The Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee on October 24 met with investors and relevant agencies to review progress and preparations for projects scheduled to break ground across the province in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, and Head of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of National Target Programmes in Son La province for the 2026-2030 period, on October 21 chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee to reach consensus on several key issues related to the programmes.

Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Council, on October 20 chaired a working session to review preparations for a project to upgrade facilities for Son La Newspaper and Radio-Television, and address difficulties in developing economic-technical norms and pricing for various types of journalism.

Cha A Cua, Deputy Secretary of the Son La provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, on October 20 afternoon led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Luang Prabang as part of their working trip to Laos. The delegation was received by Consul General Vu Ngoc Ly.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Son La provincial People's Committee, led a Son La delegation in a working session with Xuan Thien Group JSC in Ninh Binh province on October 20 to discuss plans to break ground on the Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage hydropower project.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung, Member of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Vi Duc Tho, and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Nguyen Viet Cuong on October 19 jointly chaired the fourth thematic session of the 16th provincial People’s Council for the 2026-2031 term.

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV), in coordination with the Son La provincial Party Committee, held a conference on October 19 to approve a draft audit report on the management and use of public finances and public assets in 2025.

The provincial Department of Justice on October 18 held a training conference on legal knowledge and professional skills for more than 100 grassroots mediators from Long He commune. The commune is one of two selected as pilot locations for implementing the project “Enhancing the Capacity of Grassroots Mediators for the 2024–2030 Period” in 2026.

The People’s Committee of Binh Thuan commune has held its Agricultural Products, Culture and Tourism Festival 2026 from October 15 to 18, featuring a wide range of cultural, sport and experiential activities that attract large numbers of local residents and visitors. The event helps promote local farm produce, showcase the cultural identities of ethnic groups, and preserve and promote traditional cultural values associated with experiential tourism development.

The Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee and the organising committee of the online contest on the Resolutions of the 14th National Party Congress and the 16th provincial Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term held a conference on October 16 to review the contest and present awards to its winners.

Hoang Van Nghiem, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the province’s delegation to the National Assembly, led a working delegation to Chieng Lao commune on October 14 to review its economic, cultural and social development, national defence and security, Party-building efforts, and key priorities for the final three months of 2026.

Hoang Van Nghiem, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the province’s delegation to the National Assembly, inspected progress on a floating solar power project on the Son La hydropower reservoir in Chieng Lao commune on October 14.

Cha A Cua, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and head of Steering Committee 333, which oversees the implementation of provincial Party Committee Resolutions No. 05-NQ/TU, No. 13-NQ/TU and No. 14-NQ/TU, inspected disaster recovery efforts and plans to resettle and stabilise affected households in Ngoc Chien commune on October 14.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Cha A Cua, who is President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and head of the organising board of the online contest on the 14th National Party Congress’s Resolution and the Resolution of the 16th provincial Party Congress for the 2025–2030 tenure, chaired a meeting of the contest’s organising board and secretariat on October 13. The event was also attended by Dinh Thi Bich Thao, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, Chairwoman of the provincial Party Committee’s Board for Publicity, and deputy head of the contest’s organising board.

Cha A Cua, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and head of Steering Committee 333, which oversees the implementation of the provincial Party Committee’s Resolutions 05-NQ/TU, 13-NQ/TU and 14-NQ/TU, inspected progress in disaster recovery and the resettlement of affected residents in Muoi Noi commune on October 13.