The 10th Mass Art Festival for the Armed Forces, Youths, and Students (Region 3) wrapped up with a ceremony held by the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army at the Hanoi-based Military Theatre on July 19.

The Son La provincial Museum has launched an application allowing people to tour the Son La Prison special national relic site with virtual reality (VR) technology, showing the effectiveness of preserving and promoting the value of the relic site in the digital age.

The Son La provincial Museum on July 6 organised the "Children with Heritage" programme in 2024.

Implementing the new-style rural area building programme, Moc Chau district has stepped up mobilisation of public resources to invest in the construction of rural roads, along with assistance from the state budget. In the 2019- 2024 period, the district has upgraded and concreted roads with a total length of nearly 128km, and a total investment of over 199 billion VND (7.8 million USD), of which nearly 88 billion VND came from the state budget, and more than 111 billion VND (4.36 million USD) from businesses and local people.

The finale of the "The Voice of the White Bauhinia Region" Festival 2024 took place at the Moc Chau Island Tourist Area in Moc Chau district in the evening of June 29, attracting crowds.

The provincial museum organised the "Children with Heritage" programme on June 29.

The Dong Sua Festival was held in Kha hamlet, Sap Vat commune, Yen Chau district on June 8, opening the series of activities of the 5th Yen Chau Mango Festival 2024. This festival features folk beliefs and the cultural beauty of the Thai ethnic group in Yen Chau district.

Candidates in Son La province completed the math test on the afternoon of June 1, ending the first day of the high school entrance exam. The exam took place at 44 venues safely and in accordance with regulations.

Folk music and mass dances have offered an endless source of inspiration for artists to create contemporary works of art with typical ethnic characteristics.

The People’s Committee of Mai Son district organised a ceremony in Sub-area No. 6, Hat Lot town, on May 17 to kick-start a project on preserving and embellishing the Cay Me (tamarind tree) historical relic site where the first cell of the provincial Party organisation was established.

Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Dien Bien (1954 - 2024), schools in Phu Yen district have organised experiential and educational activities for their students at a historical relic site related to the resistance war against the French in the forest of Nhot hamlet, Gia Phu commune, Phu Yen district.

Son La is a land rich in revolutionary traditions, with a lot of historical relic sites from the feudal period to the resistance wars against the French colonialists and US imperialists, which are evidence for the heroic times of the nation. Those sites have been preserved and promoted, becoming "red addresses" to educate revolutionary traditions for younger generations.

Sop Cop commune in Sop Cop district held a festival on April 20-22 to pray for bumper crops

The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on April 16 organised an art exchange programme to welcome writers and artists of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations on their journey named "Through the Northwest - Back to Dien Bien".

Pi Toong commune, Muong La district on April 12 organised the 2024 Pang A Festival and a cultural space of the La Ha ethnic group. The festival is part of a series of activities to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the district Party Organisation (June 15, 1949 - 2024); and 45 years of moving the district centre to It Ong town (1979-2024).

During March 25 and 26, in Ta Vat hamlet, the provincial Museum coordinated with Mai Son district’s Phieng Pan commune in surveying, researching, and documenting the Ksaisatip ritual of the Xinh Mun ethnic group.

Moc Chau district March 24 held the Rain Praying Festival 2024, a traditional festival of the Thai ethnic group recognised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national intangible cultural heritage in January this year.

Nearly 500 artisans and amateur artists performed Xoe, a folk dance of the Thai ethnic group, during the first Xoe Thai Dance Festival, which took place in Muong Khoa commune, Bac Yen district on March 22-23.

Muong Trai commune in Muong La district on March 23-24 organised the Nang Han (Miss Han) Festival 2024, attracting a large number of people and tourists.

The provincial Museum on March 20 re-enacted a traditional festival called “Xen Lau No” in Chieng Pan commune, Yen Chau district.