Implementing the directive of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board on accelerating the removal of temporary and dilapidated houses arising after May 15, 2025, across the province, the provincial People’s Committee has focused on delivering strong, coordinated, and effective leadership and direction with clear priorities and key tasks.

The provincial Border Guard Command on February 22 organised a tree planting festival in celebration of the Lunar New Year 2026.

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026 approaches, the Party Committee and authorities of Bac Yen commune are actively organising activities to care for local residents, especially poor households, policy beneficiary families, and those in difficult circumstances, ensuring that everyone can welcome the new spring in warmth and joy.

Visiting pagodas and offering incense for peace, prosperity and good fortune has long been a cherished tradition for Vietnamese families. For the 2026 Year of the Horse, historical, cultural and spiritual sites across Son La are completing final preparations to welcome residents and visitors from near and far, ensuring a safe and meaningful start to the new year.

With the spirit of “leaving no poor household to celebrate Tet in temporary housing,” Thuan Chau commune has completed its plan to eliminate newly identified temporary and dilapidated houses. For poor households welcoming the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026 in spacious new homes, this Tet is truly special.

A working delegation of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) led by Governor Nguyen Thi Hong on February 8 visited Son La and presented gifts to families of people with meritorious service, Party cell secretaries, and heads of hamlet Fatherland Front committees in the province.

The provincial Border Guard Command, the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, the Thien Tam Foundation of Vingroup, the Association of the Environment and Construction E-magazine, Xuan Nha commune, together with partners and sponsors inside and outside the province, organised the 2026 “Border Spring Warming the Hearts of Local People” programme in Xuan Nha commune on February 6-7.

The provincial Red Cross Society, in coordination with the People’s Committee of Suoi To commune, on February 5 held the “Tet for Flood-Affected Communities” programme.

Thuan Chau commune on February 4 held a ceremony to hand over houses built under the programme supporting the elimination of temporary and dilapidated housing arising in 2025, funded by the provincial “For the Poor Fund.” The handover ceremony was attended by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau.

Son La province has recreated a Mong ethnic cultural space at the first Glorious Spring Fair 2026 which is taking place at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Hanoi’s Dong Anh commune.

A working delegation from the provincial Party Committee Office on January 30 reviewed the local socio-economic development situation, visited, and presented Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts to agencies, schools, and households classified as poor, near-poor, and disadvantaged in Muong Sai commune.

The provincial Women’s Union, in coordination with the authorities of Chieng Son commune and sponsoring organisations, on January 30 held the “Accompanying Border Women” programme on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

The Son La provincial Department of Construction on January 30 organised a conference to deploy measures to ensure traffic safety and passenger transport services during the Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Spring Festival in 2026.

To Hieu ward, in coordination with MISA Group, on January 29 held a ceremony to launch the Misa Agent Work Robot to support administrative procedures at the ward Public Administrative Service Centre. This is the first locality in the province to deploy an AI-integrated robot application to serve citizens and businesses.

The Son La provincial Red Cross Society, in coordination with the People's Committee of Chieng Khoong commune and the Muong Cai Border Guard Station, on January 28 organised a programme named “Charitable Tet in border areas - Border guard spring warms the hearts of villagers 2026.”

The provincial Centre for Youth Activities, in coordination with Gia Phu commune and partner organisations, on January 27 held a Tet (Lunar New Year) charity programme at Sap Xa Primary and Secondary School.

A working delegation from Naval Region 3, led by Rear Admiral Nguyen Dang Tien, Secretary of the Party Committee and Political Commissar of Naval Region 3, on January 27 visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to officers and soldiers of Radar Station 540 under Regiment 351, Naval Region 3, as well as to local forces and residents in the Con Co special zone of Quang Tri province.

Amid the chilly weather of the early days of the year, we had the opportunity to return to the border commune of Long Sap, where projects to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses are being urgently completed so that local people can welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) in new homes.

In 2025, Son La province has strengthened state management over mineral resources, focusing on advising and organising auctions, issuing exploration and mining licenses in accordance with the planning, contributing to the efficient use of resources and increasing budget revenue.

In 2025, Muong Lam commune was among the localities in Son La province most severely affected by natural disasters, with total damage exceeding 80 billion VND (3.05 million USD).