VOV.VN - Helicopters from the air force joined a practice taking place on April 24 at Dien Bien Phu airport ahead of a grand military parade which will be held in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory on May 7.

The Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi is hosting a photo exhibition on the Dien Bien Phu battle to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024).

A film week is taking place in Dien Bien Phu city, the northwestern province of Dien Bien, from April 24 to 30 in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024).

VOV.VN - A free film screening will be organised at the National Cinema Centre in Hanoi from April 30 to May 7 to coincide with the country’s major celebrations.

The newspapers Resumen Latinoamericano of Argentina and El Popular of the Communist Party of Uruguay have published interviews with Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Ngo Minh Nguyet, who said that Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu Victory 70 years ago is a triumph of intense patriotism, unwavering willpower and resilience of Vietnamese people forged over thousands of years of history.

Nearly 300 soldiers and youth volunteers directly engaging in the Dien Bien Phu campaign 70 years ago looked back on the 56-day battle, the victory of which led to the signing of the Geneva Accords on ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina, at a meeting in Hanoi on April 23.

VOV.VN - Crowds of people have been paying visits to several historical relic sites in Dien Bien Phu City in the northern province of Dien Bien to commemorate the Dien Bien Phu Victory on May 7, a prominent triumph during the country’s resistance war against French colonialists.

Egyptian newspaper Cairo Today on April 21 ran a story spotlighting the significance of Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu Victory 70 years ago and the country’s achievements in its path to prosperity after nearly 40 years of Doi Moi (Renewal).

VOV.VN - During the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954, Lung Lo pass was one of the vital routes for transporting troops, weapons, and food to the front.

Up to 300 photos on world heritage, historical relic sites and landscapes across Vietnam are on display at an exhibition that opened in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on April 20.