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.

The provincial Youth Union on March 9 commenced the construction of a cultural house for the Khang ethnic community in Nam Gion commune, Muong La district.

As part of the "Border March" programme, the Youth Union of Hanoi’s Gia Lam district on March 7 presented gifts to its counterpart in Bac Yen district, Son La province, as well as local advantaged students.

The Red Cross Society of Son La province on February 26 coordinated with the Mai Son district Medical Centre to provide free health check-ups, consultations and medicine for 200  poor people, policy beneficiaries, the elderly, those who rendered service to the revolution, and victims of Agent Orange in Muong Chanh and Chieng Chung communes.

In January, the total revenue from social, health, and unemployment insurance premiums across Son La province reached nearly 173 billion VND (6.77 million USD).

The People's Committee of Son La province has recently issued a decision to recognise and award certificates to 37 local schools for meeting national standards for the 2024-2025 school year.

In order to build cultural infrastructure, Bac Yen district has focused on reviewing the current status of cultural houses in the hamlets and sub-areas to develop investment, upgrading, and renovation plans.

The 2,500m-long anti-landslide embankment project aimed at protecting the Luot hamlet residential area in Ngoc Chien commune, Muong La district, has been completed and put into use.

Since the beginning of this year, the Yen Chau district People's Committee has directed communes and Yen Chau town to urge officials and civil servants in administrative processing units to accelerate the digitisation of records and administrative procedures in the electronic environment.

Bac Yen district’s Ta Xua commune is exerting every effort to fulfill all the criteria to be recognised as a new-style rural commune this year.

Son La province has 27 doctors awarded the title “Meritorious Doctor” title by the State President on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February 27, 1955 - 2025).