The Son La provincial chapter of the Association of Literature and Arts of Vietnamese Ethnic Minorities held its 7th Congress for the 2025–2030 term on February 26. 

Dang Ngoc Hau, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and deputy head of the Standing Board of the provincial Steering Committee for the development of social, health, and unemployment insurance participants, on February 26 chaired a conference to evaluate the activities of the Steering Committee in 2024 and set targets for 2025.

The provincial People's Committee on February 25 launched a campaign to raise donations for the "To Hieu Scholarship Fund" in 2025.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Le Hong Minh on February 25 inspected the progress of a road project from Sub-area 26/3 in Co Noi commune to Sub-area 10 in Hat Lot commune, Mai Son district. He also looked into the attraction of investment to projects in the locality.

Son La city on February 25 held a meeting to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February 27, 1955 – 2025).

Cha A Cua, member of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Council, attended the February regular monthly meeting of the Party cell of O B hamlet, Ta Khoa commune, Bac Yen district on February 24.

In response to the Prime Minister's direction to accelerate the removal of temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide, Son La province has established steering committees from the provincial to commune, ward, and town levels, committing to fulfilling the task by 2025.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Hong Minh on February 21 inspected the construction of the Van Ho district General Hospital and the solid waste disposal and landfill site in the locality.

EU Ambassador to Vietnam Julien Guerrier visited the nickel mine in Phuc hamlet, Muong Khoa commune, Bac Yen district, on February 19, part of his trip to Son La province.

Ceremonies to see off recruits were held simultaneously in Son La city, Moc Chau township, and districts across Son La province on the morning of February 15.

The Son La provincial Youth Union, in collaboration with Hanoi-based SSStudy Education Development and Training JSC and the Binh Duong English Speaking Club, organised a programme to grant scholarships to students across Son La province on February 14.

Son La city’s Military Command, in coordination with the Military Youth Committee and the Political Department of Military Region 2, launched a tree planting festival on February 14.

Leaders of Son La city and representatives from the Political Department of Military Region 2, along with 132 local young citizens enlisted in the military and police forces for 2025, laid flowers at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in Tay Bac (Northwest) Square and visited the Son La Prison Martyrs' Cemetery on February 14.

Competitions celebrating the cultural heritage of local ethnic groups and traditional Tet feasts took centre stage on February 8 as part of the Quynh Nhai district Culture, Sports, and Tourism Week 2025.

Quynh Nhai district on February 7 kicked off the Culture, Sports, and Tourism Week 2025 with incense offering ceremonies at the Linh Son - Thuy Tu and Nang Han Temples, located within its spiritual and cultural tourism area.

Hoang Quoc Khanh, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, on February 3 chaired a meeting to review the local situation before, during, and after the 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration.

The provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee held a ceremony in Son La city on February 3, or the sixth day of the first lunar month to launch the tree planting campaign in the spring of the Year of the Snake 2025.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Hoang Quoc Khanh, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the committee Lo Minh Hung, and members of its Standing Board on February 3 held a Lunar New Year meeting with officials and public servants of the committee’s advisory and support agencies.

Son La city organised a spring festival to celebrate the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – 2025) and welcome the Year of the Snake 2025 at Tay Bac (Northwest) Square in Son La city on the morning of February 1 (the 4th day of the Lunar New Year).

Son La province has defined the removal of temporary and dilapidated houses as a political task of the entire Party Organisation, authorities, armed forces, and people of all ethnic groups in the province in 2025, said the provincial chairman.