To increase the value of agricultural products, Son La province is focusing on building linkages across the entire chain, from production to processing and consumption. This is a strategic move aimed at promoting sustainable and efficient agricultural development, increasing farmers’ incomes, and boosting local socio-economic growth.

The provincial Red Cross Society, in coordination with the Son La Foodbank Club and the Thuan Chau district Red Cross Society, on May 15 organised a humanitarian market in Chieng Pha commune under the theme “Humanitarian Journey – Spreading Love.”

The People's Committee of Moc Chau township on May 15 held the Job Fair 2025 . The event, the eighth of its kind, attracted the participation of 30 enterprises and employers, along with more than 1,500 workers, youth union members, young people, and students from local secondary and high schools.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, and head of the provincial Delegation to the National Assembly, on May 17 led a working delegation to inspect the implementation of the project on stabilising people’s lives and developing the socio-economic conditions of the resettlement areas for the Son La Hydropower Project for the period 2026-2030 (Project 666) in Thuan Chau district.

The Quynh Nhai district Party Committee on May 14 held a ceremony to award and posthumously award 65-year and 60-year Party membership badges to veteran Party members on the threshold of President Ho Chi Minh’s 135th birth anniversary (May 19).

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee on May 13 inspected the implementation of Scheme 666 on stabilising the population and developing the socio-economic conditions of the resettlement areas for the Son La Hydropower Project for the period 2026-2030, in Tan Yen commune, Moc Chau township.

The provincial Department of Education and Training held an event on May 13 at To Hieu Kindergarten in Son La city to sum up the implementation of the "Building child-centered kindergartens" programme in the 2021-2025 period.

The Quynh Nhai district Red Cross Society, in collaboration with the district’s General Hospital, on May 13 presented 101 gifts to poor and particularly disadvantaged households in Muong Sai and Nam Et communes.

The Trade Union of the provincial People’s Committee's agencies on May 9 organised the inaugural “Thank You, Workers” programme. The event was attended by representatives from the provincial Labour Federation, eight grassroots trade unions from local businesses, and numerous union members and workers.

The Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) measures how effectively local administrations manage and deliver public services, based on citizen feedback and real-life experience. Improvements in this index aim to enhance government performance at all levels, in line with rising public expectations.

Son La province's total service revenue reached nearly 1.03 trillion VND (39.7 million USD) in April, up 9.15% over the previous month and 20.2% against the same period last year.

Vice Chairman of the Son La provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on May 12 chaired a meeting to review efforts to send local workers abroad under labour contracts for 2025.

The Youth Union and the Vietnam Youth Federation of Son La province on May 10 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the "Happy Home" project for Vu Linh Chi, a student living in Residential Area 3, Chieng Sinh ward, Son La city.

The provincial Veterans Association, in collaboration with the Vietnam Friendship Village and Military Hospital 103, on May 10 organised free medical examinations, medication distribution, cardiovascular disease and cancer screening for approximately 200 people from poor households, policy beneficiary families, and members of the Veterans Association in Xim Vang commune, Bac Yen district.

The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 10 coordinated with the provincial Department of Education and Training to organise a training programme on swimming and drowning prevention for local students in 2025.

A delegation from Son La province and representatives from Luang Prabang province of Laos met on May 9 in Son La to discuss border affairs.

A delegation from Laos’ Luang Prabang province led by Bunluom Manivong, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, Vice Governor, and Chairman of the provincial Border Committee, paid a courtesy visit to the Standing Board of the Son La provincial Party Committee on May 9.