Wheelchairs, bicycles presented to disabled people, scholarships to orphans
The Association for the Support of People with Disabilities and Orphans of Son La city on October 21 coordinated with sponsors to present wheelchairs and bicycles to people with disabilities (PWDs), as well as gifts and scholarships to orphans.
The Association for the Support of People with Disabilities and Orphans of Son La city and sponsors presents scholarships to orphans.
Sixteen wheelchairs, seven bicycles, eight sponsorship gifts, and several scholarships, with a total value of over 43 million VND (1,700 USD), were given to those in Chieng Coi, Chieng Le, Chieng An, Chieng Sinh and To Hieu wards, and Chieng Ngan, Chieng Xom and Hua La communes. The gifts are expected to help PWDs travel more conveniently, reduce relatives’ burden of caring for them, encourage them to have more determination to overcome difficulties, strive to improve their lives, and gradually integrate into the community.
The Association for the Support of People with Disabilities and Orphans of Son La city and sponsors give bicycles to people with disabilities and orphans.The Association for the Support of People with Disabilities and Orphans of Son La city and sponsors give wheelchairs to people with disabilities.
The People's Committee of Gia Phu commune on September 13 launched a tree-planting campaign to green bare land and barren hills at the Ban Nhot Forest anti-French resistance historical site.
The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, in coordination with the Standing Board of the Son La provincial Party Committee, on September 13 held a ceremony to announce the decision recognising the Son La School of Politics for achieving Level 1 standards.
The Son La provincial Fire Prevention and Rescue Steering Committee on September 12-13 held a firefighting and rescue skills competition at Tay Bac (Northwest) Square. The event featured participation from grassroots firefighting and rescue forces, civil defence teams, and community-based fire safety groups.
The Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with the Department of Insurance Supervision and Management under the Ministry of Finance and several insurance companies, organised a programme to provide free medical check-ups, medicine, and gifts for children in Huoi Mot commune at the Huoi Mot Semi-boarding Primary School for Ethnic Minority Students on September 13.
Chieng Di I hamlet, Van Ho commune, on September 13 held a culture and tourism festival to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its establishment (2000–2025).
The Son La Red Cross Society, in collaboration with the provincial Hospital of Traditional Medicine, on September 13 delivered free medical check-ups, health consultations, and medicine for local residents in Muong Bang commune.
Teams from grassroots fire prevention units, civil defence groups, and neighborhood fire safety teams in Son La province participated in a competition on September 12.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Hau on September 12 chaired a meeting of the finance, protocol, logistics, healthcare, food safety, and environment subcommittee supporting the organising committee of Son La’s 130th founding anniversary (October 10). The meeting gathered leaders of provincial departments, agencies, and relevant localities.
The provincial Department of Education and Training on September 12 held an online conference to roll out a 2025-2035 project aimed at enhancing computer literacy, knowledge, and application skills for school students in line with international standards.
The Son La provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations, in collaboration with the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, organised a consultation workshop on the current state of coffee development in the province on September 12.
In August, medical facilities across Son La province provided check-ups and treatment for nearly 147,700 patient visits, including 26,400 inpatients and 75,500 outpatients. A total of 10,800 cases were referred to higher-level hospitals.
In the first eight months of 2025, total revenue from accommodation, food services, tourism, travel, and other related services in the province reached nearly 7.38 trillion ($279.7 million).
After more than two years of implementing a provincial People’s Committee plan to develop concentrated safe vegetable production areas integrated with processing and consumption through 2030, the province has seen positive and comprehensive progress. This includes zoning of cultivation areas, application of science and technology, and the establishment of value chains - all toward sustainable and highly competitive agriculture.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment coordinated with the People's Committee of Son La province to organise a conference on developing the value chain of Anh Vang 205 longan on September 10.
As part of Project 1 under the National Target Programme for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2025 period, Son La province has invested in numerous water supply facilities and systems in ethnic minority regions, contributing to the improvement of people’s quality of life.
Currently, Kim Bon commune has over 321 hectares of elephant grass, mainly in hamlets such as Trung Thanh and Suoi On, with popular varieties including VA06 and green elephant grass.
Son La province now has nearly 2,900 women-led environmental sanitation models. In August, support was provided to 127 households to access clean water and 23 households to build hygienic latrines.
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