“Ve Ban Em” gameshow celebrates Muong ethnic cultural identity
Son La Newspaper and Radio-Television, in coordination with the provincial Culture and Sports Centre, on October 25 organised the “Ve Ban Em” (Coming to My Hamlet) gameshow in Tuong Ha commune, creating a platform for cultural exchange and celebrating the distinctive heritage of the Muong ethnic group.
The “Ve Ban Em” gameshow takes place in Tuong Ha commune.Delegates attend the gameshow.Students from Tuong Thuong 2 Primary and Secondary School perform a dance at the event.
The event brought together 50 artisans and grassroots cultural performers from three hamlets - Tuong Thuong, Dong La and Thon - to compete in three categories: “Craftsmanship and Skills”, “Singing and Instrumental Performance”, and “Folk Games and Traditional Ethnic Sports”.
Contestants compete in the “Craftmanship and Skills” category.A contestant demonstrates her weaving skills with each pass of the shuttle.The host interacts with contestants during the gameshow.
Through traditional handicrafts, folk songs, dances and games, the programme vividly showcased the cultural traditions and everyday life of the Muong community. The event fostered a lively atmosphere and strengthened community bonds, while nurturing ethnic pride and raising awareness of the importance of preserving and passing traditional cultural values on to younger generations.
A traditional game of catching loaches in a jar adds excitement to the event. Large crowds of local residents gather to cheer on the contestants.Organisers present first prize to the Tuong Thuong hamlet team. Organisers present second prize to the Dong La hamlet team.Organisers present third prize to the Thon hamlet team.
At the conclusion of the gameshow, the organisers presented first, second and third prizes to the participating teams. On the occasion, the Minh Tam Centre for Inclusive Education Development also donated eight gift packages to local policy beneficiary families, each worth 500,000 VND (19.35 USD)./.
Politburo Member and Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc on November 14 visited and presented gifts to families of fallen soldiers in Lan hamlet, Muong Bang commune.
Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Council, on November 14 joined residents of Mat hamlet, Chieng Mung commune, in celebrating the Great National Unity Festival.
Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Council, on November 13 chaired the 14th meeting of the Standing Board of the 16th provincial People's Council for the 2026-2031 term to review matters within its jurisdiction.
Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Council and Chairman of the provincial Recruitment Council for civil servants and public employees at provincial- and commune-level Party agencies and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) units, on November 13 chaired the council's second meeting to launch its assigned tasks.
As part of the continued implementation of the 500-day campaign to accelerate the search, recovery and identification of fallen soldiers' remains, on November 13, a team from the provincial Military Command, in coordination with relevant units, conducted a survey to verify information about three suspected fallen soldiers' graves in Chieng Ban hamlet, Chieng Hac commune.
Cha A Cua, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee, on November 13 attended the Great National Unity Festival in Co Ma hamlet, Co Ma commune.
The provincial Party Committee, in coordination with the Academy of Politics Region I under the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, held an opening ceremony for the K73.B07 advanced political theory course, a part-time programme for the 2026-2028 academic period at the provincial Political School on November 13.
Nguyen Minh Tien, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on November 13 chaired a hybrid meeting with provincial departments, agencies and the People's Committees of all 75 communes and wards to review progress, address bottlenecks and accelerate the disbursement of public investment funds in 2026.
Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on November 12 attended the Great National Unity Festival, held in conjunction with Vietnam Culture Day 2026 (November 24) celebration, in Chieng Khua hamlet, Long Sap commune.
The provincial Department of Public Security on November 12 opened its 2026 regular firefighting and search and rescue training course for 239 officers and personnel from the Mobile Police Division.
The front work board of Cang Muong hamlet, Muong Chanh commune, held the Great National Unity Festival 202 on November 12. Attending the event were Do Van Tru, member of the provincial Party Committee and Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, along with leaders of Muong Chanh commune.
Vice President of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Hong attended the Great National Unity Festival and Vietnam Culture Day celebrations in Ta So hamlet, Moc Chau ward on November 11, alongside Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Cao Xuan Thao.
Leveraging its extensive forest resources, Muong Bang commune is gradually developing medicinal plants under forest canopy as a new source of income for local residents. From initial pilot models, the approach is opening up new production opportunities, diversifying livelihoods and raising household incomes while contributing to sustainable forest protection and development
Vinahure - IDC Joint Venture Company Limited on November 10 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Heritage Village eco-tourism and resort project in Bo Nhang hamlet, Van Ho commune. The project is the second of seven tourism projects and 22 projects scheduled to break ground across Son La province in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ha Trung Chien on November 10 inspected the management and operations of inter-level boarding primary and secondary schools in the communes of Xuan Nha, Long Sap, Chieng Son and Phieng Khoai.
Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, chaired a meeting on November 9 to review progress and assess the quality and initial results of developing job-position frameworks under Guidance No. 07-HD/BTCTW issued by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organisation.
Son La province is making every effort to achieve gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 8% in 2026, heard a meeting on November 9 to review implementation of the province’s fourth-quarter growth scenario.
You have 500/500 characters left
Please enter 5 or more characters!!!