The arrested at the investigation agency (Source: http://www.bienphong.com.vn) Dien Bien (VNA) - The border guard of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and the competent forces of Tay Trang international border gate in Dien Bien district on November 3 captured the two Lao drug traffickers. Cu A The, born in 1992, and Sung A E, born in 1996, both from Muonghop commune, Phonthoong district, Luangprabang province of Laos were found trading 30,000 meth pills and 10 bricks of heroin weighing 3.5 kg in total hidden in two backpacks. The police also seized two mobile phones. The arrested admitted that they bought the drugs in Laos and transported them through the border for selling to a Vietnamese person. Further investigation into the case is underway.-VNA … [Read more...] about Lao drug traffickers arrested in Dien Bien
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Painful past unearthed as French PM visits Dien Bien Phu battle site
The 94-year-old colonel and former POW accompanied French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Saturday to the remote valley where the bloody battle raged for 56 days before Vietnam's shock victory that would pave the way for the nation's independence. "This is like being in a dream, I'm thinking of my comrades, of all my men," said Allaire, who was captured by soldiers in 1954 and held for more than seven months, including a 90-day "death march" to a prison near the Chinese border. As the fate of the French became clear in March 1954, he received a written order from his commander: "Cease combat and destroy your weapons". He kept the note throughout his captivity and carried a copy of it in his jacket pocket to the battle site Saturday, an area he called "unrecognisable". "It was a small village, far from everything (in 1954). Today it's a city, which proves that Viet Minh fighters didn't fight for nothing," he said. The ferocious battle in the rugged, remote valley killed 13,000 people … [Read more...] about Painful past unearthed as French PM visits Dien Bien Phu battle site
Vietnam vets welcome French PM’s visit to Dien Bien Phu battle site
Former Vietnamese soldiers Nguyen Tran Viet (L), Tran Quoc Hanh (C), and Hoang Bao, war veterans of Dien Bien Phu campaign, look at Viet's old photograph at his house in Hanoi during an interview with AFP on November 1, 2018. Photo by AFP/Nhac Nguyen Hoang Bao was barely 20 years old when he trekked to Dien Bien Phu in northern Vietnam to fight the French, facing his enemy full of hatred and ready to die for his country's independence. More than 60 years after the shock victory in the epic battle, the site of which French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will visit Saturday, retired colonel Bao is happy to call his former foe a friend. "We have no hatred toward the French any more," 85-year-old Bao told AFP in Hanoi, wearing his dark green military uniform decorated with medals. But he said there are important lessons to be learned from the bloody 56-day fight that sparked the collapse of France's colonial Indochina empire and paved the way for northern Vietnam's independence. "The … [Read more...] about Vietnam vets welcome French PM’s visit to Dien Bien Phu battle site
Vietjet seeks to invest in Dien Bien Airport expansion project
Vietjet seeks to invest in Dien Bien Airport expansion projectBy Le Anh Passengers are seen waiting for check-in at local budget carrier Vietjet's counters at a local airport in the file photo. Vietjet has sought approval to invest in Dien Bien Airport expansion project - PHOTO: ANH QUAN HCMC - Local budget carrier Vietjet has sought approval from the Dien Bien provincial government and the Ministry of Transport to inject investment into a project to expand Dien Bien Airport, raising its annual capacity to two million passengers. In particular, the carrier proposed constructing the airport’s key infrastructure facilities, with a new passenger terminal that can accommodate two million passengers and can be expanded if needed, as well as runways, taxiways, roadways and an apron, along with other airway facilities. The total investment capital (including loan interest costs), according to a report released by Vietjet, is up to VND4.4 trillion, or nearly US$190 million. Of … [Read more...] about Vietjet seeks to invest in Dien Bien Airport expansion project
Smuggler of 5,000 drug pills arrested in Dien Bien
Smuggler Lo Thi Huong and the exhibits (Photo: VNA) Dien Bien (VNA) – The border guard and customs force in the northern province of Dien Bien have captured a trafficker of 5,000 meth pills. At 3:30 pm of October 23, a woman performing immigration procedure at the Tay Trang border check point was noticed with suspicious behaviours. The border guard checked her motor bike and found small packs hidden inside. The packs contained 5,000 pink-colored pills marked WY. The woman was identified as Lo Thi Huong, born in 1975, a resident of the local Noong Luong commune in Dien Bien district. She said she often travels to Laos for business and knows a person living in Laos’ Phongsaly province. She admitted that the Lao acquaintance helped her buy the drug at 2.5 million kips and that she was trying to smuggle the drug into Vietnam to sell for profits. The case is under further investigation.-VNA … [Read more...] about Smuggler of 5,000 drug pills arrested in Dien Bien