The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Bac Yen district on May 22 organised its 16th Congress for the 2024-2029 tenure.

With the spirit of "The whole country for Truong Sa, Truong Sa for the whole country", a delegation from Son La province led by Le Hong Minh, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee has joined a working group of the Ministry of National Defence to visit soldiers and people on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and DK1 platforms from May 19.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Son La province held a ceremony on May 20 to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the province’s forest ranger force (May 21, 1974 - 2024).

Son La province held a ceremony at May 8 Square in the Administrative Centre of Moc Chau district on May 18 evening to announce the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s decision recognising the Moc Chau National Tourist Area.  The event was broadcast live on the Son La Radio and Television Station and relayed on the Son La E-Newspaper.

The People's Council of Son La province and the People's Councils of Laos’ Bokeo, Phongsaly, and Oudomxay provinces held talks to exchange experience on People's Council work.

The Central Committee of the Vietnam Association for Learning Promotion in coordination with the People’s Committee of Son La province organised a scholarship award ceremony and launched the 2024 “Learning never ends” movement on May 15.

Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on May 14 had a working session with Mai Son district on compensation and site clearance for the Na San irrigation canal system project.

Trang Thi Xuan, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People's Committee, on May 13 inspected the preparations for organising a ceremony to announce the decision recognising the Moc Chau National Tourist Area.

More than 80,000 voters in Moc Chau district on May 12 cast votes on a scheme on the establishment of Moc Chau township, and the arrangement of commune-level administrative units to form communes and wards of the township.

The provincial Department and Technology on May 12 organised a conference on the hand-over of scientific and technological research results which were appraised and accepted in 2023, and are expected to be put into place.

The People’s Committee of Son La province on May 10 coordinated with the Australian Embassy in organising a ceremony to launch the second phase of the Gender-Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT 2) project in Son La.

Hoang Quoc Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on May 9 chaired a meeting on preparations for the organisation of tourism promotion activities and a ceremony announcing the decision of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognising of the Moc Chau National Tourist Area.

Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya on May 8 paid a courtesy visit to the leaders of Son La province.

The Party Central Committee, the National Assembly (NA), the State President, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee held a grand ceremony on May 7 in the northwestern province of Dien Bien to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024).

The Information and Ceremonial Subcommittee for organising activities to promote tourism and announce the decision recognising the Moc Chau National Tourist Area held a meeting to launch tasks on May 7.

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 Military Command of Son La province on May 6 held a ceremony to inaugurate a road celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army, and 35 years of the All-People National Defence Festival.

The final rehearsal for the national-level celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024) took place at the Dien Bien Stadium in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien on May 5 morning.

Yen Chau district held a conference on May 4 to announce the completion of makeshift housing removal for the 2021-2025 period, and a technical safety test on the Chieng Khoi-Phieng Khoai road.

The provincial delegation of National Assembly (NA) deputies met with voters in Nam Et and Muong Sai communes, Quynh Nhai district on May 4, ahead of the seventh session of the 15th legislature.