The feminine Vietnamese rapper, Suboi together with legendary supermodel and activist Iman, actress and activist Rosario Dawson, hip hop artist Chance the Rapper, musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, actress Chloë Sevigny and activist Xiuhtezcatl Martine are selected for the Kenzo X H&M campaign. The rapper whose real name is Hang Lam Trang Anh was born in 1990 in Ho Chi Minh City. She is known by her stage name Suboi. She is the first Vietnamese female rapper to achieve success in the country and is considered as Vietnam's queen of hip hop. Suboi had an exchange with US President Barack Obama in HCM City during a town hall meeting with a group from the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) in May. She rapped at the request of Obama who briefly beatboxed before an impromptu performance by the Vietnamese rapper. Through the Kenzo X H&M campaign, Suboi has had chance to work with the legendary photographer Jean-Paul Goude who is responsible for some of the most … [Read more...] about Vietnamese female rapper Suboi becomes new face of H&M
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Vietnamese female boxers to compete in Taiwan championship
Vietnamese female boxers will leave for Taiwan on November 24 to compete at the International Boxing Contest 2004 taking place from Nov. 24 to 30. The Nhan Dan daily newspaper reports that the Vietnamese team consists of five boxers, namely Nguyen Thi Thuy Huong in the under-48 kilograms weight division, Vu Thi Hai Yen under 50 kilograms, Nguyen Thi Chien under 52 kilos, Ta Thi Minh Nghia under 54 kilograms, and Bui Thi Hien Hoa in the under-57 kilo weight division. The contest is an opportunity for the Vietnamese team to gain experience for next year's SEA Games 23 in the Philippines. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese female boxers to compete in Taiwan championship
Kovalevskaia Prize honours Vietnamese female scientists
PANO - The Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) held a ceremony on March 6th in Hanoi to celebrate 30 years of the Kovalevskaia Prize in Vietnam and hand over the 2015 prizes to outstanding Vietnamese women in the field of sciences. The prestigious prize is named after the great Russian female mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaia, and is awarded by the fund of the same name. The fund is operating in eight countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia. The first two Vietnamese scientists receiving the awards in 1985 were Meritorious Teacher Bui Thi Ty và Ass. Prof., Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Chi. Since then, the title has been presented to a total of 17 collectives and 44 individuals in various fields such as mathematics, chemistry, biology, to name but a few. Addressing the ceremony, Politburo member Truong Thi Mai, who is Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of its Commission for Mass Mobilization, affirmed that the research achievements as well as scientific applications in … [Read more...] about Kovalevskaia Prize honours Vietnamese female scientists
42 Vietnamese female workers in squalid conditions in Malaysia
Malaysia's Star newspaper has recently reported the squalid conditions in which 42 Vietnamese female labourers are living in a small house in Jalantull in George Town in Penang. Most of them are 30 to 50-years-old and cannot return to Vietnam as their visas have expired. The pathetic condition of these women was discovered by a neighbour, who was being disturbed at nights from loud noises coming from the adjoining house where these guest workers were living. One woman named Hai said that most of the women were without jobs and were undergoing great hardships. They cannot also send remittance back to their families in Vietnam. Some worked as cleaners in hospitals and were paid 50 Malaysian ringgit per day which was later reduced to only 25 ringgit. Besides the low pay, the Malaysian employers even owed wages of these Vietnamese female labourers, and gave then only rice and salt to eat. Due to such poor living conditions some labourers are seriously ill. All of them want to … [Read more...] about 42 Vietnamese female workers in squalid conditions in Malaysia
Vietnamese female workers to escape humdrum routines in 2035
Editor’s note:Le Hoang Viet Lam, 33, joined the "Ky Vong Viet Nam 20 Nam Toi" ("My Expectations for Vietnam in 20 Years") writing contest with an aspiration that Vietnamese female workers will gain better access to rights and benefits, just as their male counterparts have, in the next two decades. Female workers account for a substantial portion of human resources. They have always been doted on since 1982, when Vietnam ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly, CEDAW is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Most recently, women’s rights were also safeguarded by the 2013 Labor Code. However, due to their physical features, maternal function and family caretaking, female staff members do not enjoy very auspicious conditions compared to their male colleagues. Though Vietnamese labor rules are adequate regarding protecting female … [Read more...] about Vietnamese female workers to escape humdrum routines in 2035