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...
  • Vietnamese in Mozambique celebrate Women’s Day

    Pretoria (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in Mozambique held a celebration on October 21 to mark the 87th anniversary of Vietnam Women’s Day (October 20) with the participation of Vietnamese women in Mozambique.

  • Vietnamese in Macau celebrate Women’s Day

    Hong Kong (VNA) – The Vietnamese nationals in the Macau Special Administrative Region (China) held a meeting on October 22 to celebrate the 87th anniversary of Vietnam Women’s Day (October 20).
  • Workshop seeks to promote women’s engagement in natural disaster mitigation

    Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and UN Women held a workshop in Hanoi on October 17 to discuss measures to promote the role of women in natural disaster risk reduction and climate change response.
  • The 2017 Vision Award for Inspiring Women

    On the morning of October 16, 2017, the 2017 Vision Award for Inspiring Women was held at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum. This is the second consecutive year the Hanoi International Women’s Club (HIWC) has selected the Vietnamese Women's Museum as...
  • Project helps Ben Tre women adapt to climate change

    Ben Tre (VNA) – The project “Building response capacity, recovery and adaptation to disaster risks and climate for men and women” (RADCC) in Ben Tre province has involved over 17,000 coastal households in changing their environmentally-unfriendly...
  • Vietnam Women Award honours 18 units, individuals

    Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Central Committee on October 17 presented the Vietnam Women Award 2017 to eight units and 10 individuals with outstanding contributions to social development.

  • Scholarships given to female students in Ben Tre

    Ben Tre (VNA) – The Ben Tre Women’s Association, on October 2, presented 200 Nguyen Thi Dinh scholarships for outstanding female students across the Mekong Delta province.
  • APEC dialogue facilitates progress in women’s entrepreneurship

    NDO – The 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Public-Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy (PPDWE) opened in Hue city, on September 28, with the “Women Entrepreneurs Forum: She Means Business” event.

  • APEC backs businesswomen

    THỪA THIÊN - HUẾ – Việt Nam plans to lift the number of female managers to 350,000 when it has one million businesses, hopefully by 2020, Chairwoman of the Việt Nam’s Women’s Union, Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà, told the opening of the APEC Efficiency and...
  • Women’s participation in inclusive business crucial: official

    Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – It is crucial to mainstream women’s participation in Inclusive Business whether they are consumers, producers, workers and distributors, a Vietnamese official has said, noting that APEC can benefit much from the initiative...