VOV.VN - Weekend markets in Tua Chua district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien have long been a unique part of local culture, serving to bring together ethnic people after a week of hardworking.

Construction of the expanded Dien Bien airport project is scheduled to begin in December 2021 and finish at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

VOV.VN - Incense sticks and candles have been burned at martyrs’ cemeteries across Dien Bien Phu city of Dien Bien province, a former revolutionary base, in order to commemorate fallen soldiers on Vietnam War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

VOV.VN - Heavy downpours on the morning of July 6 inundated many areas throughout Dien Bien Phu city and the northern province of Dien Bien, severely impacting the daily lives of local residents.

Competent forces in the northern border province of Dien Bien have arrested four people who crossed the border to enter Laos illegally.

Representatives of the Lao province of Oudomxay on June 18 handed over LAK260 million (around US$27,600) to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Luang Prabang province to support the three Vietnamese provinces of Dien Bien, Son La and Lai Chau in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Police and border guards in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien handed over two illegal Chinese immigrants to Pu Er border management team in Yunnan, China at A Pa Chai – Long Fu open trail on May 21.

Border guards at A Pa Chai station in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien met their counterparts from Meng Kang station of China on May 21 to discuss enhancing anti-pandemic measures and preventing illegal entries across the border.

VOV.VN - Dien Bien Phu City in Dien Bien province has launched a massive testing campaign for over 200 local people in Him Lam ward following the detection of two individuals infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Border Guard High Command in the northern border province of Dien Bien on May 10 presented medical equipment and foodstuff worth over VND100 million (US$4,360) to the Military High Command and Police of Phongsaly and Luang Prabang provinces of Laos.