A grand ceremony celebrating the 62 nd anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, which ended French colonial rule in the country, was held in Dien Bien Phu city in northwestern Dien Bien Phu province.
The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on April 13 held a burial service for the remains of 27 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who lost their lives in Laos.
Thousands of endangered Asian openbill storks, which are listed as especially rare in Vietnam’s Red Book, are migrating to the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, according to local sources.
The Ban Phu Citadel Festival was opened in the northern province of Dien Bien, on April 1 to pay homage to Hoang Cong Chat, who restored peace to the mountainous region nearly 300 years ago.
The signature spring festival of Dien Bien, or Hoa Ban Festival, began on March 14 night in Dien Bien city with hundreds of local performers and international visitors in attendance.
The Ha Nhi people in northern mountainous Dien Bien province celebrate their traditional New Year festival (Tet) on the first dragon day in December, which fell on December 11, 2015.
A ceremony was held in Muong Lay township, the northwestern province of Dien Bien on December 31 to publicise the recognition of the Xoe dance and Kin pang Then ritual as national intangible cultural
Nao pe chau, a festival of the Mong ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, was recognised as part of the national intangible cultural heritage.
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Vietnam (UNICEF) and the Johnson & Johnson Company signed an agreement on improving health for disadvantaged ethnic minority women and children.