The Standing Boards of the Lao Cai and Son La provincial Party Committees held a conference in Lao Cai on September 22 to review cooperation between the two localities during the 2021-2025 period and agree on the orientations and areas of collaboration for 2026-2030.

Following the merger of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) branches in Son La, Dien Bien and Lai Chau provinces, SBV Region III now oversees a large area with a substantial workload. The branch has stepped up the use of digital technology in management and administration, gradually modernising its working environment, improving operational efficiency and meeting the demands of development in the digital era.

A provincial supervision delegation has reviewed the implementation of policies and laws governing housing investment projects across the province from 2015 to May 2026, with a focus on identifying bottlenecks and proposing solutions to accelerate project implementation.

A delegation from the provincial Delegation to the National Assembly (NA) led by its full-time deputy head Hoang Ngan Hoan, who is also member of the NA’s Committee for Public Petitions and Supervision, on September 17 conducted a survey in Muong La commune regarding the performance of local government operations following administrative mergers, organisational streamlining, and the implementation of the two-tier local government model.

The Son La provincial Party Committee held a conference in Moc Chau ward on September 18 to announce its Standing Board’s decision on personnel affairs.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on September 18 presided over a meeting with religious dignitaries, officials, and influential figures from ethnic minority communities within Cluster No. 2. Attending the event was Cha A Cua, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, and Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Religious Affairs.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, chaired a working session on September 18 with Ecopark Hai Duong Investment JSC and Hanoi-based Hoang Long Group to discuss proposed projects in Moc Chau ward.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung on September 18 chaired a meeting to review digital transformation across Party agencies and organisations in the province.

The provincial People's Committee held a meeting with religious dignitaries, officials, and influential figures from ethnic minority communities (Cluster No. 1) in Sop Cop commune on September 17. This cluster comprises four border communes: Sop Cop, Pung Banh, Muong Lan, and Muong Leo.

Cha A Cua, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, on September 17 led a working delegation to inspect the progress of several projects in Song Ma, Huoi Mot, and Chieng So communes.

Dang Ngoc Hau, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on September 16 held a meeting with the provincial Department of Public Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies to review regulations governing the entry, exit, transit, residence and activities of foreign nationals in the province.

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 Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness, and Negative Phenomena, on September 16 chaired a working session with several units regarding the control of power and the prevention and combat of corruption, wastefulness, and negative practices.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung, who is Deputy Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena, chaired a working session on power control and anti-corruption work with representatives from Mai Son, Chieng Mung, Muong Chanh, Chieng Mai and Phieng Cam communes on September 16.

Duong Tu Anh, member of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee, head of the provincial Party Committee’s Inspection Board and Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the provincial Party Agencies, on September 15 chaired the ninth meeting of the Executive Board of the Party Committee of the provincial Party Agencies to review Party building work in the first nine months of 2026, set out tasks for the final three months of the year and discuss a number of matters in line with regulations.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the Son La provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the organising committee for the second Son La Coffee Festival 2026, chaired a meeting of the festival organising committee on September 15.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, and Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on September 15 presided over the September meeting of the Standing Board of the Party Committee of the provincial People's Committee and the fifth meeting of the Party Committee to discuss and decide on a number of matters.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Council Lo Minh Hung on September 14 chaired the 11th meeting of the permanent members of the 16th provincial People's Council for the 2026-2031 tenure to consider and decide on several matters within their authority.

Son La province has appointed Nguyen Chi Chung, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Education and Training, as Rector of the provincial School of Politics.

The Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Yen Chau commune held a memorial service and burial ceremony at the Yen Chau commune Martyrs' Cemetery on September 13 for the remains of a fallen soldier recovered from Hua Dan hamlet, Chieng Hac commune.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Viet chaired a meeting on September 11 to review the growth scenarios for the third and fourth quarters and the whole year of 2026. The meeting was attended by Vice Chairpersons of the provincial People’s Committee and leaders of provincial departments, agencies and sectors.