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.
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).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested concerted efforts to overcome consequences of floods and landslides, and urged organisations to quickly assist local people in Dien Bien, Son La and Nghe An provinces.
Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha urged local authorities and rescue forces to swiftly carry out search and rescue operations in isolated areas, ensuring the fastest possible access to remote villages where residents are facing shortages of food, clean water, and communication.
Torrential rains from the night of July 31 to early August 1 triggered flash floods and landslides across several communes in Dien Bien province, leaving at least two people dead and eight others missing.
The “Dien Bien Phu spirit” must continue to be reignited in peacetime, as a development mandate, a call to action that no one else but Dien Bien itself must set and fulfill in this new era, Party General Secretary To Lam stressed.
The sacrifices of heroes and martyrs and the people laid the foundation for the Dien Bien Phu Victory, opening a glorious new chapter in Vietnam’s history and paving the way for the country's development, wrote Party General Secretary To Lam.
Building schools is not only to create better learning conditions for students, but also to pursue a long-term goal of improving the quality of life for people living along the border, thereby contributing to safeguarding national territorial sovereignty at its roots - through the people and the communities that are closely tied to the land, the forests, and the border lines and markers.
The visit aimed to assess the new two-tier local government model, preparations for upcoming Party congresses at levels, and implementation of the Politburo’s Conclusion on school construction in border areas.
Dien Bien province is willing to create favourable conditions for the effective implementation of joint projects with Russia's Saint Petersburg city.
A Dien Bien leader highlighted the symbolic significance of the gesture, calling it an expression of the love for peace and a testament to the enduring friendship between Vietnam and Russia.
Medical screenings and surgical interventions for children with disabilities are being carried out at health centers across Dien Bien. So far this year, 242 children have been identified for diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and the provision of assistive devices.
Three Vietnamese border guard stations based in Dien Bien province have set up twinning relations with Border Guard Company 119 from the Military Command of Laos’ Phongsaly province.