The spouse of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (second, left) and the spouse of Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping (first, left) visit an exhibition space (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Ngo Thi Man, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and Prof. Peng Liyuan, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee andPresident of China Xi Jinping visited the VietnameseWomen's Museum in Hanoi on December12.
The two ladies toured the exhibition rooms and learned about documentsand artifacts on display which honoured the beauty of Vietnamese women andreflected on the development and changes in the role, status and life of womenin society over time.
They later held an exchange with role models in education andyoung girls.
Peng Liyuan, who is also World Health Organisation’s GoodwillAmbassador for Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS and UNESCO Special Envoy for the Advancement of Girls' and Women's Education, showed her admiration to the examples of Vietnamese women and spoke highly of the role of educationin changing the fate of many disadvantaged women and girls.
The two ladies also took the occasion to enjoy tea, a show of traditionalVietnamese long dresses and performances of Vietnamese musical instruments./.