Nafood Group JSC, based in the central province of Nghe An, on September 15 coordinated with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Muong La district to present gifts to people affected by natural disasters in Ngoc Chien commune.

Apart from the stunning landscape, visitors to the Moc Chau National Tourist Area can experience the unique local culture when putting on traditional ethnic costumes, participating in activities and folk games such as the Xoe and Khen (a traditional musical instrument) dances, pounding banh day (ground glutinous rice cake), nem con (colourful fabric ball throwing), and bamboo pole dance, and enjoying ethnic dishes there.

Son La city’s Youth Union on September 15 organised a friendly football competition to raise funds for people and children affected by typhoon Yagi.

The Nam Lanh Border Guard Station, in collaboration with the Youth Union of Muong Va commune, production team No. 2 under Regiment 326, and the Binh An charity group, organised a programme to present gifts to students and households in Pa Khoang hamlet, Muong Va commune on September 15.

Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and head of the its Commission for Information and Education, on September 13 examined efforts to fix the consequences of floods caused by typhoon Yagi and presented gifts to affected families in Hua Pang commune, Moc Chau district.

A working delegation from the Departments of Education and Sports of Houaphanh, Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, Phongsaly, Xieng Khouang, Sainyabuli, and Bokeo provinces of Laos visited and exchanged experience in training Lao students with universities and colleges in Son La province on September 13.

The Son La provincial Department of Public Security on September 13 coordinated with the Son La College in organising the closing ceremony of a Lao language training course for policemen in 2024.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Son La province (VFF Son La) on September 12 launched a fundraising campaign to support efforts to fix consequences caused by super typhoon Yagi.

The Son La Music, Song and Dance Theater is a professional art unit in the province. Besides performing at local political events, it also engages in diplomatic and cultural exchanges through various programmes and events, enhancing the special and enduring friendship between Vietnam and Laos.

A delegation from the departments of education and sports of Laos’ Houaphanh, Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, Phongsaly, Xiengkhouang, and Sayaboury provinces on September 11 visited the provincial Boarding High School for Ethnic Minority Students and the Nguyen Trai Secondary School in Son La city.

Leaders of the People's Procuracies of Son La province and Laos’ Houaphanh province held talks in Son La city on September 11 to exchange experience and boost coordination in the fight against cross-border crimes.

Residents in Chieng Sinh ward along with a large number of business households and individuals in Son La city on September 11 donated sticky rice, green beans, dong leaves, pork, and cash to make banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) for flood-affected people.

Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Lo Minh Hung, along with other members of the committee’s Standing Board, inspected Party membership development models and anti-drug control efforts at the Party Organisation of Na Nghiu commune, Song Ma district.

The Red Cross Society of Son La province, in collaboration with the Red Cross Society of the southern province of Binh Duong, on September 11 organized a programme to support local households affected by typhoons Prapiroon and Yagi, the second and third hitting Vietnam this year.

Leveraging the value of natural landscapes and the unique cultural traits of ethnic communities, Son La city has focused on planning, attracting investment, and encouraging the development of community-based tourism in conjunction with preserving the culture of ethnic groups.

As of September 11 afternoon, 1,500 “it uoi” cakes, made from sticky rice flour, filled with pork and onions or green beans, and 500 ‘banh chung’ (square glutinous rice cakes) had been wrapped to delivered to flood-hit victims.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Quoc Tri on September 10 led a working delegation to inspect natural disaster prevention and control in Son La province.