After the Lunar New Year holiday, farmers in Sop Cop commune have returned to their fields, resuming farm work with renewed optimism. Across the paddies, activity has picked up as residents repair irrigation systems, channel water into their plots and clear weeds, hoping for favourable weather and a bumper harvest this year.

Today, across local communities, it is easy to see vibrant flower-lined roads, well-maintained self-managed streets, houses labeled “Clean House – Beautiful Garden,” and “Recyclable Waste Collection” models. These visible changes come from the environmental protection movement of Women’s Union members, which has helped transform the rural landscape.

In recent years, the policy of sending local workers overseas for contract-based employment has received close attention and direction from the provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, and People’s Committee. Authorities at all levels and sectors have coordinated closely to implement overseas labor programmes effectively.

Within the framework of the Incense Offering Festival 2026 at the Hai Ba Trung Temple, on February 28, the festive section featured vibrant traditional folk games, attracting around 200 athletes along with a large number of local residents and visitors.

In the joyful and vibrant atmosphere of the early days of spring, Binh Thuan commune on February 28 officially opened its first Culture, Sports and Tourism Week 2026.

The Traffic Safety Committee of Chieng Hoa commune on February 27 organised a ceremony to launch Traffic Safety Year 2026.

A working delegation from the provincial Inspectorate on February 27 visited, held a working session with, and presented gifts to Chieng Hoa commune - a disadvantaged Area III commune supported by the unit under the assignment of the provincial People’s Committee.

As part of the Quynh Nhai Culture, Sports and Tourism Week 2026, a culinary contest titled “Flavours of Quynh Nhai – The Colours of Ethnic Cuisine” was held at the yard of the communal General Services Centre on the morning of February 27, attracting a large number of local residents and visitors.

The People’s Committee of Chieng Hoa commune on February 27 organised the Job Fair 2026 and a meeting for local residents working outside the commune in 2025. The events attracted the participation of nine units, enterprises, and colleges, as well as more than 200 workers and youth union members in the commune.

Entrusted with on-lending from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, the Women’s Union of Xim Vang commune is managing six savings and loan groups, with 249 households accessing policy credit and total outstanding loans exceeding 14 billion VND (537,283 USD).

In 2025, as part of the sub-project on rural electrification from the national grid, Gia Phu commune built a new transformer station and upgraded the power line system and infrastructure for over 300 households in Nhot, Nhot 2, Suoi Duong, Gia Phu, La, Na Mac, and Chat hamlets.

Under the “Godmother” programme, Women’s Union chapters across the province are supporting 222 children for periods ranging from two to five years.

As part of the movement to build a cultural life in residential areas, Van Ho commune has strengthened its efforts to raise awareness and encourage officials, Party members, and locals to strive for the titles of cultural family, cultural hamlet, and institution that meets cultural standards, all linked to the building of new-style rural areas.

In 2025, Chieng Sung commune processed and completed the files of seven individuals with severe disabilities, received and managed 330 pensioners and social welfare recipients, and distributed benefits in accordance with regulations.

Implementing the programme to support the construction and elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses in 2025, Yen Son commune has urgently supported the repair and building of houses for 12 families in particularly difficult circumstances, completing the work before the Lunar New Year 2026.

Since the beginning of 2026, the Sop Cop commune Public Administrative Service Centre has received and processed 87 applications within its jurisdiction in the fields of justice-civil registration, agriculture and environment, and social welfare.

Following the merger, the Muong Bu commune Health Station now comprises one main facility and two satellite clinics.

Bo Cam hamlet, Chieng Coy ward, has recently installed and put into operation 76 solar-powered streetlights along the internal hamlet roads and alleyways, covering a total length of over 3 kilometers.

The provincial Border Guard Command on February 26 held a conference to review 10 years of implementing models, programmes and movements contributing to socio-economic and cultural development in border areas, while honouring outstanding young people in 2025.

As a mountainous province with complex terrain and many residential areas located far from natural water sources, Son La province has prioritised investment in centralised domestic water supply systems. These projects help rural residents access hygienic water, improve quality of life, protect public health, and fulfill new-style rural development criteria.