ĐBP - Amidst the dry weather of the year-end, forest keepers in Điện Biên province enter their busiest season. They go to every village, following patrol trails, reminding people to be cautious of the “fire enemy.”

ĐBP - Thanks to high political determination and flexible, effective methods, the program to remove temporary and dilapidated houses in Điện Biên province has created clear changes in people’s lives.

ĐBP - The recent Workshop on Trade Promotion, Investment and Promotion of “Make in Vietnam” Digital Technology Products to Promote Digital Economy Development and Digital Transformation in the Northwestern Region was an opportunity for Điện Biên province to connect with technology enterprises.

ĐBP - In recent years, agricultural production in Điện Biên province has been increasingly clearly affected by climate change.

ĐBP - Implementing economic development tasks in 2025, Điện Biên province faces many challenges: Unpredictable weather and natural disasters; high material prices putting pressure on production; some construction works and projects lagging behind schedule, directly affecting the province’s growth target.

ĐBP - Vietnam Airlines Corporation (Vietnam Airlines) has just sent a document to the People’s Committee of Điện Biên province announcing the plan to operate the new air route Hồ Chí Minh City - Điện Biên - Hà Nội starting from December 24, 2025, with a frequency of 2 flights/week on Mondays and Wednesdays.

ĐBP - The year-end period always poses many challenges for forest management and protection as the risks of forest fires, deforestation, and forest land encroachment tend to increase.

ĐBP - Leveraging available potentials and advantages, recently, localities in the province have actively developed “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) products and built agricultural brands. Thereby, raising income for people, promoting the development of agricultural commodity production, cottage industries, and rural services.

ĐBP - Through many flexible, creative, and practical methods, localities in Điện Biên province have promoted the emulation movement “For the poor - Leaving no one behind”; thereby creating motivation for the poor and households in difficult circumstances to rise up and stabilize their lives.

ĐBP - Mường Thanh Tourism Market (Điện Biên Phủ ward, Điện Biên province) is expected to officially inaugurate in early December, but it has opened its doors for small traders to start trading since November 15. After 2 weeks of operation, the business stalls in the market pavilion area have been nearly “filled,” attracting bustling and crowded shoppers.

ĐBP - Statistics from the Điện Biên provincial Forest Protection and Development Fund show that as of the end of 2024, the amount of unpaid Forest Environmental Services (FES) money is over VND 9.3 billion. This is the backlog amount from 2013 to 2024.

ĐBP - Despite a challenging starting point, the Party Committee, local authorities and residents in Chiềng Sinh commune, Điện Biên province have turned climate, land and soil advantages into economic drivers to fight hunger and poverty.

ĐBP - Young people in Điện Biên province are asserting their pioneering role in grassroots economic development, tapping their drive and creativity to fuel local growth. Youth-owned production, farming and service models have become a focal point of structural economic shifts at the community level.

ĐBP - The implementation of livelihood support programs under three national target programs (new rural development, sustainable poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas for the 2021-2025 period) has led to significant positive changes in the lives of local residents. Once challenging areas are now transforming daily, taking on a new look and opening up sustainable development opportunities for their communities.

ĐBP - Currently, some key projects in Điện Biên province are entering the final stage, making the deployment of construction and the disbursement of public investment capital increasingly urgent.

ĐBP - In recent years, Điện Biên province has synchronously implemented many solutions to strongly improve the business environment and enhance the provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).

ĐBP - In recent times, the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), along with Party committees and local governments, has made efforts to bring preferential loan capital to the people, especially poor households and vulnerable groups.

ĐBP - Currently, residents in the province are using rice seeds imported from other units and localities, as no enterprise or cooperative yet self-produces rice seeds characteristic of the Mường Thanh rice field. The lack of a stable indigenous seed source not only makes production dependent on external supply but also becomes a concern for the entire agricultural sector.

ĐBP - Industrial promotion capital supporting enterprises and cooperatives in the province serves as a driving force for these business units to boldly invest in applying advanced machinery and technology into their production processes. Through the industrial promotion program, Điện Biên province’s enterprises and rural industrial establishments have enhanced their production capacity, labor productivity, and product quality, increasing their competitiveness in the market, especially for small and micro-scale businesses.

ĐBP - The arrangement of commune-level administrative units within the province has created new space and momentum for local development; however, the National Target Program on New-Style Rural Area construction has also brought about difficulties and challenges, demanding determination and effort from all levels of government.