The closing ceremony of the 10th Son La provincial Sports Games 2026 was held by the provincial People’s Committee on the evening of October 30 at the provincial Cultural and Sports Centre.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and Chairman of the provincial Emulation and Commendation Council, on October 30 chaired a conference to review emulation and commendation activities over the first nine months of 2026 and outline tasks for the final three months of the year.

As part of the 10th Son La Sports Games 2026, the provincial age-group Taekwondo championships took place from October 27 to 30 at the competition venue of the provincial Cultural and Sports Centre. The tournament attracted 360 athletes representing 19 communes and wards across the province.

Muong Gion commune held a civil defence, forest fire response and search and rescue exercise 2026 on October 30. Participants included leaders of the provincial Military Command and the provincial Department of Public Security, and representatives of provincial departments and agencies, communes across the province, and neighbouring communes in Lai Chau and Dien Bien provinces.

The provincial People’s Committee held a drill on responding to a major fire disaster, involving multiple forces and vehicles, at the Vincom urban area on the evening of October 29.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Lo Minh Hung, and Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and President of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Cha A Cua co-chaired a conference on October 29 to study, disseminate and carry out resolutions and action programmes implementing the resolutions of the 14th Party Central Committee’s fourth plenum, as well as conclusions, directives and regulations issued by the Party Central Committee and directives of the provincial Party Committee.

Athletics competitions within the 10th Son La provincial Sports Games 2026 took place at the provincial stadium in Tham hamlet, Chieng Sinh ward from October 27 to 29, attracting nearly 128 athletes from 27 teams.

Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Council and head of the steering team for digital transformation in Party agencies, chaired a meeting on October 29 to review the work in October and outline key tasks for November.

Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Council and deputy head of the provincial Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Practices, on October 28 chaired a meeting of the steering committee's standing members to review performance in October and set key priorities for November.

To meet traceability requirements and the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Son La province is stepping up efforts to review and digitise information on coffee-growing areas. Collecting data down to individual production plots provides a basis for identifying the origin of raw materials, classifying risks, managing growing areas and supporting coffee exports.

As part of the ongoing 10th Son La provincial Sports Games 2026, the shuttlecock kicking event officially kicked off on October 28, attracting 35 players from eight teams.

The 10th Son La Sports Games 2026 opened at the provincial stadium in Tham hamlet, Chieng Sinh ward, on the morning of October 27.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, chaired the seventh session of the 16th provincial People’s Committee for the 2026-2031 term on October 27 to review socio-economic development, national defence and security in October and set key priorities for November.

A friendly men’s football match between the teams of the provincial Department of Public Security and the provincial Military Command took place at the provincial stadium on October 27, following the opening ceremony of the 10th Son La provincial Sports Games 2026.

Volleyball competitions at the 10th Son La provincial Sports Games 2026 officially began on October 27, bringing together athletes from communes, wards and units across the province.

Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and Standing Deputy Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation, chaired a meeting of the committee’s standing body on October 27 to review October results and set key priorities for November.

The Son La provincial Military Command held a regular meeting with the Military Commands of Laos’ Luang Prabang and Oudomxay provinces on October 27.