The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
Son La province will further strengthen multifaceted collaboration with Lao localities, contributing to the development of the ties between the two Parties, States, and peoples, a local official has said.
The Sabo dam, designed as a pilot project in the Nam Pam stream basin in Son La, is expected to serve as a model for future dam construction in the region.
As of March 16, the province already assisted 2,306 out of the total 2,887 households in replacing temporary and dilapidated houses. The remainders will receive financial aid to build new houses or repair their old homes in the coming time.
Fields of blooming rapeseed flowers are spreading across the slopes and valleys of Moc Chau plateau (Son La), attracting visitors for sightseeing and photography. In addition to its vibrant floral landscapes, Moc Chau entices tourists with famous attractions, local delicacies, and thrilling "cloud-hunting" experiences atop mountain peaks.
In the dispatch directing response to a severe traffic accident in the northern mountainous province of Son La, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered the provincial Chairperson of the People's Committee and head of the provincial Traffic Safety Committee to urgently instruct local authorities and relevant agencies to take decisive action.
The Long Sap (Vietnam) – Pa Hang (Laos) international border gate pair was officially launched with a ceremony held in Vietnam's Son La province on November 19.
General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Chansamone Chanyalath co-directed a joint exercise on combating cross-border drug crimes within the framework of the second Vietnam-Laos border defence friendship exchange on October 22.
Vietnamese and Lao delegations visited the Long Sap border guard station in Moc Chau district, the northwestern province of Son La on October 22, as part of the second Vietnam-Lao border defence friendship exchange.
The second Vietnam-Laos border defence friendship exchange began with a welcome ceremony for the Lao delegation at Long Sap Border Gate in Vietnam’s northern province of Son La on October 22.
The Education and Training Department of the northwestern province of Son La on September 12 held a seminar on measures to improve the sector’s quality with the education and sports departments from seven Lao provinces.
The Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs and the General Hospital of the northern mountainous province of Son La, in collaboration with Operation Smile Vietnam (OSV), are organising a cleft lip and palate surgery programme for local children from August 26-29.
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on August 9 examined the fixing of flood consequences in the northern mountainous province of Son La and visited people affected by natural disasters in Muong Chanh commune of Mai Son district and Ban Lam commune of Thuan Chau district.
The second phase of the Gender-Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT 2) programme was launched in the northern mountainous province of Son La on May 10.
The Standing Board of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Young Union Committee of Son La province coordinated with local universities and colleges to hold a get-together on April 15 the occasion of Bunpimay - the traditional New Year festival of Laos.
Ho Chi Minh City and Son La city in the northern mountainous province of the same name have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) as announced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on February 14.
A friendship park project funded by the Party Committee and authorities of the northwestern province of Son La was inaugurated at a ceremony in Laos’s Xaysomboun province on January 7.
The northwestern mountainous province of Son La on December 20 held a memorial and burial service for Vietnamese voluntary soldier Ha Van Om who laid down his life in Laos.
The first Son La Coffee Festival opened in Son La city of the northern mountainous province with the same name on October 20, with the presence of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
A memorial ceremony and a reburial service were held in the northern province of Son La on June 24 for four Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos.
With its incredible tea plantations, breathtaking nature trails, rugged hills, and diverse ethnic minorities, the Northwest province of Son La is something of a shining gem in the country, but until recently, it has not truly made waves on the tourist map.
