The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on April 27 coordinated with the Literary and Arts Association of Dien Bien province in organising the opening ceremony of the 23rd Northern Mountainous Region Art Photo Festival 2024.

The Son La provincial Museum on April 14 organised an experiential educational programme themed "General Vo Nguyen Giap - Legendary General". 

The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the People's Committee of Van Ho district to organise a programme in response to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21) and World Book and Copyright Day (April 23), and launch the 2024 lifelong learning week, at the Van Ho Secondary School on April 12.  

In March, the annual Youth Month, organisations and associations in Son La province implemented 93 activities to visit historical sites with the aim to preserve cultural and historical values. They also held six gatherings with former youth union officials and typical unionists through different periods, along with 54 dissemination activities on the Child Law, and legal documents on child protection and care.

Mai Son district is working to create jobs for 3,257 labourers this year, of them 2,347 under the national target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with Yen Chau district in organising a book exhibition and other activities on April 6 at the Yen Chau Town Primary School to celebrate Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21) and World Book and Copyright Day (March 23), and launch the Lifelong Learning Week 2024.

In the first quarter of 2014, Son La province planted nearly 15,000 scattered trees and prepared more than 4 million seedlings for afforestation.

After more than one year of construction, the medical station in Chieng Ngam commune, Thuan Chau district has become operational, ensuring quality and technique as designed.

In the first quarter of 2024, the province's information system for solving administrative procedures provided 1,234 online public services, of which 89 are partially online, and 1,145 fully online. More than 36,600 applications were handled through online public services, accounting for 91.73% of the total, while the number of public services generating online records was 211 out of 262 services, equal to 80.53%.

In the first quarter of 2024, Son La province stepped up employment counseling activities and labor market information delivery. In particular, 19 employment counseling conferences and job fairs were organised in Muong La district, with 5,529 workers participating.

Striving to raise forest coverage to 50% by 2025, Phu Yen district has rolled out a plan to grow 300 hectares of forest and 380,000 scattered trees each year.

As part of efforts to streamline administrative procedures, Yen Hung has enhanced the information work to raise the awareness and responsibility of officials and civil servants, and promoted the one-stop-shop mechanism. It has also intensified IT application in management and operations activities.

The Department of Education and Training of Son La province on March 31 organised a seminar on building happy schools and schools as learning organisations.

The Son La High School for the Gifted on March 31 organised a career counseling programme in 2024.

The Grassroots Culture Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Son La province on March 29 evening organised a mobile communications contest on the Dien Bien Phu Victory on the occasion its 70th anniversary (May 7,1954-2024).

Son La province’s Department of Education and Training on March 28 organised a conference to review the provincial-level competition seeking excellent preschool teachers in the 2023-2024 academic year. 

The provincial Party Committee's Board for Information and Education on March 28 coordinated with Brigade 126 of the Navy in organising a conference disseminating information on seas and islands in 2024.

On the occasion of the 93rd founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - 2024), the provincial Youth Union and Youth Federation have coordinated with the Department of Health, the provincial General Hospital and Tay Bac University in organising a blood donation festival at the university.

To welcome Son La city’s inclusion in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, the Son La city People's Committee on March 19 held a ceremony to inaugurate the Chieng Le kindergarten’s classroom building.

The Son La provincial Department of Education and Training on March 19 announced the results of the provincial exams to select excellent students at secondary and high school levels for the 2023-2024 academic year.