Provincial Youth Union visits, presents gifts to disadvantaged children
A delegation of the provincial Youth Union visited and presented gifts to children in difficult circumstances, and children from policy beneficiary families and those affected by storms and floods in Chieng Khuong commune, Song Ma district on September 16.
The leaders of the provincial Youth Union and the People's Committee of Song Ma district distribute gifts to students at the Chieng Khuong Primary School.
The delegation gave out 3,000 boxes of milk, 1,500 notebooks, 176 children's books, one set of drums, 100 Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns, 60 scholarships, and 92 gift packages to children and teenagers. The total value is 80 million VND (3,260 USD) funded by the provincial People's Council, the provincial Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, and various organizations and individuals.
This programme aimed to help children in challenging circumstances, remote areas, and border regions overcome difficulties and excel in their study.
The leaders from the provincial Youth Union and Song Ma district also visited and presented gifts to children from disadvantaged families in Chieng Khuong hamlet, Chieng Khuong commune.
Hoang Van Nghiem, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, head of the provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies, and head of Steering Committee 398 on reorganising and streamlining the apparatus of the provincial political system, on October 30 chaired a meeting of the committee to discuss the internal restructuring of administrative agencies, public service units, and state-owned enterprises in the province.
The Veterans Association of Son La province held talks and signed cooperation agreements with its counterparts from Laos’ Luang Namtha and Bokeo provinces on October 30.
With the spirit of “mutual support and solidarity,” the “Jar of Loving Rice” model initiated by the provincial Women’s Unions at all levels has spread widely, bringing encouragement and sharing to poor women and families in difficult circumstances, and contributing to social welfare in Son La province.
The Youth Union and Women’s Union of the Son La provincial Department of Public Security, in coordination with sponsoring units, on October 30 handed over the “IT Room for Children” to underprivileged children under the care and support of the department in accordance with Project 1390.
The Son La provincial Civil and Industrial Construction and Urban Development Project Management Board held groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of two primary-secondary boarding schools in Sop Cop and Muong Lan communes.
Ha Trung Chien, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on October 29 chaired a working session with the Organising Committee of the 2025 Miss Ethnic Tourism Vietnam pageant.
The provincial People’s Committee on October 29 organised a 2025 provincial-level firefighting, rescue, and emergency response drill at the Huoi Quang Hydropower Plant, with the participation of multiple forces and specialised vehicles.
Ha Trung Chien, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on October 29 chaired a meeting to review preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Long Sap Primary-Secondary Boarding School.
In recent years, Son La province’s commercial infrastructure has seen strong growth, with a rapidly expanding network of supermarkets, shopping centres, convenience stores, and retail chains, both in number and scale, thus creating favourable conditions for the trade of goods, promoting production and consumption among local residents.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Minh Tien on October 28 chaired a meeting to review preparations for the construction of primary-secondary boarding schools for ethnic minorities in border communes.
Son La College on October 28 held a welcoming ceremony for a working delegation from nine Lao provinces who brought Lao students to enroll at the college.
The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with the provincial Department of Education and Training and the People’s Committee of Song Ma commune, on October 28 organised a communication programme on family moral and lifestyle education for nearly 2,000 teachers and students of Song Ma High School.
Since 2021, Son La province has organised training for over 68,000 workers at various levels, with many programmes to enhance knowledge and skills in areas such as digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and big data. This has helped raise the proportion of workers with vocational training to 61.4% of the total workforce.
Since the beginning of this year, Son La province has welcomed more than 4.1 million tourist arrivals, earning a revenue of 4.86 trillion VND (184.7 million USD).
The Farmers’ Union of Quynh Nhai commune has 3,460 members across 41 branches. Implementing preferential credit policies, the union currently guarantees loans for 735 households through the transaction office of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, with a total outstanding balance of over 39 billion VND (1.48 million USD).
The judging panel for the 2025 outstanding rural industrial products of Son La province on October 27 convened at the provincial centre for investment, trade and tourism promotion to evaluate the shortlisted products.
The Vietnam Golden Autumn Fair 2025 is taking place at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Hanoi from October 25 to November 4 under the theme “Connecting People, Creating Prosperity.” The event serves as a cultural bridge, offering provinces, including Son La, a platform to showcase their cultural identity and promote local agricultural products.
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