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.

An exhibition featuring traditional culture, community activities, and the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics STEM/STEAM models rolled out in schools in Son La city kicked off in the locality on March 19.

Every March, the mountains and forests of the Northwest region are filled with the white Ban (Bauhinia) flower. This is the source of inspiration for many writers and artists in Son La province to create meaningful painting, photography, poetry, literature and music works. These works have contributed to promoting local images, inviting tourists to the mountainous province of Son La to contemplate the pure beauty of the Ban flower.

Displaying ethnic cultural spaces is an activity held throughout the Van Ho Ban (Bauhinia) Flower Festival 2024, from March 15-17, in Chieng Khoa commune, Van Ho district.

A fish-catching contest was held in Na Cha hamlet, Chieng Khoa commune, on March 16 afternoon as part of activities within the Ban (Bauhinia) Flower Festival 2024 in Van Ho district.

The culinary quintessence of ethnic groups in Van Ho district was highlighted at a cooking contest held in Chieng Khoa commune on March 17 as part of the Ban (Bauhinia) Flower Festival 2024 in the district. 

Within the framework of the Van Ho Ban (Bauhinia) Flower Festival 2024, the final round of the "Ban Flower Beauty" contest took place on the evening of March 16 in Chieng Khoa commune.

A ritual worshipping Miss Ban took place on March 15 at the historical and cultural relic site of Bang Muong Temple in Khong hamlet, Chieng Khoa commune, Van Ho district. This is the traditional ceremony opening the Ban (Bauhinia) Flower Festival held annually in Chieng Khoa commune.