Vice Chairman of the Dien Bien People’s Committee Pham Duc Toan speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Dien Bien provides training for northern Lao cadres

Additional training sessions will be conducted at local educational institutions to help participants improve professional skills and the capability of using teaching technology, meeting the training needs of cadres from northern Lao provinces.

Almost Ha Nhi ethnic women know how to make embroidery (Photo: VNA)

Enduring tradition of Ha Nhi ethnic minority group's costumes

Nestled in the rugged landscapes of northern mountainous Dien Bien province, Ha Nhi ethnic minority group in Sin Thau, Sen Thuong, Leng Su Sin and Chung Chai communes of Muong Nhe district have preserved their traditional costumes through generations, ensuring that its significance remains as vital today as it was in the past.

At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Dien Bien, Laos’ Phongsaly conduct bilateral survey, talks

Delegations from the northern border province of Dien Bien and Laos’ Phongsaly province on November 29 conducted a bilateral survey and talks on the construction of a border guard house and the expansion of a border patrol road on the Vietnamese side’s Vietnam - Laos - China border intersection point.

Dien Bien provincial Department of Public Security and Public Security Bureau of Pu’er city sign Memorandum of Understanding outlining bilateral cooperation on ensuring security and order in the border areas (Photo: VNA)

Dien Bien, China’s Yunnan strengthen coordination in mantaining border security

The Department of Public Security of Dien Bien province and the Public Security Bureau of Pu’er city in China’s Yunnan province held their 13th annual talks in Dien Bien Phu city on November 25 to discuss cooperation in ensuring national security, combating crimes, and maintaining order and security between the two localities.

Dien Bien taps into Tua Chua's tourism potential

Dien Bien taps into Tua Chua's tourism potential

Tua Chua, a mountainous district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, is known for its rugged terrain and steep slopes, which make transportation challenging. However, the district enjoys a cool year-round climate and pristine natural landscapes, earning it the reputation of a "sleeping beauty" awaiting discovery in the tourism sector.

Young people plant trees in Dien Bien province. The province looks to develop Tuan Giao district into a macadamia farming centre. (Photo: VNA)

Project to help with climate change adaptation, development in Dien Bien

An integrated water resources management project partly funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) will be carried out in Tuan Giao district, the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien, to serve people’s daily life, climate change adaptation, and socio-economic development.

Secretary of the Dien Bien provincial Party Committee Tran Quoc Cuong receives a delegation of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association on July 18. (Photo: VNA)

Dien Bien wants to expand cultural, people-to-people exchanges with Japan: official

The northern province of Dien Bien wants to expand cultural and people-to-people exchanges with Japan in the coming time, thus contributing to the close friendship between Vietnam and Japan, said Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Tran Quoc Cuong while receiving a delegation of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association on July 18.

At the donation ceremony (Photo: qdnd.vn)

Dien Bien border guards donate supplies to Lao counterparts

In a gesture of solidarity and cooperation, a delegation from the Huoi Puoc border guard station in the northern province of Dien Bien presented essentials to Border Guard Company 161 and Border Guard Company 163 under the Military Command of Laos' Luang Prabang province, at the Huoi Puoc border gate on June 5.

Pha Din Pass, the starting point of the cannon-pulling journey into the battlefield. (Photo: VNA)

Legendary route of cannon hauling in Dien Bien Phu Campaign

Seventy years ago, the incredible feat of transporting heavy two-tonne cannons across winding mountain ranges and steep ravines to reach the battlefield in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign was a journey fraught with hardship, toil, and sacrifice for Vietnamese soldiers.

PM Pham Minh Chinh delivers a speech at the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory in Dien Bien province on May 7. (Photo: VNA)

Grand ceremony, parade mark 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory

The Party Central Committee, the National Assembly (NA), the State President, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, and the northwestern province of Dien Bien held a grand ceremony on May 7 in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024).

At the reception (Photo: VNA)

Defence Minister hosts Lao Deputy PM in Dien Bien

Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien on May 6 for Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Chansamone Chanyalath, who is here to attend the upcoming 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7).

PM offers incense to fallen soldiers (Photo: VNA)

PM offers incense to fallen soldiers in Dien Bien Phu

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered incense to heroes and martyrs at the A1 cemetery in Dien Bien Phu city, the northern province of Dien Bien on May 6, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7).

Veteran Hoang Van Bay and his wife Ta Thi Tho (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Turning swords into ploughshares

Four years after the liberation of Dien Bien Phu, a number of army units were ordered back to the former battlefields to engage in economic development, including the building of agricultural farms and repairing roads.