• Honoring Excellent Business Women

    In the evening of March 8th, at National Conference Centre, in celebration of the 97th of International Women’s Day March 8th, the Vietnam Women’s Union, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) coordinated with the Vietnam Television to organize a ceremony to mark the International Women’s Day (March 8th) and to award the Golden Rose Prize for Excellent Business Women.

  • Women’s Union of Bac yen District: 4000 Members graduated from illiteracy

    Bac Yen district (Son La province) has 7 ethnic groups, of which Mong people consist of 50% of the population.

  • 2006 Review Conference on entrusted loans disbursement for poor households and beneficiaries

    In the morning 2nd February, the 2006 Review Conference on disbursement of entrusted loans for poor household and beneficiaries was organized at the VWU’s Headquarter. VWU’s Vice President Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa, member of Central Committee of the Party, Vice President Nguyen Thi Kim Lien, General Director of Social Policy Bank Ha Thi Hanh, Deputy General Director of Social Policy Bank Nguyen Van Tan, as well as staff of VWU and Social Policy Bank attended the meeting
  • PRESENTATION BY Ms. PHAM HOAI GIANG AT THE 13th MEETING OF APEC MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SMEs ABOUT OUTCOMES OF 11th WOMEN LEADERS’ NETWORK MEETING

    OUTCOMES OF 11th WOMEN LEADERS’ NETWORK MEETING AT THE 13th MEETING OF APEC MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SMEs

    28 – 29th Sept. Hanoi Vietnam

  • 2006 APEC – Hanoi, Viet Nam 11th Women’s Leaders’ Network Meeting

    “Towards a Dynamic Community: Enhancing the Competitiveness of Women’s Business for Sustainable Development and Prosperity”
  • HA THI KHIET

    Name: Ha Thi Khiet
  • PRESENTATION BY MS. PHAM THI VIET NGA, Vietnam

    Successful experience in doing business

  • PRESENTATION BY MS. PHUNG THI THANH BINH, Vietnam

    Contribution of Vietnamese enterprises in socio-economic development of the locality

  • PRESENTATION BY MS. NGUYEN THI PHUONG MINH, Vietnam

    Role of the Vietnam Women’s Union in supporting women entrepreneurs

  • PRESENTATION BY MS. VU THI THEM, Vietnam

    Trade promotion and integration development
  • OPENING SPEECH BY Ms. HA THI KHIET, PRESIDENT OF VWU, PRESIDENT OF NCFAW

    Mme. Ha Thi Khiet – Member of the Central Party Committee
    President of the Vietnam Women’s Union, President of the National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam
  • Su, Wen-Ling

    Wenling Su currently is the section chief for the Division of Entrepreneurship and Incubation in Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Chinese Taipei.

  • PRESENTATION BY MS. NARUEMOL SUTHAWAREE, Thailand

    Introduction

    “In the old days, it was unheard of for a woman to hold a position equal to men. It used to be the woman’s role to be by her husband’s side outside the home. The home was seen to be the only place where she can wield authority.
  • MYRNA T. YAO

    Date of birth: July 28, 1951
    Married with 4 children

  • PRESENTATION BY MS. JUNG JAE WOOK, Korea

    Ms Chair-Person, distinguished delegates,

    My presentation will focus on reviewing the status and prospect of the existing micro-credit institutions and facilities and presenting some ways for reinforcing micro-credit with the view to expediting the rapid growth and development of women-owned micro enterprises (ME).

  • Jung Jae‐Wook

    Pen name: Hyun Yang

    Date of Birth: November 6, 1942


  • PRESENTATION BY MS. CAI SHENG, China

    Promote Entrepreneurship of Women in Cities by Micro-Credit

  • Cai Sheng

    Title: Deputy Director-General, International Liaison Department, All-China Women’s Federation.
  • DATO’ KALSOM ABDUL RAHMAN

    DATO’ KALSOM BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN, is the Chairman of Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation (SMIDEC), an agency under MITI, responsible for the development of SMEs and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Invest-In-Penang Berhad.
  • PRESENTATION BY MS. IRINA GORBULINA, Russia

    Women’s small and medium entreprises – path to overcome poverty and to ensure sustainable development
  • IRINA GORBULINA

    Date of birth: 09/03/1961
  • Dr Patrice Braun

    Patrice Braun is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Regional Innovation & Competitiveness (CRIC) at the University of Ballarat, which has a focus on small business and community capacity building; the adoption and use of ICT technologies; regional clustering and networks; demand and integrated resource management for regions.
  • Dr Patrice Braun

    Patrice Braun is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Regional Innovation & Competitiveness (CRIC) at the University of Ballarat, which has a focus on small business and community capacity building; the adoption and use of ICT technologies; regional clustering and networks; demand and integrated resource management for regions.
  • PRESENTATION BY MS. CHUN FANG HSU, Chinese Taipei

