In 2023, Son La province had 33 more schools recognised as meeting national standards, including 12 kindergartens, two primary schools, 16 secondary and primary-secondary schools, and three high schools, bringing the total number of national-standard schools to 369, reaching 66.33% of the total 597 in the province, and exceeding the set target by 4.13%.

In 2023, the Son La provincial Museum coordinated with relevant units to organise 90 classes educating the revolutionary tradition at relic sites and cultural - spiritual works; and six experiential education programmes to introduce culture, history, and revolutionary tradition, attracting the participation of tens of thousands of students, residents, and tourists.

Son La approved investment intentions for 17 projects with a total registered capital of over 2.5 trillion VND (102.69 million USD), and allowed three others to increase their investment by nearly 482 billion VND in 2023.

The Vietnamese Students Association (VSA)’s chapter in Son La province organized a gala night commending "5-good students" at the provincial level in 2023 and a student music festival welcoming the New Year 2024 at Tay Bac (Northwest) University.

The Vietnamese Students’ Association (VSA)’s chapter at Tay Bac (Northwest) University on January 6 organised a programme titled "Proud of 5-good students" on the occasion of the 74th traditional day of students and the VSA (January 9, 1950 - 2024).

The provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations on January 5 coordinated with the provincial Forest Protection and Development Fund to organize a conference to summarize the project "Promoting effective management of community forests associated with preserving intangible cultural values of ethnic minorities in Son La province".

In 2023, the province organised 12 communication campaigns for voluntary blood donation, attracting the registration of 8,000 people and receiving over 6,000 units of safe blood to serve emergency and treatment at local medical facilities.

The Department of Education and Training of Son La province on January 4 held the opening ceremony of a national exam to choose excellent high school students in the 2023-2024 school year at Son La High School for the Gifted.

Song Ma district has 215 revolution contributors and their relatives receiving monthly allowances.

Coming to the mountainous land of Bac Yen, visitors not only explore and admire the beauty of the natural landscape, but also are immersed themselves in highland festivals and market fairs and enjoy ‘banh day’ (steamed round glutinous rice cake) imbued with the cultural identity of the Mong ethnic people.

The Nam Lanh Border Guard Station in Sop Cop district has coordinated with the People’s Committee of Muong Va and donors from Hanoi to organise a programme aimed at consolidating solidarity between border guards and local residents at the Hin Cap facility of the Semi-boarding Primary and Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities in the commune on the occasion of the 2024 New Year.

A special programme named “zero-dong booths” was held at the provincial General Hospital on December 28 to support patients in difficult circumstances.

With the funding from the national target programme on poverty reduction and another on socio-economic development in mountainous and ethnic minority-inhabited areas for the 2021-2025 period, districts in Son La province have completed more than 98 km of roads connecting commune centres with 36 hamlets this year, raising the number of hamlets having roads to commune centres cemented or asphalted to 1,672 so far, or 74.41%.

In 2023, the provincial Forest Protection Sub-department has focused on reviewing forestry land areas and enhancing forest monitoring and management, thus giving advice to local authorities on forest protection and wildfire prevention and control.

The youth union of the Northern Power Corporation has coordinated with its counterpart of the Son La Power Company to organise a ceremony to inaugurate and hand over the project "Lighting up rural roads" in Suoi Bang commune, Van Ho district.

The rate of dossiers and administrative procedures related to the environment handled on time in Son La province surpasses 95%.

Statistics show that the sex ratio at birth in Son La province stands at 116.4 boys/100 girls. To minimise the consequences of gender imbalance, local agencies have intensified communications activities to raise public awareness and responsibility in the population and family planning work, including gender equality.

The Son La provincial Rehabilitation Hospital on December 22, organized a programme to provide free checkups and medicine, and gifts for local Agent Orange/dioxin victims.

The Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Son La province has received more than 17 billion VND (701,176 USD) from agencies, units, businesses and individuals in support of the “Fund for the Poor”.

The Traffic Police Division under Son La province’s Department of Public Security on December 22 coordinated with units to organise a programme on disseminating laws on traffic order and safety on roads and inland waterways for students of the Muong Giang Primary and Secondary School in Quynh Nhai district.