In 2024, Son La province’s administrative reform achieved significant progress as its administrative reform index continued to rise, ranking 13th out of the 63 provinces and cities, affirming the determination and commitment of local authorities to reform and innovation.

Song Ma district’s Youth Union on December 31 held a ceremony to kick-start the construction of a classroom and an auxiliary item at Anh Duong Kindergarten’s Sao Va hamlet facility in Na Nghiu commune.

The provincial Youth Union on December 30 organized the “Volunteer Winter 2024 – Spring 2025” programme to celebrate the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3) and the upcoming Party congresses at all levels.

The provincial Youth Union on December 30 coordinated with the Tan Lang High School in Phu Yen district to organise a forum entitled "Building beautiful friendships, saying no to school violence", drawing nearly 850 students.

The provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Board, the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam), Capital Women's Newspaper, and the provincial Women Journalists Club on December 30 collaborated with Pac Nga commune, Bac Yen district to hand over a boarding house and auxiliary items for female students at the Pac Nga Secondary School.

The Nam Lanh Border Guard Station, in collaboration with several donors, on December 28 held a "Warm Spring” programme for Sop Cop district’s residents, at the Tong Hum school facility in Muong Va commune.

The To Hieu Primary and Secondary School in Mai Son district on December 28 evening organised an extracurricular activity themed “The heroic spirit of the nation”.

The People's Committee of Yen Chau district on December 28 held a ceremony to announce Yen Son commune as a new-style rural area in 2024.

The People's Committees of districts and Son La city are reviewing and adjusting planning schemes to identify necessary tasks, add essential infrastructure projects and plans for agricultural, forestry, and aquatic production under value chains.

The Women's Union of Tan Lang commune, Phu Yen district, has just held a ceremony to launch a "Green House" model to collect plastic waste to raise charity funds, attracting the participation of 81 members in Suoi Leo hamlet.

Son La city on December 25 held a ceremony to announce Chieng Den commune as an advanced new-style rural area in 2024.

A delegation of Military Bank (MBBank)’s branch in Son La province (MBBank Son La) on December 25 visited Long He commune, Thuan Chau district to extend Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings and deliver funding for the removal of temporary houses for poor households in the locality.

The provincial Farmers' Union, in collaboration with the Office of the Vietnam Farmers' Union Central Committee, on December 25 organised a training conference on digital transformation and union work in 2024.

Following the success of the four previous editions, the fifth “warm winter for children” programme was held on December 24 at the Na Hien Primary School in Phieng Pan commune, Mai Son district. This is part of the “Nurturing Children in Moc Chau” project operated by the Youth Committee of the provincial Department of Public Security.

The volunteer club of the Son La High School for the Gifted, in collaboration with the People's Committee of Chieng Phung commune, Song Ma district, on December 24 held an inauguration ceremony for a bridge connecting Pin and Chieng Vang hamlets to the commune centre. The ceremony took place at Son Ca Kindergarten in Chieng Phung commune.

The provincial Department of Education and Training held the opening ceremony of the national exam for excellent high school students for the 2024-2025 academic year at the Son La High School for the Gifted on December 24.

The provincial Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, in collaboration with the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and Phu Yen district, organized the "Giot hong Phu Yen" (Phu Yen Red Drop) Voluntary Blood Donation Festival on December 23.

The provincial Youth Union on December 22 organised the final round of a history contest for youth union members and young people in Son La province in 2024.

A charity delegation from ZTE HK Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Hanoi), in collaboration with Yen Chau district, on December 22 presented gifts to students at the Din Chi hamlet facility of the Na Cai Primary School in Chieng On commune, Yen Chau district.

The Youth Committee of the provincial Department of Public Security and the Phu Yen district Youth Union, in collaboration with Truong Chan Sang from the Binh Duong provincial Youth Federation, held the groundbreaking ceremony for the “Beautiful School for Children” project No. 59 at the Suoi O hamlet branch of the Quang Huy Primary School.