The Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee held a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7 to announce the first international gong festival to be held in Vietnam.

New regulations regarding gender equality violations will come into effect on August 1, according to a new decree by the Prime Minister.

Vu Hoang Diep was crowned at the final round of the Miss International Beauty held in China on August 1.

New regulations regarding gender equality violations will come into effect on August 1, according to a new decree by the Prime Minister.

Two UNESCO experts have said that that the ca tru singing tradition meets five standards for being recognized as the world intangible cultural heritage of urgent protection, according to a senior official.

Hanoi City People’s Committee has received 57 songs, and many poems, writings and notes by 23 writers in response to the campaign to create literature and art work to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.

The 1000th great anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi and the National Tourism Year 2010 in Hanoi will attract the participation of seven member cities of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA), said the Hanoi Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.

Hanoi City People’s Committee has received 57 songs, and many poems, writings and notes by 23 writers in response to the campaign to create literature and art work to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.

Artist Bui Tien Tuan’s paintings of Vietnamese women are nothing like the traditionally demure images often seen in art galleries.

Women cannot achieve gender equality and sexual and reproductive health without the cooperation and participation of men. It is men who usually decide on the number and variety of sexual relationships, timing and frequency of sexual activity and use of contraceptives, sometimes through coercion or violence. The 'feminization' of the AIDS pandemic is a sad reminder that in many places women do not have the power to protect their own health.