Hoa Binh province will respond to the 2024 ‘Ao dai’ (Vietnam’s traditional gown) Week to be held nationwide from March 1-8, according to a dispatch of the standing board of the provincial Women’s Union.
Hoa
Binh women wearing ‘ao dai’ at an event.
Accordingly, the response plan focuses on
promoting dissemination and encouraging union members and women to wear ‘ao
dai’ to affirm and honour the value of the Vietnamese traditional costume in
social life, thus creating a spillover effect in the community, and inspiring
pride and responsibility to preserve and promote Vietnamese cultural heritage.
In addition, a wide range of activities
will be organised such as ‘ao dai’ shows, meetings with designers and tailors,
contests, and workshops, together with presenting ‘ao dai’ to poor women.
The provincial Women's Union also directed
its chapters to coordinate with the trade union and the education and training
sector to encourage officials, civil servants, labourers and students to wear
‘ao dai’ at work, school and event.
The women's unions at all levels in Kim Boi district have been making significant contributions to the movement of building cultural life in the local community.
The movement helps improve rural look and the spiritual and material lives of local residents.
The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee has issued an action plan to ensure food safety, promote processing, and develop the market for agricultural, forestry, and fishery products in 2025.
In recent years, the development of rural handicrafts has not only helped preserve and promote the traditional values but it has also created jobs and improved incomes for the local residents.
By harmoniously combining traditional medicine with modern medical practices, the Hoa Binh Traditional Medicine Hospital is strengthening its role in the province’s healthcare system.