Vietnam is placed 22nd in the world women’s chess rankings with international Grand Masters and six masters and an average Elo rating of 2251, according to the World Chess Federation (FIDE). In Asia, the Vietnamese Women’s Chess team ranks third after China and India which are among the world’s top ten countries. In the Asian Team Chess Championship which took place in Kolkota, India in late 2009, the Vietnamese women’s team won the gold medal after defeating the host country. China tops the world with an average Elo rating of 2481. Source: Vnn … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Women’s Chess ranks 22nd in the world
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971 objects to be on display at Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi
971 display objects, including ethnic minority textiles, jewelry, craft work and French and American War memorable, along with 21 films, will be on display at a new permanent exhibition which will open at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi today (October 20th). The exhibition will depict the unique cultural features of the ethic minority women through displays about women and family life; Women and social life and Women’s fashion: traditional and modern. The exhibition is expected to leave deep impressions in visitors with its modern display style which utilizes color to create a distinct character for each exhibition theme. The Museum’s collection features historical and contemporary objects which illustrate and reflect the lives and roles of Vietnamese women in society. The event will be held to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Vietnam Women’s Union (Oct.20). The Vietnamese Women’s Museum was founded in 1987 and has a 2000 … [Read more...] about 971 objects to be on display at Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi
Ao Dai show to mark Vietnamese Women’s Day
(Cinet) – On the occasion of Vietnamese Women’s Day, Morning October 18, in Hanoi, exhibition titled “National Beauty” opened. The event is held by the Vietnam Women's Museum and artists, fashion designers Pham Quoc Tuan. The collection is made from a variety of fabrics with diverse styles, representing the traditional cultural colours of the country’s 54ethnic groups. New patterns with a foreign influence from Chinese art and Japanese painting are also included in the collection. The exhibition space on the fifth floor of the Museum is regarded as "converged to create". Designer Quoc Tuan said that his Ao Dai show aims to honour Vietnamese culture and promote the beauty of the traditional costume. On the opening day, the public also have the opportunity to contemplate other Ao Dai collections with the themes: “The memory of thousands of years”; “Autumn’s colour”; and “Mysterious Orient”. Through the … [Read more...] about Ao Dai show to mark Vietnamese Women’s Day
Propagandizing some family issues in Vietnamese Women Newspaper
(Cinet) - The MOCST has promulgated Decision No.3171/QĐ-BVHTTDL aiming at approving propaganda activities in Vietnamese Women Newpaper. Accordingly, the MOCST has approved the propaganda activities about family through a part of"Sustainable family" on Vietnamese Women Newspaper. The MOCST will entrust Family Department to take a role of inspecting and associating with some relevant agencies to implement. The content of the propaganda includes as follows: an approach and policy as well as law of the Part and the State on family, family operations; some situations relating to family; some knowledge and skills about family construction with a purpose of equality and happiness. The Vietnamese Women Newspaper is a representative for Vietnam Women's Union, presenting for women in the whole country to send some feelings and expectation to the public. Some works about Vietnamese Women Newspaper specified about "Sustainable Family" has been highly appreciated by a humanity with some respects … [Read more...] about Propagandizing some family issues in Vietnamese Women Newspaper
Italian ambassador shares love for Vietnamese women
Vietnamese women are the focus of a new photography exhibition by Italian Ambassador to Viet Nam Alfredo Matacotta Cordella. Three generations by Alfredo Matacotta Cordella. — Photo courtesy Italian Embassy The show, which opens today in Ha Noi, is part of the Italian cultural programme "Passion for Women" which runs until June this year. Titled Faces of Vietnamese Women, the exhibition includes more than 30 portraits of women of all ages taken by the ambassador during his mission in Viet Nam. The show opens at Module 7 Art Gallery (9 Au Co, Tay Ho, Ha Noi) at 6.30pm and will be held until February 4. Alfredo Matacotta Cordella was born in Fermo (Marche, in central Italy) in 1943 and nurtured his passion for photography from an early age. Today his speciality is portraits, which he likes to present to his subjects as he feels that a beautiful photograph is one of the simplest and surest ways to give people a little joy. The ambassador has held several other photos exhibitions … [Read more...] about Italian ambassador shares love for Vietnamese women