ĐBP - Tìa Dình commune is a remote area, home to ethnic minorities, with high rates of poor and near-poor households. After implementing the two-level local government model, Tìa Dình commune has deployed many practical programs and solutions to join hands in supporting people to develop the economy.

ĐBP - It is only more than a month until the 2026 Lunar New Year of the Horse. These days, in the Điện Biên basin, flower growers are busily entering the season of caring for flowers and ornamental plants serving the holiday.

ĐBP - Facing the requirement to improve credit quality in the new period, the Mường Nhé Social Policy Bank (VBSP) has strengthened the inspection and supervision of important preferential credit programs.

ĐBP - On January 12, Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà presided over a meeting to hear the report on the investment project for the Sơn La - Điện Biên - Tây Trang Border Gate expressway section, Phase 1.

ĐBP - Điện Biên province has great potential for developing commercial agriculture. However, the output problem remains a “bottleneck” causing this potential to be underexploited.

ĐBP - Điện Biên province is restructuring its crop mix, identifying the expansion of coffee, macadamia and fruit trees as the backbone of a green, sustainable agricultural development strategy. This orientation is set out in the provincial Party Executive Committee’s Resolution on restructuring the agricultural sector toward concentrated, green, smart and sustainable commodity production for the 2026-2030 period, with a vision to 2035.

ĐBP - In Điện Biên province, in the context of agriculture shifting strongly from the mindset of “producing what we have” to “producing what the market needs,” bringing local agricultural products to become specialties and conquering larger markets is opening up a sustainable direction for farmers.

ĐBP - The year of 2026 is the first year deploying the 5-year Socio-Economic Development Plan 2026 - 2030, implementing the double-digit growth goal and laying the foundation for the new development phase of Điện Biên province.

ĐBP - In highland communes of Điện Biên province, agricultural production was previously mainly small-scale and fragmented by household. This led to difficulties in scaling up and organizing consumption according to the value chain.

ĐBP - Once poor and near-poor households with difficult lives, thanks to timely access to support programs and projects of the Party, the State, and social organizations along with suitable livelihood models, many families in highland communes have gradually stabilized their lives.

ĐBP - The transition from flat tax to declaration-based tax starting in 2026 is assessed as a step suitable for modernization, transparency, and integration goals, but business households must adapt to a model completely different from long-standing habits.

ĐBP - Building new-style rural areas is a key task with long-term significance in the socio-economic development process. Clearly realizing that, in the past term, Women’s Unions at all levels in Điện Biên province have promoted the organization’s role, stepped up dissemination, and mobilized officials and members to actively respond to the movement “The whole country joins hands to build new-style rural areas,” creating a vibrant emulation atmosphere, attracting a large number of women and people to participate.

ĐBP - To ensure agriculture continues to serve as a pillar of the economy and provide stable livelihoods for people in the pursuit of sustainable poverty reduction, the provincial agriculture sector has in recent years focused on developing key production areas, building value-chain linkages, and accelerating the application of science and technology as well as digital transformation in production. These efforts are gradually shaping a modern, sustainable agricultural sector and raising farmers’ incomes.

ĐBP - On the morning of Jan 5, under the chair of Lê Văn Lương, Deputy Secretary of the Điện Biên provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, the provincial People’s Committee met to agree on the draft growth scenario and the program and solutions for direction and administration in 2026. Accordingly, in 2026, Điện Biên province determined to strive for an ambitious gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth target of 10.5%.

ĐBP - The year 2025 marks a decisive turning point for Điện Biên province in administrative reform and competitiveness enhancement. Once burdened by the inherent challenges of a mountainous, border locality, the province is steadily asserting itself as a reliable destination for strategic investors, laying the groundwork for a new development phase.

ĐBP - Returning to the highland areas of Điện Biên province today, concrete roads wind along the hillsides, spacious new houses replace dilapidated temporary ones, and the national power grid lights up the most remote villages and hamlets. That changed appearance is the result of efforts to deploy national target programs in the province.

ĐBP - In the development structure of a border province, the border gate plays a “pivotal” role, determining the locality’s capability to connect with larger economic spaces. For Điện Biên, the A Pa Chải border gate is gradually heading towards a new trade axis, opening up prospects for economic and cultural development.

ĐBP - In 2025, Điện Biên’s industrial sector recorded a year of notable progress, marked by stronger growth, steadily improved infrastructure and the continued effective development of key industries. These results reaffirm the increasingly important role of industry as a major driver of the province’s GRDP growth.

ĐBP - Identifying that livestock farming plays an important role in economic development and bringing income for people, recently the Điện Biên provincial agricultural sector has actively applied scientific and technical advances in production.

ĐBP - Following the adoption of the two-tier local government model, the expansion of commune boundaries has left many highland villages far from commune centers, while transport infrastructure remains fragmented and underdeveloped, hindering mobility and socio-economic growth. Against this backdrop, for the 2025-2030 term, Điện Biên province has identified the prioritization of resources for completing and upgrading transport infrastructure, particularly at the grassroots level, as a key breakthrough to drive development.