2019 womens world cup

 Vietnam’s women football team became champions at  SEA Games 30 (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s women football team has moved up two spots to rank 32nd globally and sixth in Asia with 1,665 points in the latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings, according to the Vietnam Football Federation. Thailand also rose one spot with 1,620 points, but was two spots behind Vietnam in the world rankings and one spot in Asia rankings. In Asia, Australia took the lead with 1,963 points, followed by Japan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), China and the Republic of Korea (RoK). In the world rankings, the US came first with 2,174 points while Germany ranked second with 2,078 points. The Netherlands was third with 2,035 points and France next with 2,033 points. After winning the championship at the recently-ended 30th SEA Games, the Vietnamese women football team set the goal of winning a ticket for the Olympic Tokyo 2020, with the … [Read more...] about Women’s football team up two spots on FIFA global rankings

Hanoi (VNA) – The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Hanoi on October 20, gathering representatives from ten ASEAN nations and the ASEAN Secretariat. It was the ACWC’s second meeting in the year, following the 16th meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia in March. It was held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the ASEAN Secretariat as part of the third ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women (AMMW) and related meetings in Hanoi from October 18 – 25. The meeting discussed the follow-up from the 16th meeting and reviewed the implementation of projects of the ACWC Work Plan 2016 – 2020. A number of important projects have been completed, such as the ASEAN Forum on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Singapore in August, the 2018 ASEAN Conference on Juvenile Justice Reform in Thailand in May, and the release of the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Violence … [Read more...] about Hanoi hosts meeting of ASEAN commission on women’s, children’s rights

Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand is hoping for a recovery in shrimp exports which are forecast to grow 20 percent in 2020 thanks to increased production. Somsak Paneetatyasai, President of the Thai Shrimp Association, said higher production efficiency and efforts to tackle shrimp diseases should lead to an output of 350,000-400,000 tonnes in 2020, up from 290,000 tonnes this year. Next year's shrimp exports are forecast to grow to 192,000 tonnes from 160,000 tonnes in 2019, which would be a 5-percent dip from 2018. Somsak said the value of exports is also likely to grow by 20 percent next year from 50-55 billion THB (1.65 – 1.82 billion USD) in 2019. The figure this year fell 11 percent from 2018 due to continued baht appreciation and shrimp diseases. The association reported that for the first 10 months, Thailand shipped 135,249 tonnes of shrimp abroad, with export value down 11.8 percent to 40.2 billion THB. Key export markets include the US, Japan, China, Australia and the … [Read more...] about Thailand expects 20-pct growth in shrimp exports for 2020

Thuy An, Vietnam’s representative at Miss Intercontinental 2019, has taken part in the swimsuit segment of the ongoing global beauty pageant in Egypt. Thuy An is a 22-year-old from Kien Giang province and is currently a student at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. She stands at 1.68 metres tall with measurements of 83-65-89. Thuy An has previous experience competing in beauty contests, most notably having previously been awarded the second runner-up title during the 2018 version of Miss Vietnam. The Miss Intercontinental competition is one of the world’s most prestigious beauty pageants, alongside Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International. During last year’s event Vietnamese entrant Le Au Ngan Anh finished among the contest’s Top 4. Here are some photos of the entrants taking part in the pageant’s swimsuit segment: Miss Intercontinental/VOV … [Read more...] about Thuy An puts in confident display at swimsuit segment of Miss Intercontinental

The San Diu ethnic minority people, believed to have migrated from Guangdong, China in 1600, are now living in villages in Vietnam’s northern midlands and mountainous areas. The San Diu are also known as San Deo, Trai, Trai Dat and Man Quan Coc. San Diu women in their traditional clothes. (Photo: vietnam.vnanet.vn) Traditionally, San Diu ethnic women make their own clothes. A piece of traditional clothing often takes  several months to complete. Diep Thi Vong from Vinh Phuc province is one of a few San Diu women keeping the tradition of making her own clothes and teaches the younger generation how to weave and embroider. “My grandmother and mother used to make their own clothes. They taught me and even sent me to a weaving class to learn how to make San Diu traditional clothes. A San Diu woman was required to make what she wore on her first day of marriage,” Mrs. Vong said. San Diu women often layer their clothes — a traditional white top … [Read more...] about San Diu ethnic people in Vietnam