Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung, and Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Cha A Cua co-chaired a conference on October 29 to study, disseminate and carry out resolutions and action programmes implementing the resolutions of the 14th Party Central Committee’s fourth plenum, as well as conclusions, directives and regulations issued by the Party Central Committee and directives of the provincial Party Committee.

Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Council and head of the steering team for digital transformation in Party agencies, chaired a meeting on October 29 to review the work in October and outline key tasks for November.

Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Council and deputy head of the provincial Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Practices, on October 28 chaired a meeting of the steering committee's standing members to review performance in October and set key priorities for November.

The 10th Son La Sports Games 2026 opened at the provincial stadium in Tham hamlet, Chieng Sinh ward, on the morning of October 27.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, chaired the seventh session of the 16th provincial People’s Committee for the 2026-2031 term on October 27 to review socio-economic development, national defence and security in October and set key priorities for November.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and Standing Deputy Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation, chaired a meeting of the committee’s standing body on October 27 to review October results and set key priorities for November.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, chaired a regular citizen reception for October 2026 on October 26.

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, on October 24 chaired a meeting of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee with leaders of the provincial People’s Council, People’s Committee and several departments and agencies to review socio-economic development tasks for the fourth quarter of 2026.

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.