A billionaire’s dream: Bridging Vietnam with the World

The female billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has shown that with talent, hard work and a bold heart to dream and make the dreams come true, any women can...

Vietnam strongly committed to promoting gender equality, women's rights: Ambassador

Delivering a speech at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) of the UN Economic and Social Council in New York, Vice State...

Vice President meets with female ambassadors, representatives of int'l organisations in Vietnam

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosted a meeting in the northern province of Bac Ninh on March 6 with female foreign ambassadors and chief representatives...

Vietnam calls for promoting security, safety, women’s role in peacekeeping operations

Vietnam emphasised the need for ensuring security and safety for the forces and bases of peacekeeping missions and enhancing women’s role in peacekeeping...

The Center provides comprehensive, free support services for women and children suffering from gender-based violence

The Peace House Shelter has just officially launched the social assistance center, marking an important step forward in providing comprehensive services for...
  • Girl enriches lives of Agent Orange victims

    Giving a helping hand to those less fortunate is an age-old custom in Viet Nam, today exemplified in the work of Dao Minh Phuong, a student at Ha Noi Law School.
  • The heart of a businesswoman

    She was born in a poor, big family in Long An. As the oldest daughter, she did not have a good chance for her education. She had to earn her living and to support her brothers and sisters.
  • Human trafficking on the rise in northern region

    The number of human trafficking cases involving women in the northern province of Yen Bai began increasing in 2004, according to local police reports.

  • Around 20,000 walk for poor children

    Around 20,000 pupils, students and young people joined a charity walk, entitled “Walk for dreams of poor study loving children” in Hanoi on June 3.

  • Government to spend US $174 million on HIV prevention

    The Government plans to spend nearly VND 2,786 billion (US $174 million) on the fight against HIV/AIDS between now and 2010.

  • Awards ceremony held for education donors

    Almost 300 foreign and domestic enterprises and individuals were honored for their contribution of over VND 900 billion (US $56.25 million) and over 1.5 million square meters of land to educational programs in the country since 1990.

  • Elderly care fund makes debut

    The Vietnam Elderly Care Fund, a non-profit fund that aims to improve the lives of the country’s aged, made its debut in Hanoi, on Vietnam’s Elderly Day (June 6).
  • Wall Street Journal hails Vietnamese businesswomen

    The Wall Street Journal run a front-page article on the outstanding role of Vietnamese women in doing business in the Southeast Asian country.
  • Poor to pay less for school: MoET

    "Poor people will pay lower fees, while the people with high incomes will have to pay higher fees," said Nhan.

  • Fatherland Front honours veterans

    The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) on July 24 met with nearly 150 war invalids and family members of soldiers killed in battle to mark the occasion of War Invalids and Fallen Combatants’ Day (July 27).