The Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Dien Bien Province co-operated with the French Development Agency in Vietnam (AFD) to hand over the Muong Thanh bridge lighting system which was a present sponsored by AFD and Lyon city (French) to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory.

On April 24, in Dien Bien Phu City, the project "Strengthening natural disaster risk resilience for ethnic minorities in Dien Bien province" (IREM) was officially launched. Accordingly, IREM, by the German Relief Alliance (Aktion Deutschland Hilft or ADH) through World Vision, supports ethnic minority communities in the province to improve their ability to prevent and respond to natural disaster risks.

Seventy years ago, the Vietnamese army and people achieved the Dien Bien Phu Victory which “resounded throughout the five continents and was world-shaking” under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, led by President Ho Chi Minh, bringing an end to the nine-year resistance war against French colonialism.

Dien Bien Phu victory had a strong impact on the struggle against colonialism of peoples around the world. The statement was made by Pedro De Oliveira, General Secretary of the Brazil - Vietnam Friendship Association.

The Military Command of Dien Bien Phu city in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March 7 successfully deactivated more than 300kg of ammunitions and explosives unearthed in the relic site of the Dien Bien Phu stronghold.