The provincial Party Committee Office on January 14 held a conference to collect opinions from voters at the workplace on proposed candidates for deputies to the 16th National Assembly and the provincial People’s Council for the 2026–2031 term.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Minh Tien on January 14 chaired a meeting on the construction progress of primary and secondary boarding schools in border communes.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Viet on January 14 chaired a working session with Vaca Maxi High-Tech Livestock JSC regarding its proposal to invest in the Vaca Maxi high-quality beef cattle farming and animal feed processing project in Son La province.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the provincial delegation of National Assembly deputies Hoang Van Nghiem on January 11 led a working delegation to review the socio-economic development and inspected the progress of projects in Chieng Khuong commune.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Son La provincial People’s Committee Ha Trung Chien on January 9 chaired a meeting of the provincial Steering Committee for Building a Learning Society to review activities in 2025 and roll out tasks for this year.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on December 31 chaired a conference to review and develop plans for the National Target Programme (NTP) for the 2026-2030 period, as well as to assess administrative reform efforts and the programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in Yen Chau area’s communes.

Ha Trung Chien, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on December 31 chaired a meeting on the investment and construction of primary-secondary boarding schools in border communes. The meeting was held in person at the provincial People’s Committee headquarters and connected online to the People’s Committees of border communes.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Dinh Viet, who is head of the Steering Committee for the construction of the Hoa Binh - Moc Chau expressway section through Son La province, chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee on December 31 to assess the project's progress in 2025 and put forward key tasks for 2026.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Minh Tien on December 31 chaired a conference to review traffic safety and order in 2025 and outline key tasks and directions for 2026.

Military Region 2’s Party Committee and Command, authorised by the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence, on December 29 presented busts of President Ho Chi Minh to 75 communes and wards across Son La province.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on December 29 chaired a meeting of the appraisal council and its assisting team to review results on the classification of villages and communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, including the designation of particularly disadvantaged hamlet and the categorisation of communes into Areas I, II and III across the province.

Vice Chairman of the Son La provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong held a working session on December 25 with a delegation from the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) to discuss strengthening the application of science and technology and enhancing climate adaptation in agricultural production.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Minh Tien on December 25 chaired a meeting to review the investment and construction progress of primary and secondary boarding schools in border communes.

After nearly six months of implementing the two-tier local government model, Son La province has completed a review and developed plans for handling 114 surplus public facilities and land assets, as well as accelerated the treatment of public assets in accordance with regulations, ensuring transparency and preventing losses or waste of state property.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on December 22 chaired a meeting of the appraisal council and its support team to review progress in implementing Government Decree 272/2025/ND-CP dated October 16, 2025, which classifies ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2026–2030 period.

A delegation of provincial leaders visited and extended congratulations to officers and soldiers of the Son La provincial Military Command on December 22, on the occasion of the 81st founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 36th anniversary of the All-People’s National Defence Day (December 22, 1989 – 2025).

Hoang Van Nghiem, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the provincial delegation of National Assembly deputies; Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Council; and other provincial officials visited and presented gifts to the people of Long He commune.

Together with the groundbreaking of a project to renovate and construct facilities within the provincial Party Committee campus, Son La province on December 19 kicked off construction on the Chieng Dong Water Supply Plant project in Chieng Mung commune, in celebration of the 14th National Party Congress.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on December 19 chaired a working session with Son La College to review the implementation of national target programmes in 2025 and discuss proposals for the implementation plan for the 2026-2030 period.

Groundbreaking, inauguration, or technical traffic opening ceremonies for 234 key projects nationwide were held on December 19, in celebration of the upcoming 14th National Party Congress and the 79th anniversary of National Resistance Day (1946–2025). The ceremonies were held both in-person and online at 79 locations nationwide, underscoring momentum for development in a new era.