Hanoi, March 22 -- Culture in all its forms and expressions can accelerate human development , said the UN Women Country Representative, Elisa Fernandez Saenz, at an event in Hanoi on March 21 to honour the role of women in development.

More than 100 female diplomats, representatives of international organisations in Hanoi, and spouses of foreign ambassadors in Vietnam gathered at the event.

The event, entitled Following the Traces of Silk, has been organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in collaboration with the Vietnam Sericulture Research Centre (VIETSERI) and the Vietnamese silk brand De Silk to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8).

The event also aims to introduce to special guests the process of making Vietn...