The delegation visited and presented Tet gifts to the family of Mr. Trang Lao Lu, Lao Kho village, Phieng Khoai commune.

Accompanying him were Comrade Quàng Văn Hương, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Ethnic Affairs Council; Major General Văn Ngọc Quế, Deputy Head of the Political Department of the Border Guard; leaders of several departments of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religion; officials of the National Assembly's Ethnic Affairs Council; and representatives of the Party committees and authorities of the communes.

Representing Son La province were: Mr. Vi Duc Tho, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Ms. Hoang Thi Doi, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; and leaders from several provincial departments, agencies, and the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the Provincial People's Council.

Comrade Lam Van Man visited and extended New Year greetings to Mr. Trang Lao Lu.

The delegation visited and offered incense at the Vietnam-Laos Revolutionary Historical Site in Lao Kho village; visited and extended New Year greetings to the family of Mr. Trang Lao Lu in Lao Kho village, Phieng Khoai commune; and visited, extended New Year greetings, and presented gifts to policy beneficiary families and poor households in Phieng Khoai, Yen Son, and Mai Son communes.

Comrade Vi Duc Tho presented gifts from the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council to the family of Mr. Trang Lao Lu.

The communes and Chiềng On Border Guard Post reported to the working group on the progress of preparations for activities celebrating the Party and the Lunar New Year of Bính Ngọ 2026; and effectively implemented social welfare work, visiting and giving gifts to policy beneficiary families and poor households. To date, poor and near-poor households in the area have received Tet gifts at a rate of 500,000 VND/poor household and 300,000 VND/near-poor household.

Local authorities are proactively developing plans to ensure national defense and security during the Lunar New Year holiday, deploying forces on duty 24/7, strengthening crime prevention and suppression, fire prevention and control, ensuring traffic safety and order, and organizing cultural and sports activities to serve the people so they can enjoy a safe and happy New Year celebration.

Through programs and initiatives such as "Springtime Border Guard Program: Warming the Hearts of Local People," "Helping Children Go to School," "Nurturing Green Seeds in the Border Region - Stepping Towards a Brighter Future," "Savings Rice Jar," "Lighting Up the Border Region," and "National Border Guard Day," border guard forces coordinated visits and gift-giving to nearly 500 disadvantaged families. They also mobilized resources to distribute nearly 1,000 gifts to poor and near-poor households in the two communes, contributing to ensuring social welfare during the Tet holiday.

The delegation visited and presented Tet gifts to families receiving preferential treatment and poor households of ethnic minorities in Phiêng Khoài commune.

The delegation presented gifts to the families.

Comrade Quàng Văn Hương presents gifts to families receiving preferential treatment and poor households of ethnic minorities in Phiêng Khoài commune.

Major General Van Ngoc Que presents gifts to policy beneficiary families and poor ethnic minority households in Phieng Khoai commune.

The delegation visited the Vietnam-Laos Revolutionary Historical Site in Lao Kho village, Phieng Khoai commune.

The delegation visited and extended New Year greetings to the officers and soldiers of Chiềng On Border Guard Station.

The delegation presented gifts to families receiving preferential treatment and impoverished households in Yen Son commune.

Major General Van Ngoc Que presents gifts to Chieng On Border Guard Station and Yen Son commune.

Comrade Lam Van Man acknowledged and commended the efforts and achievements of Phieng Khoai, Yen Son, Mai Son communes and Chieng On Border Guard Post in 2025, especially the work of caring for policy beneficiary families, poor households, and respected individuals among ethnic minorities during Tet (Lunar New Year). He expressed his hope that the people of all ethnic groups, along with the officers and soldiers in the area, would continue to promote the spirit of solidarity and unity with the Party committees and authorities at all levels to overcome difficulties and build a more developed homeland and country. Regarding Chieng On Border Guard Post, he requested that they continue to uphold the spirit of solidarity, proactively grasp the situation, closely coordinate with the local authorities and people to firmly protect territorial sovereignty, maintain border security, participate in socio-economic development, achieve sustainable poverty reduction, and care for the lives of officers and soldiers on duty during the Lunar New Year.

The delegation presented gifts to families receiving preferential treatment and impoverished households of ethnic minorities in Nong Mon village, Mai Son commune.

Comrade Vi Duc Tho presents gifts from the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council to Mai Son commune.

On this occasion, the delegation of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council presented 250 gifts, worth 250 million VND, to policy beneficiary families, poor households, and respected ethnic minority people in the communes.

The delegation of the National Assembly of the province and the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council also presented gifts to the communes and the Chiềng On Border Guard Station.

Minh Thu