ĐBP - 2025 marks the final year of implementing the 2021-2025 socio-economic development plan, and Điện Biên province is aiming to fully complete its public investment capital plan to drive growth and prepare momentum for the next phase. However, by the end of the third quarter, disbursement progress remains slower than required, demanding strong, coordinated efforts from all levels and sectors in the final months of the year.

ĐBP - In recent years, Điện Biên province has been synchronously implementing many solutions to protect, restore, and develop forests. Programs for planting trees and greening barren land and hills are being carried out more methodically and effectively. The new forests are contributing to preserving the ecological environment, responding to climate change, and improving people’s lives.

ĐBP - Building production zones towards linkage has been identified by the province as a key solution for sustainable agricultural development. Linkages between farmers, cooperatives, and businesses, connecting production with consumption, help enhance the value of agricultural products, stabilize market outlets, and create a foundation for brand building.

ĐBP - These days, in the fields of the Mường Thanh basin, the atmosphere of the winter crop production season is bustling.

ĐBP - A series of recent cases involving the production of fake goods, from milk and food to cosmetics, have been exposed across the country, leaving consumers increasingly anxious about the widespread presence of counterfeit and imitation products on the market. Determined to curb this problem, authorities in Điện Biên province are intensifying efforts and launching a large-scale campaign to prevent and punish such violations across multiple sectors.

ĐBP - With an orientation towards developing commodity-based agriculture and applying science and technology, Điện Biên is gradually affirming its position on the agricultural map of the Northwestern region.

ĐBP - In the fields of Mường Phăng, the seasonal rice has all been harvested, but the fields of nếp tan are still turning yellow, their panicles heavy with grain, awaiting harvest day.

ĐBP - From around October, as the dry season begins, on the hillside fields, with large and small back baskets filled to the brim, the people of Tìa Dình begin their winter melon harvest season.

ĐBP - In recent years, highland and border villages across Điện Biên province have taken on a new look. Concrete roads now wind through mountain slopes, newly-built houses (with sturdy foundations, walls, and roofs) stand firm, and lush coffee and macadamia plantations stretch across the hillsides.

ĐBP - In a mountainous province like Điện Biên, transportation has always been seen as the “lifeline” of development. Wherever a road reaches, opportunities for change follow.

ĐBP - Establishing a geographical indication helps to affirm the brand and enhance the value of specialty agricultural products. However, this process in Điện Biên province faces many difficulties and obstacles, from the investigation, survey, and completion of scientific dossiers to the organization of production, management, and maintenance of product quality after recognition.

ĐBP - To speed up the process of bringing the national electricity grid to remote villages, units and localities within the province are focusing on implementing projects under the “Brightening up Điện Biên” Program. With a sense of urgency and high responsibility, the project owners have requested construction units to mobilize personnel and equipment, and to enhance supervision and flexible management to complete the projects soon, contributing to bringing the national grid to serve the lives and production of the people.

ĐBP - From the beginning of 2025, Điện Biên province has identified the disbursement of public investment capital as a key task and an important “lever” to promote growth, improve infrastructure, create jobs, and unlock development resources. Through decisive, proactive, and flexible guidance, the disbursement of public investment capital in the area has achieved many positive results, contributing significantly to the completion of the locality’s socio-economic development goals.

ĐBP - By undertaking the planting, care, and protection of forests, many village communities in Sáng Nhè commune have benefited from payments for forest environmental services (PFES), contributing to improved livelihoods and creating an incentive for people to engage with and commit to forest protection.

ĐBP - In Xẻ village, located in the border commune of Mường Nhà, Điện Biên province, all 118 households have joined hands to gradually abandon shifting cultivation to protect their forests. Instead of depending solely on corn and upland rice, over the past five years, local families have diversified their livelihoods, opening a new and more sustainable direction for economic development in the area.

ĐBP - On the rice fields that have just been harvested, farmers in Mường Thanh ward are hastily preparing the soil and sowing seeds, quickly planting the winter crop. With a spirit of diligence and “not letting the land rest,” the people are focusing on production to increase their income and improve their quality of life.

ĐBP - In recent years, the cement industry nationwide has faced many difficulties and challenges, including a decline in the consumer market, rising raw material prices, and obstacles in export activities. In response to this situation, the Điện Biên Cement Joint Stock Company has proactively adapted, promoting technological innovation, maintaining stable production, improving productivity and product quality, while also focusing on social welfare, affirming its responsibility to accompany the province’s development.

ĐBP - Thanks to the synchronous implementation of many programs and solutions, the quality of life for the ethnic peoples in the province has gradually improved. From policies supporting the elimination of temporary houses and building new rural areas to sustainable poverty reduction efforts, everything is aimed at helping people achieve a stable, prosperous, and happy life, creating a clear and transformative new look for this borderland.

ĐBP - In recent times, trade and services in the province have flourished, developing in terms of quantity, scale, and service quality. The wholesale and retail store system has developed widely, covering rural, mountainous, and border areas, creating favorable conditions for trade and contributing to stimulating production and consumption.

ĐBP - In recent times, a number of cooperatives and farming households in the province have invested in net house models and organic crop care with the aim of bringing safe agricultural products to the market, meeting the increasingly strict demands of consumers. These models are gradually forming a path towards building a green, circular agriculture in Điện Biên.