Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung on October 5 led a provincial delegation to meet with the Standing Boards of the Party Committees of Yen Son, Yen Chau and Chieng Hac communes to discuss preparations for the implementation of the Moc Chau–Son La–Dien Bien Expressway Project (CT.03) section running through Son La province.

Quang Van Huong, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly’s Council for Ethnic Affairs, and the Son La’s delegation to the NA on October 5 met with voters from Chieng Khoong, Chieng Khuong, Muong Hung and Song Ma communes ahead of the second session of the 16th legislature.

After years of struggling along a severely deteriorated dirt road, joy has come to Mong ethnic minority people in Long Hom hamlet, Phieng Cam commune, as a new road is under construction. The Tong Chinh-Na Va road is being widened and paved with concrete, promising to transform the remote mountainous area. Taking advantage of the dry season, the contractor is mobilising machinery and workers to accelerate construction, with the road targeted for completion and opening to traffic by the end of 2026.

Hoang Van Nghiem, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the provincial Steering Committee for Preventing and Combating Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Practices, on October 2 chaired the committee’s 18th meeting to review its work in the first nine months of 2026 and set tasks for the fourth quarter.

Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ha Trung Chien on October 2 held a meeting with relevant departments and agencies to discuss measures to boost the performance of the cultural and social sectors and increase their contribution to the province’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP).

Leaders and National Assembly deputies of Son La province met with voters ahead of the second session of the 16th legislature in Moc Chau, Moc Son, Thao Nguyen and Van Son wards on October 1.

The provincial Department of Public Security’s Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Division held a mass art festival for fire prevention and rescue police officers at the provincial Cultural and Sports Centre on September 30 and October 1.

Song Ma commune, in coordination with the provincial Steering Committee for the search, collection and identification of martyrs’ remains, held a memorial service and burial ceremony for two martyrs at the Song Ma Martyrs’ Cemetery on October 1.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Viet on October 1 chaired the sixth session of the 16th provincial People’s Committee for the 2026-2031 tenure to review socio-economic development, and defence and security situation in the first nine months of 2026 and set key tasks for the fourth quarter.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung on October 1 chaired the 12th session of the Standing Board of the 16th provincial People’s Council for the 2026-2031 tenure to consider and decide on a number of matters within its jurisdiction.

Hoang Van Nghiem, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the provincial delegation to the National Assembly (NA), on October 1 chaired a meeting of NA deputies working in the locality to discuss preparations for the second session of the 16th legislature.

An inter-sectoral delegation led by the provincial Department of Industry and Trade on October 1 worked with Phuc Sinh Son La JSC on plans for 2026-2027 coffee production and processing, and preparations for the second Son La Coffee Festival.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, on September 30 chaired a working session with BIM Group in Moc Chau ward.

Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Son La provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, who heads the working group established under Decision No. 1296-QD/TU dated March 21, 2025 of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board to build a qualified political school, chaired a meeting on September 30 to review work in the third quarter and set key tasks for the remainder of 2026.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Cha A Cua, who is also President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and head of Steering Committee 333, chaired the steering committee's meeting on September 30 to review task performance in the first nine months of 2026 and roll out key missions for the fourth quarter.

After two lively days featuring a wide range of large-scale technology networking activities, the provincial People’s Committee held the closing ceremony of the Son La Innovation and Digital Transformation Day 2026 on the afternoon of September 29.

Hoang Van Nghiem, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Head of the provincial Delegation to the National Assembly, chaired a meeting of the provincial Party Committee's Standing Board to consider and decide on several matters within its authority on September 29.