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.

ĐBP - Regional linkage plays a crucial role in economic development, especially in exploiting and promoting the potential and advantages of each locality. In recent times, the province has focused on promoting the development of economic zones and strengthening cooperation and regional linkage activities to create a breakthrough momentum, aiming to turn Điện Biên province into a fairly developed province in the region and one of the area’s centers for tourism, services, and healthcare.

ĐBP - Điện Biên Phủ ward is the political, administrative, economic, and cultural center of Điện Biên province. For the 2025 - 2030 term, the ward’s Party Committee has identified many important and breakthrough goals and targets.

ĐBP - By leveraging its agricultural advantages, providing practical livelihood support, and setting a clear development direction, the rural landscape of Thanh An commune is gradually changing, and the lives of its people are continuously improving.

ĐBP - On the morning of October 13, the provincial Steering Committee for Science - Technology Development, Innovation, and Digital Transformation organized a conference to provide training on the green economy and green growth strategy for leadership and officials across the province.

ĐBP - Climate change has a significant impact on water resources and agricultural production. The investment in constructing new, repairing, and upgrading reservoir projects throughout the province has become an important and urgent task. This contributes to ensuring a stable supply of irrigation water for crops, serving the daily needs of the people, as well as promoting socio-economic development and disaster prevention.

ĐBP - Visiting Tuần Giáo commune today, one no longer sees empty plots of land, barren hills, or wild grass. Instead, there are vast, green macadamia hills stretching into the distance. The agricultural restructuring process has transformed Tuần Giáo from an arid land into a specialized industrial crop region, the province’s “macadamia capital.”

ĐBP - At the end of 2024, the honey pineapple variety was introduced for trial cultivation in Búng Lao commune on an area of nearly 50 hectares. After months of careful care, the crop has adapted and grown well, opening new prospects for local farmers in crop restructuring, income improvement, and sustainable livelihoods.