Themed “Hoa Ban – Khat vong Dien Bien,” the festival was a highlight of the Dien Bien Culture and Tourism Week running from March 6 – 12. The annual event celebrated the beauty of the iconic Ban flower and promoted the culture, history and tourism potential of the Northwestern region.
PM Chinh encouraged local residents to explore additional crops and livestock suitable for intercropping in order to maximise land use efficiency. Farmers were also urged to strengthen cooperation with one another and with businesses by joining cooperatives, consolidating land resources and working together to expand production and improve incomes.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on Dien Bien to strengthen the capabilities of commune-level officials, ensuring they possess strong qualifications, proficiency in applying sci-tech and innovation, and a high degree of enthusiasm and responsibility.
The Party and the State will continue to study and expand the inter-grade boarding school model to non-border areas that remain especially disadvantaged and have large ethnic minority populations, with the aim of gradually narrowing development gaps and ensuring equity in access to education across regions.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vu Hong Thanh stressed the importance of ensuring the quality and capacity of candidates, given Dien Bien’s large geographical area and growing workload.
Tourism in the north-western province of Dien Bien is showing clear signs of revival in the opening days of 2026, reflecting efforts to realise the resolution of the 15th Provincial Party Congress, which identifies tourism as a spearhead economic sector.
The remains were repatriated from Oudomxay province through Tay Trang International Border Gate to Dien Bien province.
Deputy General Director of Vietnam Airlines Dang Anh Tuan said the new route is an important step in expanding the airline’s domestic network, creating better access for tourists to Dien Bien province and contributing to local tourism and socio-economic development.
The ninth Vietnam–Laos–China “con” throwing festival is underway in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on December 19, aiming to preserve traditional culture while promoting cross-border solidarity and mutual understanding among the three countries.
Since 2021, Dien Bien province has mobilised more than 530 billion VND from social resources to build or repair over 9,800 houses for poor, near-poor and disadvantaged households.
Under the leadership of the two Parties and States, cooperation in managing and protecting the shared border and border gates has reaped positive results, contributing to political security and social order in border areas.
The Resolution of the 15th Provincial Party Congress outlines 22 key targets to be achieved by 2030, including an annual economic growth rate of 10–11%; a per capita GRDP of 115 million VND (4,360 USD); and attracting over 8 million tourist arrivals during the 2026–2030 period, with total tourism revenue reaching 15 trillion VND.
Oudomxay Governor Vongsavanh Saynhavong praised Dien Bien’s socio-economic progress and governance reforms, saying its experience in administrative restructuring, decentralisation, and digitalisation is valuable for Oudomxay’s own process.
The northwestern province of Dien Bien has identified international cooperation, including with localities in Thailand, as a key orientation to effectively capitalise on its potential and advantages, and to develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector.
During the course, students will study Vietnamese across four basic skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing – to prepare for the official language proficiency exam.
The festival aims to promote the image of Dien Bien, foster tourism cooperation between six provinces in the expanded Northwest region and Ho Chi Minh City, and enhance relations with northern Lao provinces, China, and international partners.
The 2025 Northwestern Quintessence – Dien Bien Festival opened at Dien Bien provincial stadium on September 19, aiming to foster and enhance tourism cooperation linkages while promoting the effective exploitation of the region’s tourism potential and strengths.
State President Luong Cuong highlighted the need to build a strong political system at all levels, ensure firm national defence, maintain political stability and social order and safety, enhance effectiveness of foreign affairs, and improve living standards, especially for ethnic minorities and residents in remote or disadvantaged areas.
Deputy Secretary of Party Committee of Luang Prabang province of Laos Soukhan Boungyong shared brief information on his current organisational structure and staffing, and showed the delegation’s interest in learning from Dien Bien’s experience in operating the two-tier local government model and its preparations for the upcoming provincial Party Congress.
The bomb was found when soldiers were helping local residents to address flood consequences.
The emergency assistance is aimed at helping stabilise local lives and address consequences following the recent devastating floods in Dien Bien and Nghe An.
Dien Bien will receive 150 million VND in cash and 200 family relief kits, while Son La will receive 50 million VND and an equal number of kits to ease the consequences of floods, landslides, and prolonged torrential rains.
In the face of danger, Thi acted without hesitation. Despite the darkness and raging floodwaters, he alerted villagers, personally helped elderly people and children evacuate, and guided others to move to a safe place. His quick thinking and courageous leadership helped save all 90 residents of Hang Pu Xi from what could have been a tragic disaster.
Of the total, 5 billion VND is for affected residents in Dien Bien and 3 billion VND for those in Son La to overcome the aftermath, stabilise their lives, and restore production.
Days of relentless rainfall have battered Dien Bien, submerging over 200 ha of crops, damaging 554 homes, and triggering more than 450 points of subsidence that paralysed key roads. Preliminary estimates put the total economic loss at around 500 billion VND (19.23 million USD).