Vietnam elected to UN Women’s Executive Board for 2025-2027

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on April 9 (US time) elected Vietnam to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender...

Enhancing relations between Vietnamese and Finnish women

On March 25, 2024, Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) Tran Lan Phuong had a meeting with Ms. Inka Hopsu, member of the Finnish Parliament and...

Vietnam Women's Union extends condolences to Russian partners

On March 25, 2024, President of the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU), Ha Thi Nga, on behalf of the Vietnam Women's Union, sent letters of condolences to its...

Capacity building and business development support for women-owned enterprises

In the morning of March 25, 2024, the Center for Women and Development (CWD) launched the project “Accelerate My Business: Capacity building and support for...

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...
  • 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.