On May 7 seventy years ago, a Vietnamese flag flew atop the bunker of French General De Castries, signalling a glorious victory for Vietnamese nation in the battle at Dien Bien Phu.

The People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has approve a project to upgrade a number of relic sites on the former battlefield of the historic Dien Bien Phu campaign as the 65th anniversary of the victory nears (May 7, 1954-2019).