Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid homage to General Vo Nguyen Giap and met with families of soldiers fighting in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and policy beneficiaries in Muong Phang commune of Dien Bien Phu city, the northwestern province of Dien Bien, on April 16.
Vietnam Airlines will operate three flights daily between Hanoi and Dien Bien from May 3 to 8, in response to the northwestern province's upcoming grand celebration of the 70th Dien Bien Phu Victory anniversary (May 7, 1954-2024).
The northwestern province of Dien Bien is installing a system of mega outdoor LED screens, each measuring 40-60 square metres, to serve the celebration of 70 years of Dien Bien Phu victory.
A special musical programme is scheduled to take place in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on May 6 in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024).
More than 746 tonnes of rice from the national reserve will be allocated to the two northern mountainous provinces ò Dien Bien and Bac Kan to support local people during the between-crop period in 2024.
Photos depicting northern Bac Ninh province during the resistance war against French colonialists are being showcased at an exhibition which opened in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on April 10.
The Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum, a must-see destination in the north-western province of Dien Bien, has decided to extend its opening hours, catering to increasing demand in the upcoming National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holidays as well as the 70th anniversary of the victory (May 7).
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 25 for the construction of Nam La reservoir project in Muong Nhe district of the northern province of Dien Bien.
Home to 19 ethnic groups with various cultural festivals, the northwestern province of Dien Bien is tapping its strengths in this regard to lure more tourists.
A grand military parade will be held at Dien Bien province’s stadium on May 7 morning in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, according to the Ministry of Defence.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said that the newly approved master plan for the northwestern province of Dien Bien will create a solid foundation for its development while he handed over the approval decision to local authorities at a ceremony on March 17.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and a government delegation offered incense and flowers in tribute to soldiers, who laid down their lives in the Dien Bien Phu battlefield at the temple dedicated to them and Martyrs’ Cemetery A1 on March 16 afternoon as part of his working visit to the northwestern province of Dien Bien.
The Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum in Dien Bien Phu city of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien is a cultural work that preserves thousands of documents and artifacts closely associated with the glorious Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonials in 1954, which “resounded across the five continents and shook the globe”.
Exactly 70 years ago, on March 13, 1954, the Vietnamese revolutionary army launched the first attack against the French colonialists’ heavily fortified base of Dien Bien Phu, starting a 56-day historic campaign whose victory directly led to the signing of the Geneva Accords on ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina.
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