More than 19,000 ninth-grade students across Son La province on June 1 completed their Literature test, the first in the high school entrance examination for the 2026–2027 academic year. This year, the province has established 44 examination venues with a total of 817 rooms.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on June 1 chaired a meeting with the Department of Foreign Affairs and relevant departments and agencies to review preparations for the Secretary of the provincial Party Committee’s working visit to Laos’ Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, and Bokeo provinces.

The Son La provincial Department of Public Security on June 1 held a ceremony to announce the State President’s decision on 2026 amnesty for inmates serving sentences at the department’s detention centre.

As part of the Yen Chau Mango Festival 2026, a wide range of cultural, sporting and experiential activities were held, attracting large numbers of local residents and visitors from both within and outside the province.

The Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s chapter in Son La province (VBS Son La) on May 31 held the Vesak Celebration for Buddhist Calendar Year 2570 (Gregorian Year 2026) at Truc Lam Hung Quoc Pagoda in Chieng Sinh ward.

The digital economy is gradually becoming an important driver of growth, market expansion, and enhanced competitiveness of the economy. In Son La province, a range of initiatives have been implemented, from bringing agricultural products onto e-commerce platforms and conducting livestream sales to promoting cashless payment methods. These efforts have generated positive momentum in production, business, and consumer activities.

The Yen Chau Mango Festival 2026 opened in Kha hamlet, Yen Chau commune on May 30.

Son La on May 29 organised a conference reviewing one year of operating the new political system and two-tier local administration model across the province.

The Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the provincial Party Agencies Bloc held its first Congress for the 2025–2030 term on May 29. Attending the congress were Le Tien Quan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of provincial Party Agencies; leaders of the provincial Youth Union; and 120 delegates representing more than 4,900 youth union members from six chapters.

In response to Workers’ Month and the 2026 Month of Action on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, and in celebration of the 14th Congress of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour for the 2026–2031 term, the Son La provincial Federation of Labour, in coordination with Moc Chau Go Tourism and Media JSC – Moc Chau Branch and BTA Construction JSC, organised the “Trade Union Meal” programme at Tabamboo Restaurant on May 28.

Through the implementation of the OCOP (One Commune One Product) programme, Van Son ward has focused on developing signature products, enhancing economic value and building brands for local agricultural produce, thereby contributing to the development of rural-agricultural economy in a modern and sustainable direction.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Hoang Van Nghiem, who heads the provincial Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena, chaired a meeting on May 27 among the steering committee's standing members to review the results of the work carried out in May and put forward key tasks for June.

The Son La provincial People’s Committee, in coordination with CARE International in Vietnam, on May 27 organised an event to kick off the project on technical support towards capacity building for the implementation of climate change mitigation plans and mobilisation of sustainable financial resources for forest protection and development, including the high-quality forest carbon market (C4G project).

Ngoc Linh Primary School in Chieng Coi ward on May 26 held a ceremony to mark the end of the 2025–2026 academic year.

The provincial Steering Committee for Search, Collection and Identification of Martyrs' Remains held a conference on May 26 on the implementation of the 500-day campaign aimed at accelerating efforts to locate, recover and identify martyrs’ remains. Nguyen Minh Tien, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee, chaired the meeting.

Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Viet on May 26 chaired a meeting on projects using land funds to generate capital for infrastructure development in Son La province.

Quynh Nhai has long been recognised as the province’s largest hub for cage fish farming. Beyond aquaculture and natural fishing, the locality is shifting towards processing and brand development to enhance the economic value of aquatic products, boost incomes and ensure sustainable livelihoods for local communities.