Over 700 athletes participate in Son La Marathon Elite Hill 2024
The Son La Elite Hill Marathon 2024 took place at Tay Bac (Northwest) Square in Son La city on October 6, drawing over 700 athletes from agencies, businesses, communes and wards in Son La city and clubs in and outside the province.
The athletes competed in men’s and women’s events with distances of 5 km, 10 km, and 21 km. They started from Northwest Square and passed through major streets of Son La city and newly completed urban areas, including Nguyen Van Linh, Vo Nguyen Giap, Hoang Quoc Viet, Nguyen Luong Bang, 3/2, Lo Van Gia – Dien luc, To Hieu, and Elitte Hill Urban Area in Chieng Coi ward..
Taking place in favourable weather conditions, this was the first event to use electronic chips for timing. The runners tried their best to complete their distances in the fastest times possible.
The organisers awarded six first, six second, six third, and 12 consolation prizes to male and female runners across various distances, as well as special prizes to the two oldest male and female participants.
Bac Yen district on October 14 opened a culture, sports, and tourism week to celebrate the 60th founding anniversary of the Bac Yen district Party Organisation and the district (1964-2024).
The provincial Party Committee’s Inspection Commission held the closing and awarding ceremony of the "Excellent Inspector" Contest 2024 at the Son La Radio and Television Station on October 13.
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 Red Cross Society of Son La province on October 11 collaborated with the Red Cross Society of Dong Nai province and various philanthropists to deliver 500 gift packages to residents affected by Typhoon Yagi in Moc Chau district.
The press association of the Forest and Environment Protection Magazine on October 11 coordinated with the provincial press association in organising a programme aimed at promoting the press circle’s support to businesses in forest and environment protection.
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.
Since the beginning of the year, the provincial Department of Science and Technology has coordinated with various sectors and units to implement 29 sci-tech tasks, including 26 at the provincial level, two under the rural and mountainous programme, and one at the national level.
A conference in response to National Digital Transformation Day 2024, themed “Universalizing digital infrastructure and creating digital applications to develop the digital economy - A new driving force for economic growth and labour productivity,” took place in Son La province on October 9.
The organising committee of the 9th provincial Technical Innovation Contest met on October 7 to review the communications work, and scrutinise scoring and evaluation tasks.
The People's Committee of Son La city on October 7 organised a seminar titled "The role of preschool education in lifelong learning." The event was attended by city leaders and 235 management staff and teachers from 20 kindergartens and one institution offering preschool education in the city.
The firefighting and rescue police unit of Moc Chau on October 7 coordinated with the Moc Ly Primary School in the district to in disseminating firefighting and rescue skills for more than 900 staff members, teachers and students of the school.
Planning plays a key role in paving the way for effective urban development and management. Planning schemes in Son La province have been prioritised to ensure consistency and alignment across all levels - from the master plan to sub-area and detailed plans.
Since the beginning of this year, authorities at all levels, sectors, and localities in Son La province have intensified activities to promote vocational education and employment services, helping workers change their perceptions about vocational training.
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.
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