Ha Trung Chien, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on June 1 chaired a meeting with departments and agencies to review the disbursement progress of 2026 funding allocated to science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

The Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s chapter in Son La province (VBS Son La) on May 31 held the Vesak Celebration for Buddhist Calendar Year 2570 (Gregorian Year 2026) at Truc Lam Hung Quoc Pagoda in Chieng Sinh ward.

Son La on May 29 organised a conference reviewing one year of operating the new political system and two-tier local administration model across the province.

The Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the provincial Party Agencies Bloc held its first Congress for the 2025–2030 term on May 29. Attending the congress were Le Tien Quan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of provincial Party Agencies; leaders of the provincial Youth Union; and 120 delegates representing more than 4,900 youth union members from six chapters.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Hoang Van Nghiem, who heads the provincial Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena, chaired a meeting on May 27 among the steering committee's standing members to review the results of the work carried out in May and put forward key tasks for June.

The Son La provincial People’s Committee, in coordination with CARE International in Vietnam, on May 27 organised an event to kick off the project on technical support towards capacity building for the implementation of climate change mitigation plans and mobilisation of sustainable financial resources for forest protection and development, including the high-quality forest carbon market (C4G project).

The provincial Steering Committee for Search, Collection and Identification of Martyrs' Remains held a conference on May 26 on the implementation of the 500-day campaign aimed at accelerating efforts to locate, recover and identify martyrs’ remains. Nguyen Minh Tien, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee, chaired the meeting.

Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Viet on May 26 chaired a meeting on projects using land funds to generate capital for infrastructure development in Son La province.

The Party Committee of the provincial Party Agencies on May 25 organised the 2026 contest for excellent reporters and disseminators, attracting 16 contestants from 13 grassroots Party cells and organisations.

Dang Ngoc Hau, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the provincial Steering Committee for Border Affairs, on May 21 led a delegation from Son La to a working session with Lang Son province to exchange experience in border management.

The Son La provincial People’s Committee on May 20 announced the results of the 2025 Department and District Competitiveness Index (DDCI Son La 2025), which measures the competitiveness of provincial departments, agencies and local authorities.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Minh Tien on May 20 chaired a meeting to review the implementation of the province’s key socio-economic targets for 2026. The meeting was attended by representatives of relevant departments and agencies.

Most Venerable Thich Thanh Quyet, member of the 16th National Assembly, Vice Chairman of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), and head of the Executive Board of the VBS chapter in Son La province (VBS Son La), together with several VBS dignitaries, paid a courtesy visit to Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Hoang Van Nghiem on May 19.

Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Viet, and Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ha Trung Chien on May 19 surveyed the construction and upgrading of the second campus of the Son La provincial General Hospital.

The provincial Association for Promoting Education on May 19 held a scholarship award ceremony and launched the 2026 “Learning Never Ends” campaign.

Leaders of Son La province offered flowers at the monument “Uncle Ho with the Northwestern Ethnic Communities” and incense at the President Ho Chi Minh Temple at Tay Bac Square on May 19 morning on the occasion of the 136th birth anniversary of the late leader (May 19, 1890 – 2026).

The Son La provincial People’s Committee on May 18 held a conference to announce the decisions of the provincial People’s Committee Chairman regarding personnel appointments.

Bac Phuong Son La Floating Buoy Manufacturing JSC, in coordination with Bac Phuong Son La Energy JSC, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a floats and plastic products factory and the 800 MW Son La hydropower reservoir floating solar power plant in Chieng Lao commune on May 18.

Long He commune on May 17 held a ceremony to inaugurate an entrance gate of Cha May hamlet, in commemoration of the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2026).

In commemoration of the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2026) and the 85th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Vanguard Children's Union (May 15, 1941 – 2026), the Standing Committee of the Son La provincial Youth Union and the provincial children’s union on May 17 organised an incense offering ceremony at the President Ho Chi Minh Temple at Tay Bac Square.