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The Vietnam Trail Marathon officially licked off in Moc Chau district in the northern mountainous province of Son La on January 18 evening.

As a mountainous locality which is home to many rivers and streams, Song Ma district, Son La province has several suspension bridges that local residents use daily.

The eye hospital of the northern province of Son La provided free eye care services for nearly 1,000 students in Thuan Chau district and Son La city during December 3-4.

The northern mountainous province of Son La held a ceremony in Son La city on November 22 to receive noble orders and medals conferred by Laos.

Police in Van Ho and Moc Chau districts of the northern border province of Son La caught red-handed a man smuggling 30 bricks of heroin (around 1.5 kg) on November 11.

The poverty rate in Moc Chau district, Son La province has been reduced by 1.97 percent compared to last year’s 8.5 percent. The reduction is a result of local authorities’ drastic measures

Police in the northern border province of Son La on October 31 caught red-handed two man smuggling drugs in Cuong Muong hamlet, Muong Chum commune, Muong La district.

At least seven have died or gone missing due to flooding as an impact of storm Bebinca, which landed in Vietnam on late August 16, according to initial reports from Son La, Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces.

The northern provinces of Bac Giang, Hung Yen, Hai Duong and Son La have proposed boosting exports of litchi and longan to foreign markets, including China.

A traditional market in the northwestern province of Son La will be re-enacted at a festival honouring Vietnam’s ethnic groups, scheduled to take place during the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holidays at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.

Ta Xua in the mountain district of Bac Yen, northern Son La province, has become a favourite destination of visitors hunting for clouds, frost, and the local specialty Shan tuyet tea.

The Health Department of the northern mountainous province Son La has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 550-bed general hospital.

The northern mountainous province of Son La has suffered from heavy human and property losses caused by torrential rains and floods triggered by a tropical depression.

The northern province of Son La will export Song Ma longan to the United States for the first time in the next few days.

The three-day second culture, sports and tourism festival of the Vietnam-Laos border areas wrapped up in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 7 evening.

The second culture, sports and tourism festival in the Vietnam-Laos border area kicked off in the northern mountainous province of Son La on July 5 evening.

The northern mountainous province of Son La has to date completed all preparations for the 55th anniversary of the Vietnam-Laos diplomatic ties scheduled for July 4-7.

Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez visited the northern mountainous province of Son La on June 14 as part of his official visit to Vietnam.

After nearly ten years, a programme to develop rubber trees in the northwestern region has proved a success. Rubber trees not only help fill bare hills but also boost local socio-economic development

Police of Vietnam and Laos held a conference on April 26 to review a plan on fighting drug crimes along the border section between Vietnam’s Son La province and Laos’s Houaphan province.