Newly built houses in Pa Thom border commune, Dien Bien district (Dien Bien province). VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
The suspension bridge to Pung Bon village, Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province) has been built. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
Pung Bon village in Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province). VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
Children in Pung Bon village, Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district). VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
Cong ethnic people in Pung Bon village, Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district). VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
Pung Bon village, Pa Thom commune (Dien Bien district), where the Cong ethnic people live, has been resettled. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
Cong 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