Since the beginning of this year, Son La province's tea bud production has reached 53,527 tonnes, a 5.7% increase from the same period last year, meeting the material demand of processors.

Bac Yen district now has 11 products meeting the OCOP (One Commune One Product) standards, with accounts established and traceability support provided.

Since the start of 2024, Yen Chau district has made significant investments in agricultural processing, establishing 15 thermal drying ovens, 15 packaging facilities, and a cold drying line.

Sop Cop district is gearing up for its orange harvest, with nearly 370 hectares of orchards primarily located in the communes of Muong Va, Muong Lan, and Nam Lanh. The anticipated production is over 600 tonnes, marking orange as a staple crop for several communes.

Taking advantage of the water surface of the hydroelectric reservoir, people in Quynh Nhai, Muong La, Phu Yen, Moc Chau, and Van Ho districts are maintaining 7,100 fish cages.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thang Cong, who is Chairman of the provincial OCOP Council, chaired a conference on October 25 to re-evaluate, reclassify, and re-recognize OCOP (One Commune One Product) items.

In the first 10 months of 2024, Son La province facilitated job changes and created jobs for nearly 20,500 workers, with 29 sent abroad for employment under fixed-term contracts.

In recent years, Son La has put in place various mechanisms and policies to support the establishment of cooperatives, creating favourable conditions for them to grow.

Son La province is projected to produce more than 35,360 tonnes of green coffee this year.

Bac Yen district on October 17 evening organised a pageant entitled “Beauty in Ethnic Costumes” as part of the activities during the Cultural, Sports, and Tourism Week in celebration the 60th anniversary of the district and its Party Organisation (1964-2024).

Since the beginning of this year, trade and service activities in the province have been growing stably, with total retail sales of goods reaching over 26.88 trillion VND (1.07 billion USD) in the first nine months, up 14.19% year-on-year

A delegation from Son La province led by Vice Chairman Nguyen Thanh Cong of the provincial People's Committee held a working session on October 17 with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union on promoting agricultural products and organizing the Son La Agricultural Products Week in Hanoi.

The provincial Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion Centre, in collaboration with the provincial Department of Planning and Investment, the provincial Business Association, and the provincial Cooperative Alliance, on October 11 organised the Entrepreneur Café 2024, with the chair of Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong.

The Son La Traditional Medicine Hospital, in collaboration with the provincial Red Cross Society, provided free health check-ups and medicines for 100 elderly residents in Son La city on October 11.

The value of Son La province’s exported goods in the first nine months of 2024 hit 137.6 million USD, an increase of 7.65% compared to the same period last year.

Nearly 2 trillion VND ($80.5 million) of public investment capital was disbursed in Son La province in the first nine months of this year, accounting for 43.64% of the allocated plan and 48.75% of the detailed allocation plan.

To boost growth in the industrial sector, Son La province has continued to effectively implement policies that support industrial development and address challenges faced by businesses in production and trading activities.

The Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union (VFU) has just issued a decision recognising 63 national-level typical cooperatives in 2024, including Bich Thao Son La Coffee Cooperative in Son La province.

The National Agricultural Extension Centre, the Central New Rural Coordination Office, and the Thien Tam Fund (Vingroup) co-organised a handover ceremony for the project "Cooperatives partnering with farmers in economic development and sustainable poverty reduction” and launched a training course on the project at the Tay Bac University on October 2.

Hanoi-based Gia dinh Vietnam (Vietnam Family) magazine in coordination with the provincial Confederation of Labour and Bac Yen district organised a programme on September 26-27 to support students in Son La province.