Hundreds of houses were built in the border district of Song Mai, northern Son La province, last year, under a project on mobilising resources to address housing problems for poor households.

Five disadvantaged hamlets in Chieng Kheo commune in the northern mountainous province of Son La’s Mai Son district were connected to the national grid on December 30.

The northern mountainous province of Son La held a ceremony in Thuan Chau district on August 20 to export 10 tonnes of red-flesh dragon fruit to Russia.

The northern mountainous province of Son La held a ceremony on July 21 to grant a Trademark Registration Certificate to Son La longan, and export a batch of Song Ma - Son La longan to the EU and UK markets.

Twenty-five tonnes of green-skinned mangoes from Mai Son district, Son La province have just been exported to the Australian market.

Since joining the national new rural development programme, people living in upland villages in the northern mountainous province of Son La have taken joint action to build and upgrade transport infrastructure, contributing to giving the area a facelift.

The Border Guard High Command of the northern border province of Son La on May 6 presented medical equipment to the Military High Command and Police of Houaphanh province of Laos amid the complex developments of COVID-19.

Three foreigners who entered Vietnam illegally were brought to a concentrated quarantine facility in Moc Chau district of the northern border province of Son La, the provincial Department of Public Security announced on March 31.

The sapper force under the Military High Command of the northern mountainous province of Son La on March 10 safely set off a 500-kg bomb left from the war in Mai Son district.

More than 4,300 Vietnamese and foreign runners will race up to 70km on trails through orchards and tea fields in the Vietnam Trail Marathon (VTM) in Moc Chau district, northern mountain province of Son La, on January 30.

The Government has recently issued Resolution No.182/NQ-CP on the upgrade of Long Sap border gate in the northern mountainous province of Son La into an international one.

Moc Chau plateau in the northern mountainous province of Son La in these days is covered with a pristine white color of apricot blossoms. In the gentle breeze, thin white petals fall down quietly, making visitors feel lost in the fairyland.

Shan tuyet tea trees in Ta Xua commune of Bac Yen district in the northern mountainous province of Son La grow in an environment that is filled with clouds and cold fog all year round. Shan tuyet tea is a precious specialty of the local Mong ethnic minority people, who call it “green gold”.

The Dong Giao Foodstuff Export JSC held a ceremony in the northern mountainous province of Son La on September 29 to launch the construction of its major fruit and vegetable processing complex.