Permanent members of the Party Committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Son La province , and representatives from the Ministry of National Defence and the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on May 6 laid a wreath at the monument of President Ho Chi Minh and northwestern residents, and offered incense at a temple dedicated to the late leader at the Tay Bac (Northwest) Square in Son La city.
The activities were held on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), and 65 years since President Ho Chi Minh and a central-level delegation visited and talked with northwestern residents in Son La (May 7, 1959).
Officials lay a wreath at the monument of President Ho Chi Minh and Northwestern residents.The Secretaries of the Party Committees of Son La and Bac Lieu provinces pay floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the monument.
The officials expressed their respect and gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh, the great teacher of the Vietnamese revolution, the beloved leader of the nation, and the founder of the Communist Party of Vietnam, for his lifelong devotion to the nation.
They promised to maintain and carry forward revolutionary traditions, forever follow the revolutionary path chosen by the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, further study and follow his ideology, morality, and style, uphold political determination, and overcome difficulties and challenges to successfully complete all assigned tasks, making Son La more prosperous and beautiful.
Delegates offer incense at the temple dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh
Lieutenant General Nguyen Hong Thai, member of the Party Central Committee, and Commander of Military Region I, offers incense at the temple.The Secretaries of the Party Committees of Son La and Bac Lieu provinces offer incense at the temple.
In August, medical facilities across Son La province provided check-ups and treatment for nearly 147,700 patient visits, including 26,400 inpatients and 75,500 outpatients. A total of 10,800 cases were referred to higher-level hospitals.
In the first eight months of 2025, total revenue from accommodation, food services, tourism, travel, and other related services in the province reached nearly 7.38 trillion ($279.7 million).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment coordinated with the People's Committee of Son La province to organise a conference on developing the value chain of Anh Vang 205 longan on September 10.
As part of Project 1 under the National Target Programme for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2025 period, Son La province has invested in numerous water supply facilities and systems in ethnic minority regions, contributing to the improvement of people’s quality of life.
Currently, Kim Bon commune has over 321 hectares of elephant grass, mainly in hamlets such as Trung Thanh and Suoi On, with popular varieties including VA06 and green elephant grass.
Son La province now has nearly 2,900 women-led environmental sanitation models. In August, support was provided to 127 households to access clean water and 23 households to build hygienic latrines.
The National Agricultural Extension Centre, in collaboration with the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, organised a seminar titled “Raising Awareness of Safe Fruit and Vegetable Production” in Son La province on September 9. The event forms part of the “Strengthening Safe Crop Value Chains in Northern Vietnam” project.
The Charity Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Son La province, in coordination with the People's Committee of Chieng An ward, on September 9 provided 120 million VND (4,548 USD) in support for Quang Anh Tuan’s family in Tam Quynh hamlet to build a new house.
The Office of the provincial People’s Committee on September 9 organised a training conference on the digitalisation of administrative procedure processing results and the handling of administrative services regardless of administrative boundaries within the province. The conference was connected online to the People's Committee offices of all communes and wards across the province.
Son La province is home to 12 ethnic groups, each of whom has its own traditional sports, such as “nem con” (cloth ball throwing), “to mak le”, stilt walking, “tu lu” (spinning top game), “nem pao”, stick pushing, and crossbow shooting. These activities are often held during festivals, holidays, and New Year celebrations, creating a lively and cheerful atmosphere, and becoming an indispensable part of community life.
Over the past eight months, total mobilized capital from credit institutions in Son La province reached VND42.5 trillion ($1.61 billion), an increase of 10.82% compared to the same period in 2024. Total outstanding loans stood at approximately 51.8 trillion, up 8% year-on-year.
The total retail sales of goods in Son La province in August reached over VND3.47 trillion (131.5 million USD), an increase of 16.5% compared to the same period last year.
Son La province’s Department of Education and Training has rolled out a series of measures to expand national-standard schools, standardise facilities and teaching staff, and raise overall education quality. The province is also working to create a safer and more student-friendly learning environment.
Son La province currently has 1,094 cooperatives with over 39,500 members. Among them, 883 are agricultural cooperatives, which serve as a bridge for scientific and technological transfer, forming value chains for product consumption, creating high-quality products that meet market demands, and increasing member incomes.
Since the beginning of this year, residents of Sop Cop commune have planted 38 hectares of new citrus trees, bringing the total citrus-growing area to over 450 hectares.
Quang Van Huong, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly’s Ethnic Council; Hoang Thi Doi, member of the National Assembly’s Ethnic Council and deputy head of the provincial Delegation to National Assembly; and other members, delivered donations to support efforts in overcoming damage caused by natural disasters in the province on September 8.
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