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.

Son La city on December 21 held a get-together for local retired military officers on the occasion of the 79th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944-2023) and the 34th anniversary of the All-People National Defence Day (December 22, 1989-2023).

Since the beginning of the year, the representative boards of the Elderly Associations of districts and Son La city have coordinated with units, businesses, and benefactors to donate over 21,500 gifts worth over 6.6 billion VND ($271,135) to the elderly.

In 2023, Quynh Nhai district has continued pushing ahead with the implementation of the campaign "All people unite to build cultural life", as well as the family work, and the building of cultural and happy families.

Since the beginning of this year, Moc Chau district’s forest protection unit has increased coordination with communal authorities and hamlet management boards to promote dissemination of legal regulations on forest management, protection and development, fire prevention and control, and forest product management.

Son La province’s firefighting and rescue police and police of districts and Son La city on December 16-17 simultaneously organized events for thousands of local residents and students to experience and practice firefighting and rescue activities.

A project to build a 23.5-km road from Muong Chanh to the centre of Chieng Noi commune has a total investment of over 118 billion VND (4.86 million USD), with the People's Committee of Mai Son district as its developer.

Under the motto "the State and the people work together", with capital from different social sources and national target programmes, Yen Chau district has invested more than 4.8 billion VND (197,690 USD) to upgrade and build a cultural house in Chieng Khoi commune, together others in Chieng Thi hamlet, Chieng Pan commune and Chieng Sang hamlet, Chieng Sang commune this year.

Implementing the first phase of the National Target Programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for 2021-2025, Son La province has invested in building cultural and sports facilities and equipment in ethnic minority inhabited hamlets. Many cultural houses have been completed and put into use, meeting the people's needs for cultural enjoyment and sports practice.

From domestic waste, Luong Minh Tan and Truong Yen Nhi, students from the Moc Chau 8/4 Secondary School, and Lo Thanh Long from the Chieng Ngan B Primary and Secondary School in Son La city, made a painting named "Ha Nhi Girl" which won the first prize in the category of environmentally friendly products at the 2023 Son La creative contest for adolescents, teenagers and children.

Since the beginning of this year, the authorities of the province, districts and Son La city have coordinated with communes and towns to organise 234 training classes and transfer scientific and technical advances to over 7,400 people.

Implementing the National Target Programme on new-style rural area building for the 2021-2025 period, Yen Chau district has achieved an average of 13.07 criteria per commune, an increase of 3.27 criteria compared to 2022.

Since the beginning of this year, youth unions at all levels in Son La province have helped over 900 students in engaging in scientific research and study; donated nine bookcases featuring law-related books and one boarding kitchen to schools; and organised 12 career counseling activities for nearly 14,000 high school students.

By the end of November, Son La province had created jobs and increased income for 20,178 people and sent over 300 workers to work abroad under contracts.

Implementing the new-style rural building programme, since the beginning of the year, Muong La district has effectively integrated investment capital sources and mobilised people’s support to complete 25 rural roads with a total length of 19.2 km.

Personnel training cooperation is one of the priority tasks in foreign policy between Son La province and its Lao counterparts. In recent years, Son La's highly qualified personal training for Laos has achieved many positive results, significantly contributing to building and fostering the good friendship and neighbourliness between Son La and the its Lao provinces in particular, and between the two Parties and States in general.

The provincial Department of Health on December 1 held a meeting in response to the National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control and the World AIDS Day 2023.