Yunnan Women's Federation Visits Vietnam

The Yunnan Women's Federation delegation poses for a group photo. [Yunnan Women's Federation/Tang Chuanbin]

At the invitation of the women's federations of Hanoi City and Lao Cai Province, the ten-member delegation of Yunnan Women's Federation, headed by Vice-President Ma Yingchun, visited Vietnam from November 23 to 27.

On the morning of November 23, the delegation arrived in Lao Cai province to visit their vegetable farming and textile demonstration bases and learn more about how women had been able to contribute to the areas' economic development through farming, as well as new rural construction and environmental protection by implementing NGO projects.

The delegation then met with the Lao Cai Women's Federation on the afternoon of November 24 to discuss safeguarding women and children's rights and promoting women's employment. They gave background on the situation in their province before sharing the action plans and achievements of the Yunnan Women's Federation.

Both women's federations signed the minutes of the meeting and reached a consensus on bilateral training, exchanges and cooperation.

On November 26, the delegation visited Hanoi Women's Federation and listened to an introduction of their work and achievements as regards vocational training and gender equality issues in politics and medical healthcare.

The delegation spoke highly of both women's federations' work on women's career development and gender equality and hoped to further facilitate China-Vietnam women's exchanges and cooperation.

The delegation visits a textile demonstration base in Lao Cai Province and meets a female employee. [Yunnan Women's Federation/Tang Chuanbin]

The delegation sign the minutes of a meeting with the Lao Cai Women's Federation. [Yunnan Women's Federation/Tang Chuanbin]

The delegation poses for a group photo with the Lao Cai Women's Federation. [Yunnan Women's Federation/Tang Chuanbin]

The delegation, accompanied by the president of Hanoi Women's Federation, visits a local handcrafts shop. [Yunnan Women's Federation/Tang Chuanbin]

The delegation poses for a group photo with the Hanoi Women's Federation. [Yunnan Women's Federation/Tang Chuanbin]

(Provided by Yunnan Women's Federation)