VietNamNet Bridge – Tien Tay Vam Village in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is notable not only for its delicate wooden products, but also for the artisans who make them. Here, women are – or were -known for their skills in the male-dominated carpentry profession. Ta Thi Thu Van, 57, began her career as a carpenter 36 years ago when she married a man in the village. “When I got married at 21 years old, all I knew was following, helping and learning from my husband,” she said. “After two years of practicing, I became a professional.” According to her husband Le Van Phuong, head of Tien Tay Vam Village’s carpentry group, most woman in the village have considerable expertise in carpentry. They saw, chisel, shave and assemble assemble wooden products. A skilled artisan can build a standardised bed frame on her own. “My wife mastered all the techniques. In her heyday, she could build one or two big bed frames all on her own. With a saw in her hand and her foot put on a dais, she looked like all of us,” Phuong said. The craft was sometimes difficult for her, Van said, because bed-frames are quite heavy and she is a small person. But she balanced her carpentry work with keeping house and taking care of their children. At present, Van is enjoying retirement, as poor health prevents her from doing other work. In the last two years, Tien Tay Vam has witnessed a population…
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Hosted bythe International Women Artists Council (INWAC), this year’s “HerPresence in Colours” exhibition, the 11th of its kind, features 124artists from 20 countries over the world. Under the theme of “Love”, this year's exhibition will include a workshop on the language of love in arts. The exhibition is organised every two years in INWAC member nations tooffer a venue for female artists to showcase their works.-VNA... [read more]
The250,000 USD project, sponsored by the United Nations Development Fund for Women(UNIFEM), will run until December 2010 and enhance the capacity of theGovernment and State Agencies to ensure the wellbeing of female workers overseasby improving the recruitment process, increasing awareness of gender issues andproviding comprehensive services. When speaking at the project’slaunching ceremony, the Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and SocialAffairs Nguyen Thanh Hoa emphasised that protecting the legitimate rights ofguest workers is one of the Vietnamese government’s top priorities. The projectwill enhance the effectiveness of the programme to send Vietnamese workersabroad. UNIFEM’s Chief representative in Vietnam Suzette Mitchell saidthat…... [read more]
Five female staff members of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) recently were presented with the 2016 Kovalevskaia Award for their project on nanotechnology applied in agricultural production and healthcare. The five award winners, all of whom are over 60 years of age, have worked together devotedly and contributed to the development of nanotechnology in Vietnam. Five female scientists of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) have been granted with the 2016 Kovalevskaia Award. The five scientists include, Associate Prof. Dr. Tran Kim Anh; Associate Prof. Dr. Pham Thu Nga; Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phuong Tung;…... [read more]
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VietNamNet Bridge – A female student at a secondary school in Tra Vinh province was seriously beaten by nine classmates in January 2015, but the school only recently learned about the case, after a video clip was uploaded on the internet. The video showed a group of male and female students striking a female student in the face, head and back with plastic chairs amid the shouts and cheering of people standing around them. At the end of the clip, a male student throws chairs at the female student’s face. No one tried to help her. She tried to cover…... [read more]
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From lef to right, Vice State President Nguyễn Thị Doan, Dr. Lương Chi Mai, Dr. Nguyễn Thị Lộc, and former Vice State President, Chairman of the Việt Nam Kovalevskaya Prize Committee Nguyễn Thị Bình. Dr. Lương Chi Mai is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Information Technology under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. Meanwhile, Dr. Nguyễn Thị Lộc is the Head of the Insect Ecology and Biological Prevention Section under the Mekong Delta Rice Institute. Speaking at the prize-awarding ceremony the same day, Dr. Lộc said that this kind of noble prize would be a huge source of encouragement…... [read more]
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Rather Unique: LIVE hip-hop w/ Ali & St. What Sat 28 May 2016, 9 pm ATK 73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi Come to enjoy the gold standard in live hip-hop. DJ Ali spins fresh beats while lyrical champ St. What lays down smooth lyrics. He raps for listeners, blunt-heads, fly ladies, and prisoners. Come experience a funk vortex of freestyles, hip-hop bangers, and radiant instrumentals. Free entry! Solo Exhibition “Sick of Love” by Jakub Julian Ziolkowski Opening: Sat 28 May 2016, 6 pm Exhibition: 28 May – 04 Jun 2016 Cafe Nhà Sàn Come to a solo exhibition “Sick of…... [read more]
