Điện Biên Province attends int’l handicrafts fair in India
ĐBP - From February 14 to 17, a delegation from Điện Biên Province, led by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Vừ A Bằng, took part in the 38th Surajkund Mela International Handicrafts Fair in Surajkund, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
As part of the Surajkund Fair, the Điện Biên delegation, along with artisans and performers, made a courtesy visit to the Vietnamese Embassy in New Delhi, India. They also honored President Hồ Chí Minh with an incense and floral offering at G20 Park in New Delhi.
The artisans and performers from Điện Biên participated in cultural exchanges and delivered engaging performances, showcasing Điện Biên’s culture, tourism, and heritage to an international audience. Their performances received high praise from organizers and drew enthusiastic support from local audiences and tourists.
The fair was co-organized by a coalition of ministries this year, including the Ministries of Tourism and Culture, External Affairs, and Textiles, in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the Government of Haryana.
Reportedly, it draws participants from more than 30 countries, showcasing traditional craftsmanship, textiles, cultural heritage, and cuisine from India and around the world.
Here are photos of the Điện Biên delegation’s activities in India:
The Điện Biên delegation pays tribute to President Hồ Chí Minh with incense and flowers at G20 Park in New Delhi.Vice Chairman of the Điện Biên Provincial People’s Committee discusses socio-economic development.Vice Chairman Vừ A Bằng presents a gifts to Mr. Nguyễn Thanh Hải, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam in India, Nepal, and Bhutan.Vice Chairman Vừ A Bằng signs guestbook at the Vietnamese Embassy in New Delhi.Ambassador Nguyễn Thanh Hải presents a gift to the Điện Biên delegation.The Điện Biên delegation joins vibrant street parade in New Delhi.Thái ethnic artisans showcase unique cultural dance.Hà Nhì ethnic dance performance captivates audience at the event.Thái ethnic dance performance at the event.Mông ethnic dance performance attracts large crowds of locals and tourists.A Mông ethnic artisan performs traditional khèn dance.
ĐBP - The 2026-2027 academic year marks a new phase for the education sector in Điện Biên as the school network has been reorganized toward greater efficiency and streamlined operations. Following the reorganization, schools are required not only to consolidate their structures but, more importantly, to quickly bring teaching, learning, student care and education into a stable routine, ensuring that students’ learning is not disrupted during the transition to the new model.
ĐBP - Merging hamlets, villages, and residential groups aims to streamline the administrative apparatus, concentrate resources, and facilitate greater convenience for local citizens.
ĐBP - Amid deep green woodlands, footsteps of Pờ Mì Nò, a forest ranger at the Sín Thầu Forest Ranger Post, remain quietly imprinted upon rugged trails, mist-covered mountain slopes, and deep forest tracks.
ĐBP - On September 24, the Standing Board of the Điện Biên provincial Party Committee held a courtesy reception for a working delegation representing the Trade Union Federations of five provinces - Luang Namtha, Bokeo, Phongsaly, Oudomxay, and Luang Prabang - from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
ĐBP - Coffee and macadamia are emerging as promising crops for commodity production in Điện Biên province. Alongside expanding cultivation areas, the province is putting in place favorable mechanisms to attract investment in processing and strengthen production linkages. By focusing on quality, diversifying products and expanding markets, the province is gradually helping raise local incomes.
ĐBP - Amid the vast wilderness of the Fatherland’s westernmost frontier, deep green forests have for generations become flesh and blood, shielding and attaching themselves to the lives of the Hà Nhì people.
ĐBP - Over the past period, disease outbreaks among domestic herds across the province have developed along complex trajectories, disrupting livestock production for numerous families.
ĐBP- On the hillsides of Chiềng Sinh commune, coffee and macadamia plantations are steadily expanding, reshaping the local agricultural landscape. Moving away from small-scale farming, local residents are joining concentrated growing areas, investing proactively in cultivation and care, and forging production linkages. Their mindset and approach to farming are also shifting toward commodity production and closer alignment with market demand.
ĐBP - Following intensive periods of excavation, biological specimen collection, and identity verification for fallen soldiers’ remains, the journey of executing the 500-day-and-night Campaign across Điện Biên is entering a specialized phase: restoring the graves to their pristine state.
ĐBP - Following the opening of the school year, boarding rooms across multi-level boarding schools in Điện Biên’s frontier regions have progressively grown familiar to students from remote villages.
ĐBP - Trần Tiến Dũng, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, Secretary of the Điện Biên provincial Party Committee, and Head of the provincial National Assembly Deputy Delegation, received and held a working session with a delegation from CT Group led by Trần Kim Chung, Chairman of the Group.
ĐBP - Beyond simply increasing the number of products, Điện Biên is gradually raising the quality and value of its OCOP products through a greener, safer and more sustainable approach. Replacing plastic bottles with glass, ceramic and other environmentally friendly packaging is being identified as an important solution to strengthen the brands and value of local agricultural products and specialties.
ĐBP - The Politburo’s Resolution No.80-NQ/TW places culture in an intimate relationship with economic development, regarding culture as an essential endogenous resource of the nation.
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