Overcoming difficulties and challenges, looking back at nearly 40 years of implementing the renovation process, Son La province has achieved great achievements. The economic structure has shifted in a positive direction, in the right direction and in line with the province's economic development goals. Agricultural production has developed towards improving productivity and product quality, associated with the application of high technology; industry has developed towards gradually increasing the proportion of processing industry, increasing the proportion of domestic value in products; services have focused on developing industries with competitive advantages. The material and spiritual life of the people has improved significantly; the economy, culture, society and development opportunities have been increasingly well implemented; the solidarity of ethnic groups has been constantly consolidated; national defense and security have been firmly consolidated, creating an important premise for the province to continue to develop more rapidly and sustainably in the next period. Photo: VNA