The Son La provincial People’s Committee on September 23 held the 2026 professional firefighting and rescue competition for grassroots fire prevention and firefighting and rescue forces, civil defence forces, and “fire safety inter-family groups” in Son La province, at Tay Bac Square.

Nguyen Minh Tien, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, chaired a meeting of the Organising Committee for the second Son La Coffee Festival 2026 on September 23. The meeting was attended by members of the Organising Committee, leaders of provincial departments and agencies, and representatives of several communes and wards across the province.

The Standing Boards of the Lao Cai and Son La provincial Party Committees held a conference in Lao Cai on September 22 to review cooperation between the two localities during the 2021-2025 period and agree on the orientations and areas of collaboration for 2026-2030.

Following the merger of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) branches in Son La, Dien Bien and Lai Chau provinces, SBV Region III now oversees a large area with a substantial workload. The branch has stepped up the use of digital technology in management and administration, gradually modernising its working environment, improving operational efficiency and meeting the demands of development in the digital era.

A provincial supervision delegation has reviewed the implementation of policies and laws governing housing investment projects across the province from 2015 to May 2026, with a focus on identifying bottlenecks and proposing solutions to accelerate project implementation.

A delegation from the provincial Delegation to the National Assembly (NA) led by its full-time deputy head Hoang Ngan Hoan, who is also member of the NA’s Committee for Public Petitions and Supervision, on September 17 conducted a survey in Muong La commune regarding the performance of local government operations following administrative mergers, organisational streamlining, and the implementation of the two-tier local government model.

The Son La provincial Party Committee held a conference in Moc Chau ward on September 18 to announce its Standing Board’s decision on personnel affairs.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on September 18 presided over a meeting with religious dignitaries, officials, and influential figures from ethnic minority communities within Cluster No. 2. Attending the event was Cha A Cua, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, and Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Religious Affairs.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, chaired a working session on September 18 with Ecopark Hai Duong Investment JSC and Hanoi-based Hoang Long Group to discuss proposed projects in Moc Chau ward.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung on September 18 chaired a meeting to review digital transformation across Party agencies and organisations in the province.

The provincial People's Committee held a meeting with religious dignitaries, officials, and influential figures from ethnic minority communities (Cluster No. 1) in Sop Cop commune on September 17. This cluster comprises four border communes: Sop Cop, Pung Banh, Muong Lan, and Muong Leo.

Cha A Cua, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, on September 17 led a working delegation to inspect the progress of several projects in Song Ma, Huoi Mot, and Chieng So communes.

Dang Ngoc Hau, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on September 16 held a meeting with the provincial Department of Public Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies to review regulations governing the entry, exit, transit, residence and activities of foreign nationals in the province.

Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Council, and Deputy Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness, and Negative Phenomena, on September 16 chaired a working session with several units regarding the control of power and the prevention and combat of corruption, wastefulness, and negative practices.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung, who is Deputy Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena, chaired a working session on power control and anti-corruption work with representatives from Mai Son, Chieng Mung, Muong Chanh, Chieng Mai and Phieng Cam communes on September 16.