The Dien Bien Phu Victory serves as a foundation for Vietnam to achieve great accomplishments, helping expand the country’s diplomatic sector and improve its position, role, and influence in the regional and international arena, said Khamphanh Pheuyavong, Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Propaganda and Training.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party and State leaders on May 6 laid wreaths, offered incense and paid tribute to heroic martyrs at the A1 National Martyrs Cemetery in Dien Bien province ahead of a grand ceremony marking 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonialism.

VOV.VN - An exhibition kicked off at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on May 6 as part of activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the country’s historical victory at Dien Bien Phu against colonial French forces.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 6 welcomed French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu’s ongoing visit to Vietnam where he is scheduled to attend a grand ceremony marking 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism on May 7.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Vietnamese Party and State leaders laid a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on May 6 in commemoration of the late president on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonialism.

VOV.VN - A special television programme highlighting the victory of Dien Bien Phu over French colonialism 70 years ago was held on May 5 evening, drawing the participation of senior Party and State leaders and local residents.

As Vietnam is preparing for celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory on May 7, international media outlets have continued to spotlight this historic event.

VOV.VN - A final rehearsal was held on May 5 in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien for a national celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

VOV.VN- Hordes of residents showed their joy to see armed forces and militia members march along the main streets of Dien Bien city on May 5 following the official rehearsal of a grand military parade in celebration for the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

Argentina’s Resumen Latinoamericano newspaper recently published a series of articles and photos praising Vietnam’s historic Dien Bien Phu Victory.