As part of a series of events celebrating the 130th founding anniversary of Son La province (October 10, 1895 – 2025), the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism opened a competition of traditional sports and ethnic folk games on October 8 morning at Tay Bac Square. The event formed part of the National Target Programme on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas .

The provincial Mobile Police Unit, in coordination with Son La Hydropower Company, conducted a training exercise and drill on responding to armed attacks and bomb disposal at the Son La Hydropower Plant on October 7.

The provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment on October 7-8 hosted an agricultural forum themed “Agricultural Extension Supporting Farmers in Smart Coffee Farming Adapted to Climate Change.” The event brought together over 200 participants, including experts, representative from businesses and cooperatives, and coffee growers from Son La and Dien Bien provinces.

The Son La provincial Industrial Park Authority on October 7 held a working session with BHL Food Ingredients Processing JSC to prepare for the inauguration of the BHL Son La modified starch processing plant. The project forms part of activities celebrating the 130th anniversary of Son La province’s establishment.

Vice Chairman of the Son La provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong on October 7 chaired a meeting with Ta Xua Skyline JSC to review the company’s proposal seeking approval to study, survey, and implement a project on disaster prevention, landslide control, and sustainable tourism development in Ta Xua Cloud Paradise, Ta Xua commune. The meeting was attended by representatives from relevant provincial departments, agencies, and the Ta Xua commune People’s Committee.

The Son La provincial Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation coordinated with the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion to organise the 2025 Voluntary Blood Donation Day, under the slogan “Donate Blood to Save Lives – Donate Regularly” at Tay Bac University on October 5.

The Son La Vietnamese Women’s Association – Connecting Women from All Places on October 5 held a gathering to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Women’s Union (October 20, 1930 – 2025). The event was attended by over 120 members from grassroots-level women’s organisations across the province.

The Youth Union of the Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the provincial Youth Union, held a conference on October 5 to popularise the Party’s guidelines and policies on socio-economic development, startups, and business activities or youth in ethnic-inhabited and mountainous areas.

The Son La provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations, in collaboration with the provincial Forest Protection and Development Fund, on October 2 organised a consultation workshop on building a project to promote agroforestry livelihood models and sustainable green tourism funded by forest environmental service payments of the community in Ngoc Chien commune.

The People’s Committee of Mai Son commune launched the Lifelong Learning Week 2025, themed “Learn to develop yourself, master knowledge and technology, and contribute to building a strong and prosperous nation,” at Mai Son High-Quality Secondary School on October 2.

The People’s Committee of Son La province on October 2 opened an exhibition named “Son La – Historical Imprints through Archives”, as part of activities to mark the 16th provincial Party Congress for the 2025–2030 tenure, and the province’s 130th founding anniversary (October 10, 1895 – 2025).

Chieng Coi ward on October 2 held a meeting with outstanding enterprises, cooperatives, and business households on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day (October 13, 2004 – 2025).

The provincial delegation of National Assembly (NA) deputies on October 2 held a meeting with voters in Binh Thuan commune ahead of the 10th session of the 15th legislature.

In the vibrant emulation atmosphere among units and localities across the province to celebrate the 6th Son La provincial Patriotic Emulation Congress in 2025, the May 19 Agricultural Development Service Cooperative in Van Son ward shows the spirit of industrious working. Outside in the fields, cooperative members diligently tend to rows of organic vegetables, as well as plum, grape, peach, and strawberry trees. Inside the processing workshop, modern machinery operates day and night, producing delicious batches of dried fruit.

Heavy rains brought by Typhoon Bualoi between September 28 and 30 caused widespread damage in Son La province, particularly in its eastern and southeastern areas.

Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, inspected efforts to respond to Typhoon Bualoi in Muong Coi commune on September 30.

Dak Lak province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with the Sports Authority of Vietnam, the Vietnam Elderly Association and the Vietnam Badminton Federation, hosted the 2025 National Senior Badminton Championship at the Dak Lak Sports Arena from September 24 to 30.