The organising board of the 9th Son La provincial Technical Innovation Competition 2024 has decided to award two first, three second, five third, and 10 consolation prizes to authors and groups of authors, announced its head, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong, on November 11.

The provincial Red Cross Society on November 11 presented 15 pairs of breeding goats to poor households affected by Typhoon Yagi in Hong Ngai commune, Bac Yen district.

Chim Ha hamlet in Chim Van commune, Bac Yen district, on November 9 held the 2024 New Rice Festival, attracting a large turnout from local communities and visitors in and outside the province.

The centre for entrepreneurship promotion and investment attraction in ethnic minority-inhabited areas under Tay Bac University is hosting an innovative startup training course for 70 students from November 9-17.

Cluster 2, consisting of 17 branches of the Youth Union of the provincial State Agencies and Enterprises, organized the Winter 2024 – Spring 2025 Volunteer Programme at Sam Kha Primary and Secondary School in Sop Cop district on November 8.

The provincial Red Cross Society handed over 20 pairs of breeding goats to poor households affected by Typhoon Yagi in Chieng Cong commune, Muong La district on November 4.

A ceremony was held on November 3 to mark the 60th founding anniversary of Nghia Hung hamlet, Muong Coi commune, Phu Yen district (1964-2024).

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Thuan Chau district on November 1 held a meeting to honour prestigious individuals who are also members of VFF committees at district and commune levels.

The Ministry of Public Security on November 1 coordinated with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Mai Son district to hand over charity houses to poor households in the district.

Van Ho district hosted a job fair on October 31, attracting 32 companies, recruiters, and training institutions, along with over 1,700 labourers, youth, and high school students in the locality.

The provincial Department of Information and Communications on October 30 opened a training conference aimed at enhancing skills in external information service for officials working in border areas.

With the motto of "Building new-style rural areas is a journey with a beginning but no end," the initiative on developing new-style rural areas and models in this regard is significantly transforming rural areas, restructuring production, and improving local lives.

Since 2022, the Son La provincial Youth Union has mobilized local youth, businesses, and individuals to support the construction of six children’s playgrounds in hamlets’ cultural centers and preschools.

Van Ho district’s liaison committee of Vietnamese volunteers and military experts who used to help Laos held a ceremony on October 29 to celebrate the 75th traditional day of Vietnamese volunteers and military experts helping Laos (October 30, 1949 - 2024).

The provincial Federation of Labour collaborated with the provincial Department of Public Security to hold a conference aimed at raising awareness against legal violations among trade union members and workers for 2024 in Quynh Nhai district on October 28.

The provincial Department of Public Security held a ceremony on October 28 in Thuan Chau district to announce the deployment of a firefighting and rescue police team under the district police force.

The Firefighting and Rescue Police Desk under the provincial Department of Public Security on October 28 coordinated with the provincial Department of Health to organise a firefighting and rescue drill at the department.

The Steering Committee for building “friendly administration” in Muong La district has launched a pilot model in It Ong town.

In October, the provincial Forest Protection Sub-department has directed its units to strengthen coordination with local authorities to popularise regulations on forest management, protection, and development. They have also collaborated in patrols, monitoring, and handling violations in the forestry sector.

The “Tro ngheo vung cao” (Poor students in mountainous areas) fund held a ceremony on October 27 to hand over Phieng Mut Kindergarten to Muong Gion commune, Quynh Nhai district.