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.
Son La city leaders and delegates attend the Son La Elite Hill Marathon 2024.
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..
Runners start the 10 km distance.Runners accelerate before reaching the finish line.
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 first male athlete finishes the 21 km category.The first male athlete finishes the 10 km category.
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.
The organising committee awards prizes to the winning runners in the 21 km category.The organising committee presents prizes to the winning athletes in the 10 km category.The organising committee awards prizes to the winning athletes in the 5 km category.The organising committee gives prizes to the two oldest male and female runners.Son La city leaders award the first-prize winners of categories.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on May 6 worked with several departments, sectors and units involved in sending Son La residents to work abroad under contracts in 2025.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Le Hong Minh, who is head of the provincial Steering Committee for the 2025 High School Graduation Exam, chaired an online meeting of the steering committee on May 6.
The Muong La district Party Committee on May 6 held a conference to summarise 10 years of implementing Directive No. 05-CT/TW of the Politburo on promoting the study and following of President Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and style, as well as to review a 79-day emulation campaign entitled “Joining Hands to Eliminate Makeshift and Dilapidated Houses.”
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Hong Minh, who is also deputy head of the steering committee for the construction of the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway’s section in Son La, chaired the committee’s meeting on May 6.
The volunteer group "Xe Bus Yeu Thuong" (The Bus of Love) from Ho Chi Minh City, in collaboration with the Divisions of Education and Training of Bac Yen and Thuan Chau districts, delivered gifts to disadvantaged students in mountainous areas on May 3-6.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong on May 6 held a working session with Moc Chau Dairy Cattle Breeding JSC to discuss cooperation in milk production and product sale.
Currently, Son La province has 3,011 hectares dedicated to aquaculture, with 7,100 fish cages in hydropower reservoir, primarily located in the districts of Quynh Nhai, Muong La, Van Ho, Phu Yen, and Bac Yen.
In response to the emulation movement "Joining hands to eliminate makeshift and dilapidated houses," since the beginning of this year, Quang Minh commune in Van Ho district has conducted surveys, made assessments, and compiled a list of households eligible for housing support.
The People’s Committee of Moc Chau township officially kicked off the “Travel KOL 2025” programme on May 5, aiming to find a standout influencer to represent the locality’s tourism image. The event was attended by representatives of the provincial Tourism Association and local authorities.
Trang Thi Xuan, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People's Committee, chaired a conference on May 5 to listen to a report on the preparation for the 2025 expanded border work meeting between Son La province and Houaphanh and Luang Prabang provinces of Laos.
The provincial People's Committee on May 5 issued a decision authorising the People's Committee of Moc Chau township to use the geographical name "Moc Chau" to register the certification mark for local agricultural products and tourism services.
Alongside its stunning natural landscapes and distinctive cultural traditions, the culinary diversity of local ethnic communities—with dishes rich in the flavours of the Northwestern mountains—enhances Son La’s appeal, drawing visitors to explore and experience the locality.
Traditional dances, folk songs, and distinctive handicrafts and brocade textiles of ethnic communities across Son La province are being preserved and transformed into attractive cultural tourism products.
Implementing a programme to develop digital citizens and promote cashless payments, 26,296 out of 26,415 households in Son La city, or 99.55%, are using smartphones. The number of citizens aged 14 and over with transaction accounts at banks or other licensed organisations reaches 84.62%, or 70,042 out of 82,774 people.
During the five-day holiday from April 30 to May 4, Son La province’s traffic police deployed forces and vehicles to conduct patrols and ensure traffic safety and order on roads and waterways. As a result, they detected 583 cases of road traffic safety violations, imposed fines of more than 1.7 billion VND (65,400 USD), revoked seven driving licences, and temporarily detained 263 vehicles.
Son La province’s total retail sales reached an estimated 13.44 trillion VND (517.7 million USD) in the first four months of 2025, marking a 12.4% increase year-on-year.
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