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Vietnam win 2024 ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship
The Vietnamese women's national futsal team beat their Thai rivals 2-1 in the final match of the 2024 ASEAN Women’s Futsal Championships in the Philippines on November 21. -
First Vietnamese scientist named at UK’s TechWomen 100 Awards
With outstanding achievements in biotechnology, Dr Nguyen Thuy Ba Linh from University College London (UCL) has become the first Vietnamese scientist to win the UK's TechWomen 100 Awards. -
Vietnamese female professor honoured with Ramon Magsaysay Award
Prof., Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, non-permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, has been honoured with the Ramon Magsaysay Award, considered the “Nobel of Asia”. -
Over 10,000 “Zero-dong Ao dai” given to needy women
An Ao dai shop on Dang Van Bi Street, Thu Duc city in Ho Chi Minh City, has given more than 10,000 Ao dai (long dress) to needy women and girls over the past two years. -
Women accompany with military and people to achieve Dien Bien Phu victory
In the historic Dien Bien Phu victory, there had a significant contribution of the resilient and indomitable Vietnamese women. -
Women-run cooperative creates jobs and ensures the rights of ethnic minority women in Ha Giang
Since its establishment in 2017, the Lanh Trang (White Flax) Cooperative in Sa Phin Commune, Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province, has become an effective economic development model, helping eliminate hunger and reduce poverty in the locality while contributing to enhancing the role and ensuring the rights of local ethnic minority women. -
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 break the glass ceiling and contribute to the development of their homeland. -
Hungarian magazine honors Vietnamese citizen one among top 50 successful women
The successful Women magazine, known as “Sikeres Nők” in Hungarian has named Vietnamese doctorate holder Phan Bich Thien among the top 50 successful women of 2023, said Radio the Voice of Vietnam. -
Ha Nhi Ethnic Woman inspires at the 2nd Dien Hong Award ceremony
The story of Ms. Chu Gi Xu, A Lu Commune Women’s Union President, delegate of A Lu Commune People's Council, Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province at Dien Hong Award Ceremony 2024 has demonstrated the efforts of grassroots women cadres in communication and elimination of backward customs in the highlands. -
The woman who inspires love for mother tongue among young Vietnamese in US
Teaching the Vietnamese language since 1995, Ngo Kim Viet, a Vietnamese woman living in the US state of Maryland for over 40 years, always perceives that the value of the mother tongue needs to be maintained and passed down to younger generations of the Vietnamese origin. -
TYM technical officer receives prestigious international award
In 2023, Ms. Nguyen Thi Quynh Trang, a distinguished technical officer of Transaction Office No. 02 of TYM – Do Luong Branch, Nghe An has been honored with the 2023 Field Officer Appreciation Award in the Asia-Pacific region. This award is organized and presented by the Whole Planet Foundation to recognize the outstanding contributions of credit officers within the region. -
7 collectives and 19 outstanding individuals won Vietnamese Women’s Award
Ceremony of the Vietnamese Women’s Award for the year of 2022 and 2023, and the contest “Learning positive values of relief and religion in family life and gender equality promotion 2023” were held by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) in Hanoi on November 27. -
Vietnam strives to raise female UN peacekeepers to 20% by 2025
Vietnam is striving to raise the rate of female officers in the country's peacekeeping force to 20% by 2025, Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien told a conference in Hanoi on October 19. -
Vietnam's top female badminton player enters world's top 20
Vietnam's top female badminton player, Nguyen Thuy Linh, earned a historic milestone on October 24 by entering the top 20 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s world rankings for the first time. -
“October Flowers” Program
On the morning of October 19, the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) organized a program to praise 293 outstanding Presidents of Grassroots WUs in 2023 at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Labor Cultural Palace. With the theme "October Flowers", the program honors the VWU's grassroots staff who have been strongly committed to VWU work and the women's movement nationwide. -
Female Vietnamese fighter jumps impressively on Muay world ranking
Vietnamese fighter Huynh Ha Huu Hieu has won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai International Title in the women's minimumweight class (45.39 kg). -
Exhibition "17 Vietnamese Faces of Action for Sustainable Development" kicked off
