The event marks the 179th anniversary of the Trung Sisters Uprising and the 109th International Women’s Day. At the event, participants in ao dai created a giant ancient tree at HCM City’s centre, which aimed to convey a message of a green and peace-loving city. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich, Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Union, said:“The ao dai has been very close to the lives of people in Ho Chi Minh city. The Ao Dai Festival has conveyed people’s love of Vietnamese traditional dress. We are very happy that the festival has contributed to preserving and promoting traditional culture of the nation and become a special cultural event of our city.
On Monday, the Vietnam Women’s Union presents the Kovalevskaya Awards 2018 to a team of environmental technology research for their contributions to waste treatment and analysis of environmental quality. The Award is also presented to Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan, Director of Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Studies, who has 105 scientific articles published in Vietnam and internationally.
Since 1985, the Kovalevskaya Awards have been given to 48 female individuals and 19 female teams who have excelled in natural science.