The 16th Son La provincial People’s Council (2026–2031 term) officially opened its first session on March 29. Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the 15th provincial People’s Council, chaired the event.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on March 27 chaired a hybrid conference on the disbursement of public investment funds in 2026.

Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, as head of a task force established under Decision No. 1296-QD/TU dated March 21, 2025 by the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee, on March 26 chaired a meeting to review the Son La provincial Political School's first-quarter performance and outline its key tasks for the second quarter of 2026. Attendees included Nguyen Duc Thanh, a member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and head of its Organisation Board, along with representatives of departments and agencies, and task force members.