ĐBP - The 4th Hmông Ethnic Cultural Festival in 2026 takes place from October 9 to 11 in Điện Biên province. Nearly 800 artisans, performers, and athletes from 11 provinces - including Tuyên Quang, Phú Thọ, Thái Nguyên, Sơn La, Cao Bằng, Lào Cai, Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Đắk Lắk, Điện Biên, and Lai Châu - gather together. This is not only a cultural celebration, but also an occasion to affirm the enduring vitality of ethnic identity within the nation’s developmental stream.

ĐBP - On October 8, Deputy Secretary of the Điện Biên provincial Party Committee Nguyễn Văn Thắng chaired a meeting to hear progress reports on investment preparation for the Sơn La - Điện Biên - Tây Trang Border Gate Expressway section project (Phase 1).

ĐBP - Drawing on the cultural and natural assets embedded in everyday life, Hmông communities in Điện Biên province are gradually changing the way they think and work to develop community-based tourism. The transformation is reflected in their proactive efforts to improve their villages, preserve traditional culture and work together to protect the landscape and environment.

ĐBP - Aiming for a mid-tier economic scale among northern provinces and centrally administered cities, Điện Biên is concentrating all efforts to accomplish its 2026 growth target of over 11%.

ĐBP - In Điện Biên province, enterprises and local farmers are progressively introducing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into agricultural production.

ĐBP - In Xa Vua village, Phình Giàng commune, smartphone usage is steadily becoming an ingrained part of residents’ daily lives. Moving beyond devices previously used merely for phone calls, many villagers now know how to install and activate VNeID electronic identification accounts, complete various administrative procedures online, and perform cashless payments.

ĐBP - To equip students with fire prevention and firefighting knowledge, as well as rescue and emergency response skills, the Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Rescue Police Division of the Điện Biên provincial Police has worked with schools to provide safety education, hands-on instruction and practical training for teachers and students.

ĐBP - The 2026 Điện Biên provincial defensive area exercise is a vital political, national defense, and security mission of the province, aimed at elevating the leadership and managerial capacities of Party committees and authorities, as well as the advisory competence of provincial departments, boards, and sectors, with the armed forces serving as the core.

ĐBP - From experimental models yielding positive outcomes, passion fruit has been selected by several localities in Điện Biên province to diversify crop structures.

ĐBP - On October 6, a working delegation of the Điện Biên provincial People’s Committee led by its Chairman Lê Văn Lương inspected several key projects across Điện Biên Phủ ward and Thanh Nưa commune.

ĐBP - Điện Biên province now has 157 OCOP products, including five four-star products made by the Hồng Kỳ International Coffee Joint Stock Company, the Hà Chung Coffee Processing Facility, and the Phan Thanh Ngọt Tea Processing and Trading Facility.

ĐBP - Although the rainy season has not drawn to an absolute close, preparatory measures for the dry and arid months have already commenced across numerous forested localities.

ĐBP - The project on Multi-Hazard Management in the Nậm Rốm River Basin to protect livelihoods, adapt to climate change, and advance socio-economic development in Điện Biên province is projected for completion, handover, and commissioning in December 2026.

ĐBP - Through each needle and thread, the Xạ Phang people in Thèn Pả village, Na Sang commune are preserving their traditional shoe-embroidering craft, which has been handed down across generations.

ĐBP - Recognizing that caring for, protecting and restoring agricultural land is essential to sustainable agricultural development, agricultural authorities, businesses and farmers across Điện Biên are gradually adopting more sustainable farming practices, with greater use of organic fertilizers and reduced reliance on harmful chemicals. These efforts are helping reduce the risk of soil degradation and nutrient depletion, protect beneficial organisms and enhance agricultural productivity and value.

ĐBP - Job creation and income enhancement represent vital tasks that contribute to safeguarding social welfare and driving socio-economic development.

ĐBP - Nestled amidst towering mountain slopes, terraced rice fields, and dwellings steeped in traditional architecture, many Hmông ethnic villages in Điện Biên are progressively emerging as attractive tourist destinations.