    Business operation modes have changed dramatically due to trade liberalization, globalization and the development of the knowledge-based economy. These changes have in turn changed the kinds of employment and start-up venture opportunities for women, so that women can play a bigger role than before in economic and social development.
  • Chun-fang Hsu

    Education:
    Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan: BA Public Finance (1969)
  • PRESENTATION BY MS. TATIANA PORTNOVA, Russia

    “Development and Introduction of the Legislation Facilitating Progress in Business and Consideringthe Interests of Business Ladies. Improved Activity of Business Ladies in the Globalization Context”
  • TATIANA PORTNOVA

    Date of birth: 05/11/1951
  • PRESENTATION BY MS. PHAM CHI LAN, Vietnam

    Policy environment in Vietnam promote enterprise development

  • PHAM CHI LAN

    Ms. Pham Chi Lan is an economy expert. She was a member of the Prime Minister’s Research Board since 1996 and became a full–time expert of the Board from May 2003 until the Board’s closing in August 2006.
  • Virginia Littlejohn

    Virginia Littlejohn is co-founder, President and CEO of Quantum Leaps, Inc., a non-profit global accelerator for women’s entrepreneurship based in Washington DC, which uses technology to develop and disseminate knowledge and facilitate the sharing of best practices. Ms. Littlejohn has been the OECD’s Senior Advisor for Women’s Entrepreneurship since 1995.
  • LIN LEE, LEE

    Current Position: Founder and President of MedicalChain International orporation

  • INGRID ANTONIJEVIC HAHN

    At the beginning of her career she worked in financial areas, in companies as Indugas and Corporacion de Televisión of Universidad de Chile. Later in banking market, Republic National Bank of New York. Then she was dedicated at marketing activities, Indus S.A.
  • Nafis Sadik, M.D.

    Dr. Nafis Sadik, a national of Pakistan, is Special Adviser to the UN retary-General and his Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific. Educated at Loreto College (Calcutta) she received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Dow Medical College (Karachi).
  • PRESENTATION BY DR. NAFIS SADIK, UNAIDS, New York/Hanoi

    HIV/AIDS – a Threat to Women and Girls in the Asia-Pacific Region


  • HOANG THI DZUNG

    Name: Hoang Thi Dung ( Dzung)

  • Hope Ong

    Corporate Affairs Director

    Legal & Corporate Affairs department, Microsoft Taiwan
  • PRESENTATION BY Ph.D. MARSHA FIRESTONE, USA

    In 1965, when I graduated from college, life for women in the United States was extremely different than it is today. At that time when those women graduated from the university, they often immediately took a secretarial course so that they could become secretaries to male bosses while they spent most of their time strategically planning how to meet a man to marry.
  • Dr. PHAM THI THU HANG

    Director of the Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Center of VCCI (SME PC)

    Director of entreprises Development foundation (EDF)

    Vice-Excecutive Chairwoman of Women Entrepreuneurs Council of VCCI ( VWEC)

  • DR. LORNA L. WRIGHT

    Dr. Lorna Wright is Associate Professor of International Business at the Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada, and also currently Visiting Professor at School of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand.
  • RAPPORTEURS REPORT

    The third plenary session chaired by Ms Ton Nu Thi Ninh started with the presentation of the Outcome Reports by the three (3) rapporteurs on the three (3) sub-themes, followed by the discussion of common issues and ended with the Chairperson’s Summary.

  • PRESENTATION BY DR. KIM KYO CHUNG, Korea

    Recommendations from APEC Forum on Digital Economy for Women 2006

    “Innovation and Leadership”

    Ha Long Bay September 16—17, 2006
  • MARGARET HO POH YEOK

    Academic Qualification: Bachelor of Economics (Honours), 1974, University Malaya.

  • Kristy HSU Tsun-Tzu

    Kristy Hsu is an associate research fellow at the Chinese Taipei WTO Center, Chung Hua Institution for Economic Research in Chinese Taipei. Before she joined the Center in August 2003, she was the Executive Secretary of Chinese Taipei APEC Study Center, and served as the APEC Gender Focal Point of Chinese Taipei from 1998 to 2003.
  • Francine Whiteduck

    Francine is owner of Whiteduck Resources Inc. a company with over 20 years experience in designing, managing and delivering evaluation and analysis for various organizations in Canada with special expertise in education, business and economic development.
  • Report Workshop 2

    Title: “Creating a business enabling and gender sensitive legal environment for women to develop business in the context of globalization”.

  • Ambassador TON NU THI NINH

    M.P for Ba Ria – Vung Tau

    Vice-chair, Foreign Affairs Committee

    National Assembly of S.R. Viet Nam

  • Long An: Nearly 32,000 women were supported with loans for production

    In 2006, women's union at all levels in Long An province mobilized and managed VND 160 billion and supported nearly 32,000 households with loans for production.

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