Recently the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) launched the 2020 Contest "Creative Women Entrepreneurs - Successful Connection" to support and help realize startup ideas and projects with priority given to poor women, women with disabilities, women from ethnic minority and disadvantaged areas.

On August 23, 2019, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU), the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed the Record of Discussions (ROD) of the project “Strengthening Vietnamese Capacity for Sustainable Reintegration of Returning Women Migrants and Their Households in Vulnerable Conditions in Vietnam” (hereinafter referred to as “the Project”).

TRÀ VINH — Quách Thi Út, head of a co-operative specialising in safe vegetables in Trà Vinh Province’s Trà Cú District, is known for finding innovative methods of cultivation that have boosted her family’s income and helped local farmers escape from poverty.

In addition to her main job as a nursery teacher in Soc Son district (Hanoi), Ms. Nguyen Thi Van boldly borrowed money from TYM to start a business and “encroach” to the art field: traditional rice painting.

This is the message from the campaign on the occasion of the National Day Against Trafficking in Persons – 30 July organized in Son La city on the morning of 28 July 2018 by the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security and the People's Committee of Son La province. The event was attended by more than 600 participants.

That is the affirmation of the Politburo Member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Head of the People's Mobilization Department Truong Thi Mai at the symposium on mobilizing women mobilization in the new situation organized by the Vietnam Women's Union in the afternoon of 17th July.

Start-ups have become an important strategy in economic development and job creation in Vietnam, which is also one of solutions to help women generate jobs and develop their economy in a sustainable manner.

This is one of the messages transmitted at the launch of a programme on promoting the production and trading of safe food and agricultural products for community health.

On the afternoon of April 12, 2018 in Hanoi, the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) organized a consultative seminar on enhancing of support and protection of the legitimate rights and interests of women and girls with the participation of representatives of the Public Security, the People’s Procuracy, the People’s Court of different levels, related agencies and organizations and experts on gender and legal issues.

Vietnam to host 8th annual Asia and Pacific Nation Network Meeting of On 9th April 2018 in Hanoi, Mdm. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, member of Party Central Committee, President of the VWU met with the delegation of the INWES – APNN to discuss the preparation and organization of the 8th annual meeting of INWES – APNN in Hanoi from 18th to 20th October 2018.