ĐBP - Điện Biên province is home to more than 208,200 children under the age of 16, accounting for approximately 31% of the province’s population.

ĐBP - E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products with eye-catching designs, diverse flavors, and sophisticated approaches via social media are becoming a new threat to public health, especially among youths.

ĐBP - “Exposing the false appeal - Action to repel nicotine and tobacco addiction” is the theme of World No Tobacco Day 2026 launched by the World Health Organization.

ĐBP - Among the daily stream of visitors at the Điện Biên Phủ Victory Museum, many stop for a long time by the “Guestbook” placed solemnly in the panorama exhibition room - a special art space that vividly recreates the Điện Biên Phủ Campaign of 1954. There, lines of emotions have continued to write the memories of Điện Biên through appreciation, gratitude, and a deep respect for the value of peace.

ĐBP - The start of the summer vacation is also when the risk of drowning among children increases. To help children have a safe summer, the Fire Fighting, Prevention and Rescue Police Division under the Điện Biên provincial Police has accelerated dissemination and training on underwater safety skills for students, contributing to limiting drowning accidents during the summer break.

ĐBP - In response to growing demands for international cooperation, exchange, and integration, Điện Biên province is focusing on improving foreign language proficiency among its officials, civil servants, and public employees. The Chinese language training program jointly organized by the Department of Education and Training and Thai Nguyen University in April 2026 marks the province’s first initiative of this kind, representing a concrete step toward developing high quality human resources to better serve external relations and promote local socio-economic development.

ĐBP - The trial version of the national job exchange platform has been deployed and put into use by Điện Biên province since May 13, 2026, following the direction of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

ĐBP - As the final days of May arrive, the atmosphere of revision at schools has become increasingly intense with the 2026 national high school graduation examination approaching. Beneath the late-night study lights of students are the worries, hopes, and silent support of parents. Though they do not sit the exam themselves, they serve as emotional anchors, quietly sharing the pressure and accompanying their children through one of life’s most important milestones.

ĐBP - After each harvest season, the practice of residents utilizing roadbeds and pavements to dry rice, paddy, maize, and straw recurs on several routes. Even worse, many cases of burning straw along roadsides cause smoke that obscures vision, posing a potential risk to traffic safety.

ĐBP - After months of being immersed in drugs, many trainees come to the Điện Biên provincial Drug Rehabilitation Center with the desire to rebuild their lives. Here, in addition to detoxification treatment, trainees are also encouraged, educated, and taught vocational skills to step-by-step regain confidence for community reintegration.

ĐBP - After each rice harvest, farmers often burn straw in the fields.

ĐBP - As a mountainous border province where more than 80% of the population belongs to ethnic minority groups, Điện Biên province continues to face the reality of child marriage and consanguineous marriage in many highland areas. This is no longer merely an issue for individual families but has become an obstacle to population quality, poverty reduction efforts, and sustainable local development.

ĐBP - During the 2025 rainy season, large landslide arcs appeared behind Pá Chuông - Pá Dên village in Na Son commune, posing a threat of serious sifting and directly endangering the lives and property of local residents.

ĐBP - As Điện Biên enters the rainy season, residents in highland communes face many natural disaster risks such as landslides, tube floods, and flash floods.

ĐBP - The “Accompanying border women” program has become a solid anchor for women in border communes of Điện Biên province.

ĐBP - With flexible and creative methods, recently, women’s organizations at all levels in Điện Biên province have implemented many “skillful mass mobilization” models suitable to local realities. Many models have been promoting effectiveness, contributing to ensuring social security, economic development, and building new rural areas.

ĐBP - The 2026 National High School Graduation Examination is drawing near. In Điện Biên province, alongside intensive review sessions, schools, youth organizations, and businesses have proactively developed support plans and mobilized resources to encourage and assist students as they prepare for this important exam.

ĐBP - We visited Đông Mệt 1 village, Mường Phăng commune in the late days of May. The sound of a wood planer echoed steadily in the small workshop right under the stilt house of Lò Văn Piếng.

ĐBP - After nearly 1 year of reorganizing administrative units and operating the 2-tier local government model, Điện Biên is step by step solving the challenge of managing and using public assets.

ĐBP - We were present at Mùn Chung Primary Ethnic Minority Semi-Boarding School in Mường Mùn commune in the early days of May, when intense summer heatwaves rolled in, marking a period when many schools in the area suffer from a severe shortage of domestic water.