The 7th provincial Defence and Security Education Festival for high school students for the 2024-2025 academic year concluded on March 27, at Regiment 754.

The People's Committee of Son La province on March 24 issued a plan to implement a measles vaccination campaign which aims to vaccinate 95% of children in the target groups who have not yet received or completed the required measles vaccine doses.

The Son La city Division of Education and Training organised the city-level English speaking contest for the 2024-2025 academic year on March 24-25.

A total of 67 units in Son La province have received the provincial learning status under decisions recently issued by the provincial People’s Committee.

The Son La provincial Steering Committee for Blood Donation, in collaboration with the People's Committee of Song Ma district, has organised the 2025 voluntary blood donation festival.

The provincial Youth Union, in collaboration with sponsors, organised an event titled "Proud of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union – Preserving Heritage, Aspiring to Reach Far" at the Elite Hill Son La Urban Area on March 22-23.

The Youth Union of Tay Bac (Northwest) University on March 22-23 held a forum titled "Youth of Tay Bac University proudly and confidently follow the Party" and a training session for youth union officers for the academic year 2024 - 2025. The event was attended by over 700 students currently studying at the university.

The Son La city Youth Union, in collaboration with the Youth Union of Son La Power Company, BIDV Son La, and the Son La Lottery One Member LLC, on March 21 installed and handed over the "Village Light" youth project 2025 to Nong La hamlet, Chieng Ngan commune, Son La city.

In response to Earth Hour 2025, more than 70 employees of Son La Power Company on March 21, joined a bicycle ride through the main streets of Son La city, carrying banners and slogans to promote the use of electricity in an efficient manner.

Phu Yen district's Muong Coi commune held a ceremony on March 20 to announce Tan Tuong Hop hamlet as a new-style and model new-style rural area for beautiful landscape and living environment quality.

The Youth Union of Moc Chau township’s Moc Ly ward, in collaboration with its counterparts of the township Fire Prevention, Firefighting, and Rescue Unit, the Moc Ly High School, and the Tay Tien Primary and Secondary School, on March 20 organised a programme to exchange recycled waste for plants to celebrate the 94th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - 2025).

Earth Hour 2025, themed "Green Transition - Green Future," will take place from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday (March 22), aiming at raising public awareness of energy conservation, environmental protection, and climate change adaptation.

The Steering Board for Forest Fire Response and Search and Rescue of Sop Cop district on March 20 directed Muong Va commune to organise a forest fire response and search and rescue drill for 2025.

The Information and Education, and Mass Mobilisation Board of the Son La provincial Party Committee, in collaboration with Brigade 126 of the Naval Service and the Song Ma district Party Committee, on March 17 organised a conference to promote awareness of sea and island sovereignty and attract resources for the development of the Naval Service.

One of the highlights at Son La city’s Ban (Bauhinia) Flower Festival 2025 was a performance by the renowned musician Le Minh Son, along with two talented young artists Truong Minh Hien and Tien Dat, from Hanoi.

The Veterans Association of Division 391 in Son La city on March 15 held a ceremony to mark the 50th founding anniversary of Division 391 and a meeting of the Truong Son – Ho Chi Minh Trail Traditional Association.

To support elderly health care, all-level associations of the elderly across Son La province will coordinate with hospitals and district, town, and city medical centres to provide health check-ups and free medication for their members on the Traditional Day of the Vietnamese Elderly (June 6) and the International Day of Older Persons (October 1).

The provincial Department of Public Security on March 11 held a ceremony to honour outstanding young and female police officers.

Son La Medical College on March 10 kicked off a competition for excellent students in the 2024-2025 academic year.

Healthcare facilities in Son La province delivered medical examinations and treatment for over 95,000 people in February, meeting the public's healthcare needs. Of them, more than 15,300 received inpatient care.