A farmers’ competition was held on the morning of October 12 at Phuc Sinh Son La Corporation in Chieng Mung commune as one of the key activities of the second Son La Coffee Festival 2026. The event attracted large numbers of local residents, visitors, businesses and partners.

Detech Coffee JSC on October 11 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Detech Deep Coffee Processing Plant project in Chieng Pha hamlet, Binh Thuan commune.

Nguyen Thi Hong, member of the Party Central Committee and Vice President of the National Assembly, on October 11 led a delegation to visit Phuc Sinh Son La coffee processing factory, operated by Phuc Sinh Son La Corporation in Chieng Mung commune, and the Bon Bon Agricultural Services and Tourism Cooperative, as well as the Vat Hong hamlet Cultural and Experiential Space in Moc Chau ward.

Under the theme “Proud of Vietnamese Coffee Reaching the World,” the Son La Coffee Festival 2026 Organising Committee, in coordination with the Son La Coffee Association, held the Son La Arabica Masters Cup on October 10 at the Uncle Ho Fish Pond grounds.

Nguyen Thi Hong, member of the Party Central Committee and Vice President of the National Assembly (NA), on October 10 led a delegation to offer incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his temple in Tay Bac (Northwest) Square, Son La province as part of her visit to attend the second Son La Coffee Festival 2026.

As part of the second Son La Coffee Festival 2026, Cat Que Production and Trading Company Limited held a ceremony on the morning of October 10 to inaugurate its regional headquarters and launch the Hoang Van Thu Industrial Cluster infrastructure development project.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Viet, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong, and representatives of provincial departments and agencies on October 10 paid tribute at the Temple of King Le Thai Tong, the President Ho Chi Minh Temple and the Memorial House for Heroes and Martyrs at Son La Prison on the occasion of the second Son La Coffee Festival 2026.

More than 300 police officers and personnel from divisions under the provincial Department of Public Security and police units in To Hieu, Chieng Coi, Chieng Sinh and Chieng An wards have been mobilised to maintain security and public order during the second Son La Coffee Festival 2026, which runs from October 9 to 13. The operation also involves 40 members of grassroots security forces from To Hieu and Chieng Coi wards.

Son La province is seeking to speed up the implementation of energy projects to attract investment, with authorities focusing on resolving legal and land clearance bottlenecks.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on October 8 chaired a meeting with relevant departments and agencies to discuss tasks related to the Moc Chau–Son La–Dien Bien Expressway (CT.03) project - section running through the province.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc has signed Decision No. 1948/QD-TTg dated October 7, 2026, on the establishment of a State Appraisal Council for the pre-feasibility study report of an investment project to build the section running through Son La province of the Moc Chau - Son La - Dien Bien Expressway (CT.03).

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong and representatives of relevant departments and sectors on October 7 inspected preparations for the second Son La Coffee Festival 2026 at Tay Bac (Northwest) Square.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau and a working delegation on October 6 inspected the rollout of kiosks supporting administrative procedures and the implementation of the “Digital Literacy for All” campaign in residential areas and hamlets in Chieng Mung commune and Chieng Coi ward.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung on October 6 chaired a meeting of Working Group No. 515-QD/TU of the provincial Party Committee' Standing Board on developing organic and circular agriculture and establishing value-chain linkages for agricultural products in the province in the 2026-2030 period.

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 Preventing and Combating Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Practices, on October 6 chaired a conference to implement the Steering Committee’s decision to conduct oversight of the Standing Board of the Mai Son commune Party Committee. Hung also heads the supervision team established under Decision No. 05-QD/BCD issued on October 1, 2026 by the Steering Committee.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on October 6 chaired a meeting with provincial departments and agencies to prepare for the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Son La People’s Committee on developing science and technology, innovation and digital transformation to support the province’s socio-economic development in 2026-2030.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung on October 5 led a provincial delegation to meet with the Standing Boards of the Party Committees of Yen Son, Yen Chau and Chieng Hac communes to discuss preparations for the implementation of the Moc Chau–Son La–Dien Bien Expressway Project (CT.03) section running through Son La province.

Quang Van Huong, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly’s Council for Ethnic Affairs, and the Son La’s delegation to the NA on October 5 met with voters from Chieng Khoong, Chieng Khuong, Muong Hung and Song Ma communes ahead of the second session of the 16th legislature.

Hoang Van Nghiem, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the provincial Steering Committee for Preventing and Combating Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Practices, on October 2 chaired the committee’s 18th meeting to review its work in the first nine months of 2026 and set tasks for the fourth quarter.

Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ha Trung Chien on October 2 held a meeting with relevant departments and agencies to discuss measures to boost the performance of the cultural and social sectors and increase their contribution to the province’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP).