President of the National Association of Former Prisoners of Indochina (ANAPI) Gen. Philippe de Maleissye has showed the clumps of soil and rocks he had brought back from his recent trip to Vietnam, which were taken from Hill A1, the site of some of the fiercest fights in the Dien Bien Phu campaign, while talking with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Paris.

VOV.VN - On May 7, 1954, the Vietnamese army and people won the historic Dien Bien Phu victory which resulted in the signing of the Geneva Agreement ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina, paving the way for the reunification of Vietnam in 1975. 69 years after the Dien Bien Phu victory, the peoples of Vietnam and France are now fostering friendship and cooperation.

69 years ago in the heart of the Muong Thanh valley, the flag “Determined to fight, Determined to win" of the Vietnam People's Army flew on the roof of the General De Castries’ bunker, marking the victory of the Dien Bien Phu campaign.

An art programme entitled “The epic of Dien Bien” was held in Dien Bien Phu city, the northwestern province of Dien Bien, to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu historical victory (May 7,1954-2023).

Four northwestern border provinces of Vietnam, namely Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien, and China’s Yunnan province on March 27 convened the 3rd annual conference between secretaries of their provincial party committees.

VOV.VN - Hailstorms have hit the northern province of Dien Bien and the central province of Nghe An over the past two days, causing damage to local rice and subsidiary crops.

VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale struck Tuan Giao district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on March 1 evening.

VOV.VN - The seventh Hoa Ban (bauhinia flower) festival is set to get underway from March 10 to 13 in the northwestern province of Dien Bien.

VOV.VN - Throughout the country’s different revolutionary periods, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has always strived to find and devise a suitable way to build socialism, contributing to the ultimate victory of the cause of building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

VOV.VN - During spring the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien becomes bustling as thousands of people join in a goat fighting festival to welcome in the new lunar year.