The People's Committee of Bac Yen district on August 8 organised the “All people join hands in safeguarding national security” festival 2024 in Hong Ngai commune.

The Son La provincial Confederation of Labour held a meeting on August 8 to celebrate the 95th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Trade Union (July 28, 1929 - 2024) and commend outstanding trade union officials and members in 2024.

The Son La provincial People's Committee on August 8 coordinated with the Institute of Leadership and Public Policy under the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam to organise a workshop on improving Son La’s Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) 2024.

Moc Chau district on August 7 organised the “All people join hands in safeguarding national security” festival in 2024 in Muong Sang commune.

Le Minh Hung, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Organisation Commission, had a working session with the Standing Board of the Son La provincial Party Committee on August 6.

Hoang Quoc Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, has been approved by the Politburo to be Secretary of the provincial Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term.

Le Thanh Long, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Prime Minister, on August 4 led a working delegation from the Government to visit flooded areas in Chieng Den commune, Son La city.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Son La province convened its 12th congress for the 2024-2029 term on August 3-4, with the theme "Solidarity - Democracy - Innovation - Development".

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Son La province on August 2 launched a fundraising campaign to help fix consequences of natural disasters in the province.

Hoang Quoc Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on August 1 inspected the flooding situation in Bom Nam residential cluster of Nam Giang hamlet, and Phieng Nghe and Nam Nieu hamlets in Chieng Den commune, Son La city.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong and a working delegation inspected the flooding situation in Phieng Nghe hamlet, Chieng Den commune, Son La city on July 31.

The provincial Party Committee on July 31 held a ceremony to wrap up a contest on administrative reform within the Party in 2024.

The provincial Party Committee on July 30 kicked off a contest on administrative reform within the Party.

The provincial steering committee for the implementation of grassroots democracy on July 29 organised the awarding ceremony of an online contest aiming to raise public awareness of laws on grassroots democracy in Son La province in 2024.

Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Lo Minh Hung, and Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Hoang Quoc Khanh on July 29 co-chaired a conference on natural disaster prevention and control and consequence settlement.

On the morning of July 27, a landslide occurred at Km304+620 on a road bypassing National Highway 6 in Lua hamlet, Hua La commune, Son La city, with about 5,000m3 of soil and rock covering the road surface, causing traffic congestion.

Hoang Quoc Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on July 25 visited Thuan Chau and Muong La districts and Son La city, which were hit by torrential rains and floods.

Lo Minh Hung, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, on July 24 inspected the rain and flood situation in Phe hamlet, Tong Co commune, Thuan Chau district.

Hoang Quoc Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee; and Nguyen Thai Hung, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Chairman of the provincial People's Council, inspected the flood situation in Mai Son district on July 24.

Due to the influence of storm Prapiroon, the second entering the East Sea this year, on late July 23 and early July 24, localities in Son La province experienced heavy downpours.