session with a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to prepare for developing a project on results-based payments for the emission reductions achieved by reduction of deforestation and forest degradation, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks during the period of 2014 in Vietnam (JICA-GCF).

The People’s Committee of Chieng La commune, in coordination with Tay Bac University, on April 19 organised a workshop on the current situation and orientations for sustainable agricultural development in the commune.

The Son La provincial Women’s Union is organising a training conference on April 16-17 to improve professional capacity in credit operations and the management of entrusted funds through the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) and the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) in 2026. The programme brings together 87 Women’s Union officials from 75 communes and wards, along with provincial-level staff.

A delegation from the Ministry of Industry and Trade led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Long on April 13 inspected the implementation of power source and grid projects under the revised Power Development Plan VIII in the province at Son La Hydropower Company.

The People’s Committee of Chieng An ward, in coordination with Phuc Sinh Son La JSC, on April 9-10 organised a Famtrip programme involving travel businesses and homestay owners from Son La province’s Moc Chau area and Hanoi, Phu Tho, and Lai Chau.

The provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment is coordinating with the UN-Habitat project in organising two training of trainers (TOT) courses on community-based disaster risk management and assessment from April 9-12.

The National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building, and the “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) initiative are increasingly serving as key levers for localities to fully tap into their unique potential and comparative advantages. In Binh Thuan commune, capitalising on favourable soil conditions and climate, local authorities and residents have prioritised the development of high-tech agriculture toward specialised commodity production. This approach has enabled distinctive agricultural products to meet stringent standards and gain access to demanding markets, paving the way for sustainable economic growth.

The People’s Committee of Chieng Hac commune organised a conference to provide guidance on mango bagging and launch a campaign on mango bagging for domestic consumption and export in 2026 at the Coc Lac hamlet Cultural House on April 8.

The provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment on April 1 held a conference to promote the sale of Son La mangoes in 2026 with Tien Ngan Trading Investment Co., Ltd. of Phu Tho province. The event was attended by representatives of several localities, enterprises and cooperatives engaged in mango production and sale in the province.

In response to the 67th anniversary of the traditional day of Vietnam’s fisheries sector (April 1, 1959 – 2026), the Muong Khieng commune People’s Committee held a juvenile fish release ceremony in Ban Xa hamlet to replenish and restore aquatic resources on April 1.

In agricultural production, plant varieties are considered a decisive “input” that directly affects crop yield and product quality. In recent years, Muong Hong Seed Farm, under the Centre for Agricultural Extension and Digital Transformation of Son La province’s Department of Agricul

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.

The provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, in coordination with CARE Vietnam, on March 23 launched a project named “Green and Sustainable Adaptation for Ethnic Minority Communities in Son La province” (MekongElevate). Attending the event were Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, along with leaders of several departments and agencies, as well as representatives of enterprises and cooperatives engaged in coffee cultivation and processing.

Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee for the 2025 rural and agricultural census, on March 18 chaired a conference to summarise the census and announce its preliminary results.