A cherry blossom festival is set to return to Dien Bien Phu city in the northwestern province of Dien Bien in mid-January next year as part of events held in celebration of 50 years of diplomatic ties between the nation and Japan.

The Mong people have several handicrafts filled with national culture, with blacksmithing being one of the long-standing traditional crafts closely related to the people’s farming and daily life.

The People's Committee of Tua Chua district, Dien Bien province recently held a ceremony to announce and receive the National Intangible Cultural Heritage certificate to the blacksmithing profession of the H’mong ethnic people.

Taking advantage of the natural advantages that can attract tourists, many H’mong households in Tia Lo village of Noong U commune, Dien Bien Dong district, Dien Bien province have learned methods to develop community-based tourism.

On the morning of September 1, the People's Committee of Dien Bien Dong district held the opening ceremony of the Keo Lom market, in Keo Lom 2 village, Keo Lom commune, Dien Bien Dong district, Dien Bien province.

The family economic development model implemented by members of the Women's Union in many districts of Dien Bien province is considered a success.

The People's Committee of Tua Chua district in Dien Bien province has approved 13 projects to support ethnic minorities in developing community production.

A video featuring a Vietnamese man talking in a friendly manner with a foreign man in a hospital has gone viral.

Rescue workers are battling to save a construction worker trapped for more than a day inside a water-logged hydropower tunnel in Nam Bo district, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.