Newly built houses in Pa Thom border commune, Dien Bien district (Dien Bien province). VNA Photo: Xuân TưThe suspension bridge to Pung Bon village, Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province) has been built. VNA Photo: Xuân TưPung Bon village in Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province). VNA Photo: Xuân TưChildren in Pung Bon village, Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district). VNA Photo: Xuân TưCong ethnic people in Pung Bon village, Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district). VNA Photo: Xuân TưPung Bon village, Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district), where the Cong ethnic people live, has been resettled. VNA Photo: Xuân TưCong ethnic women in Pung Bon village, Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district) in traditional costumes. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
New life of Cong ethnic people in border area of Dien Bien
Thanks to the national target programme on socio-economic development of ethnic-inhabited and mountainous areas, the life of Cong ethnic people in Pa Thom border commune, Dien Bien district (Dien Bien province) has had remarkable changes. Infrastructure works such as roads, cultural houses, safe water systems, and many solid houses have been built. The rate of poor and near-poor households of Cong people in Dien Bien district has decreased from 90% (in 2016) to about 40%. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư