VWU President Le Thi Thuy pays tribute to late President of the Lao National Assembly

On August 11, a delegation of the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU), led by President Le Thi Thuy, paid tribute to the late Xaysomphone Phomvihane, a Politburo...

Vietnam Women's Union and UNFPA strengthen strategic partnership

On 30 July, Ms. Le Thi Thuy, President of the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU), received and held talks with Mr. Matt Jackson, UNFPA Representative in Viet Nam,...

Awards honour journalistic works that promote gender equality and empower women in Việt Nam

The second National Press Awards on Gender Equality 2026 drew strong participation from news organisations, journalists and communications professionals...

Military women support nearly 1,000 orphaned children through "Adoptive Mother" programme

Launched in 2021, the programme has been implemented by military women’s associations in close coordination with Party committees, organisations and...

Special literacy class empowers ethnic minority women in northwestern province

Deep in Son La’s Ta Xua special-use forest, the road to Lang Sang village is barely wide enough for a motorbike. But each evening, the forest comes alive...
  • Spreading Smiles


    A group of Ha Noi students set up a club, SAS (Sharing As Smile), to help children born with cleft lips. They called for community sponsored contributions and assistance for more fundraising ventures.

  • Bringing HIV/AIDS Education to High Schools

    Dance4Life Viet Nam, a new HIV/AIDS youth awareness program, will be launched in Ha Noi on October 29, 2006.

  • Hanoi: Free bus service for 30,000 disabled

    The Hanoi People’s Committee has decided to offer free bus cards to the disabled in Hanoi.

  • Doctors of the soul

    VietNamNet Bridge – An ambitious project for dreadfully ill children initiated by five students from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School has been supported by hundreds of volunteers from all over the world and a cash injection of US$10,000 from the World...
  • Workshop discusses bilingual education for ethnic children

    Teaching mother tongue along with the national language for ethnic children is the main topic of a three-day workshop being jointly held by the Ministry of Education and Training, the Centre for Ethnic Education Research and the United Nations of...
  • Something about Moon Festival

    Children and adults alike are eagerly awaiting the coming Moon Festival (which lies in the middle of the August following the lunar calendar), to be celebrated this year on October 6th
  • Orphan village opens in Thanh Hoa province

    The central province of Thanh Hoa on Sept. 10 inaugurated an SOS children's village which was built with assistance from international humanitarian organisations.
  • Largest anti-HIV/AIDS project targets young people

    A conference was held in Hanoi on September 8 to launch a US$26.7 million anti-HIV/AIDS project for young people during the 2006-2011 period.

  • Nghe Temple worships two great generals of Trung Sisters

    Taking the 32C National Highway, tourists will come to three well-known historical sites of Ha Hoa district, Yen Bai province that have been recognised as national sites, including Au Co Temple in Hien Luong commune, Dong Temple and Nghe Temple in...
  • Homeless kids paint to raise funds

    A new painting exhibit by children who live in a HCM City shelter has local viewers in its spell.