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“Engaging men and boys as stakeholders is an important way to empower all women and girls. Achieving gender equality requires challenging social norms and gender stereotypes that limit opportunities for women and girls,” Canadian Ambassador Deborah Paul said. … [Read more...] about G4 Ambassadors convey Tet wishes and gender equality message

Bui Thanh Hen is an artisan in An Vinh commune, who has designed and decorated the boats for the festival for over 30 years. He said he has drawn the four holy beasts for seven boats this year. The sets of heads and tails of the holy beasts show the sophistication in the designs and colour scheme of the aritst. The relentless creativity has made the over 50-year-old artisan busywith many contracts for decorating boats for the Tu Linh festival. He shared that the hardest phase is the coordination of specific details and colours of the holy beasts to make them soulful. Moreover, the work requires a lot of creativity so that later decorations are not similar then previous ones. … [Read more...] about Tu Linh boat race – a unique festival of Ly Son island district

Asking for lucky Chinese characters at the start of a new year is an age-old Vietnamese custom, reflecting the country’s respect and acknowledgement for learning as well as wishing and hoping for a year of health and prosperity. … [Read more...] about Spring Calligraphy Festival keeps a fine tradition alive

The festival will be held in the Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts on Hoa Lu Street in Hanoi. As part of the festival, the exhibition centre, along with the Viet Nam Ethnic Groups' Culture Museum, will hold a thematic exhibition featuring traditional wedding ceremonies of the nation's different ethnic groups. … [Read more...] about Festival to celebrate Family Day in Hanoi

A design from the Phuong My Bridal by award-winning fashion designer Phuong My. Photo courtesy of Phuong My Bridal Phuong My Bridal will compete with four international brands, including Dana Harel, Danielle Frankel Studio, Inbal Doror and Victoria Sanders Studio. … [Read more...] about Phuong My Bridal nominated for UK fashion awards