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Festival commemorates Mother Au Co
The festival of Temple worshiping Lady Au Co, who is believed the mother of the Vietnamese people, kicked off on February 20 at Hien Luong commune, Ha Hoa district, northern midland province of Phu Tho, to celebrate the creation of the Vietnamese people in the lead-up to the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long- Hanoi. -
Ministry cracks down on gender selection
The Vietnamese Government is so concerned about population imbalances created by pre-natal gender selection it plans to fine those storing, distributing or selling any literature or CDs relating to the subject up to VND40 million (US2,200). -
Women and Confucianism
Ancient rules requiring women to obey men undercut new laws -
Fund for Gender Equality Announces More Than US$9 million in Grants to Advance Women’s Economic and Political Empowerment Worldwide
Gender Equality Efforts by Civil Society and Governments in 26 Countries to Be Supported -
Over 1.9 million USD for gender equality activities
More than 1.9 million USD will be earmarked to carry out 43 gender equality activities under the 2010 Vietnam-UN joint action programme.
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