The Son La Ultra Trail 2025 opened in Ta Xua commune on December 5 with the participation of nearly 1,000 domestic and international runners. The event highlights the province’s growing appeal for adventure sports combined with nature exploration.

Dang Ngoc Hau, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on December 5 inspected ethnic minority and mountainous area designation for 2026-2030 under Government Decree No. 272/2025/ND-CP at Chieng An ward.

The Youth Union of To Hieu ward on December 3 organised a free screening of the film “Red Rain” at the ward’s Convention Centre, attracting more than 1,000 students and local residents.

A supervisory delegation of the Committee for Socio and Cultural Affairs under the provincial People’s Council on December 3 supervised the compliance with legal regulations regarding the management of private medical and pharmaceutical practices in Son La province for the 2021-2025 period.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on December 3 chaired a meeting with relevant departments and the People’s Committees of relevant communes regarding the implementation of Government Decree No. 272/2025/ND-CP dated October 16, 2025, on the zoning of ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2026-2030 period.

An appraisal team from the provincial Department of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary, and Fisheries on December 3 declared that Gia Phu commune meets the conditions to be officially recognissed as free from African swine fever (ASF).

Exports contribute to promoting production development, expanding markets and economic relations, improving competitiveness and attracting capital and technology. In recent times, along with expanding production areas in accordance with standards and improving product quality, Son La province has focused on developing export support services, helping to sell agricultural products stably and sustainably.

The People’s Committee of Tuong Ha commune on November 29 organised the Job Fair 2025 in Lien Hop and Dong La hamlets.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, and head of Task Force No. 3 of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, attended a meeting to review the performance of the Chieng Son commune Party Committee’s Standing Board and its members on November 29.

The Bui family’s council of Son La province on November 29 coordinated with the Club of Physicians of the Bui Family in Vietnam and the provincial Centre for Disease Control to organise a charity programme to provide free health check-ups, consultation, Phaco surgery support, and medicine for about 500 poor people and policy beneficiaries in Son La province.

The Son La provincial Centre for Disease Control, in collaboration with Son La Medical College on November 29 organised a communication event in response to the National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control 2025 and World AIDS Day (December 1).

Son La College is among the vocational education institutions in the province entrusted with training human resources for neighbouring Lao provinces. Cultural exchange programmes and historical education have been given strong emphasis, helping Lao students explore and experience the culture, landscapes, and people of Son La, thereby strengthening the special Vietnam–Laos friendship.

Upholding the tradition of “drinking water, remembering its source,” Son La province has consistently prioritised housing support for people with meritorious service to the revolution, helping stabilise their lives and improve both material and spiritual well-being for policy beneficiaries in the locality.

Since October 2024, the provincial Cooperative Alliance has entrusted the provincial Bank for Social Policies to manage and use funds from the provincial Cooperative Development Support Fund for cooperatives, cooperative unions, and members of cooperative groups to borrow in accordance with Government Decree 45/2021/ND-CP.

Ta Hoc commune was established via merging Na Bo and Ta Hoc communes. It now has 20 villages and residential clusters, with over 3,200 households and 13,704 residents, including 8,408 people of working age. Most rural labourers in the commune are from the Mong, Thai, and Kho Mu ethnic groups. Focusing on job creation for rural workers, the commune has coordinated efforts to improve vocational training, implement preferential credit programmes for job creation, and connect with enterprises to recruit workers, helping people secure stable jobs and increase their income.

The GREAT Project Management Board and the GREAT Project Management Consultancy Office on November 27 evaluated the effectiveness and scalability of the subproject on developing Son La’s commercial medicinal herb zones under the GREAT 2 Project in To Mua and Song Khua communes.

Since the beginning of this year, farmers in Van Ho commune have planted 557 hectares of various vegetables, mainly Chinese cabbage, kohlrabi, cauliflower, chayote, and tomatoes, with a total yield of 6,684 tonnes.