The exhibition is under the "17 Faces of Action" initiative of the UNOG director general Tatiana Valovaya. The initiative targets to recognise and encourage women around the world to actively contribute to socio-economic development, promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievements. -
Winners of “Women Do Business” programme 2023 announced
Unilever Vietnam, Sunlight, and the Vietnam Women’s Union held a ceremony on October 14 to honour winners of the “Women Do Business” programme 2023 and respond to the “Women’s creative start-ups and green transformation” programme 2024. -
Celebrating 115th birthday of late VWU President Nguyen Thi Thap
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thap, or Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tot by real name, was born on October 10, 1908. She came from a poor farmer family with a patriotic tradition in Long Hung commune, Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province. She got married at the age of 17 at the request of her father. The marriage did not work out, she left her child at the husband’s and came back home. Since then, she joined the Revolution with the youthful enthusiasm. -
Woman works to inspire love for Muong ethnic culture among local children
Since 2004, Muong ethnic woman Dinh Thi Kieu Dung has held numerous free classes on Muong ethic culture to local children in Bo Town, Kim Boi District, Hoa Binh Province, contributing to inspiring their love for their ethnic culture. -
Lotus leaf-made painting of female general Nguyen Thi Dinh presented to Women’s Museum
The Vietnam Women's Museum, in collaboration with the Women's Club with Cultural Heritage and the Vietnam Ao Dai Heritage Club, held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 24 to receive a portrait of female general Nguyen Thi Dinh (1920-1992) made from lotus leaves. -
Female Vietnamese “blue beret” performs tasks at MINUSCA
Over the past time, Vietnam has sent many female peacekeepers to U.N. peacekeeping missions. The female Vietnamese “blue berets” have wholeheartedly tried their best to accomplish their international service, leaving deep impressions on international friends and locals. -
Ceremony honours Vietnamese national women's football team
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in coordination with the TCP Vietnam Company held a ceremony in Hanoi on June 27 to honour Vietnam’s national women's football team for winning gold medal at SEA Games 32. -
Vietnam’s fashion designs introduced in London
Two fashion collections by designers Lan Huong and Jordan Nguyen made debut in London, the UK, on March 30 as part of a Vietnam discovering event held at the D-Contemporary gallery. -
Vietnamese female boxer beats former world champion
Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam has trounced two-time world champion Kyzaibay Nazym of Kazakhstan 5-0 at the ongoing IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India. -
Director Ha Le Diem: Making movies grants me opportunities to understand and live in others’ worlds
Born in a mountainous district in Bac Kan province, Ha Le Diem's biggest dream at the age of 16, was to go out and see the world. “I don't want to be born and die in the same place,” she said. In 2023, she became the first Vietnamese female director to have a documentary film nominated for an Oscar. -
Vietnam’s top female badminton player now 49th in world ranking
Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh has risen to the 49th position in the world’s latest singles women rankings, according to Badminton World Federation (BWF). -
Helping poor women in coastal areas to escape poverty
The lives of households living in the coastal area of Dien Chau (Nghe An) who have been surrounded by poverty for many years have changed markedly after they became members* of TYM. A typical example is the story of Ms. Nguyen Thi Thien from Nam Tien Tien village, Dien Kim commune. -
Ta Oi ethnic woman promotes traditional ‘zeng’ weaving products to the world
Zeng’ weaving is a typical traditional craft of the Ta Oi ethnic people in A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province. With a hope to preserve and promote her ancestors’ craft, Ta Oi ethnic artisan Mai Thi Hop has worked to bring traditional ‘zeng’ weaving products to the world. -
Google Doodle honours first female Vietnamese newspaper editor Suong Nguyet Anh
The world’s most popular search engine Google paid tribute to Suong Nguyet Anh, the first female editor of the first women’s newspaper in Vietnam by posting a drawing of her on its homepage on February 1. -
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: tough journey ends with miracle for Vietnam
2022 has been a good year for the Vietnamese female football team, as they successfully defended their championship at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and for the first time ever secured a berth in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 that will take place in Australia and New Zealand. -
Vietnamese documentary film nominated for 2023 Oscars
“Children of the Mist” (Nhung dua tre trong suong), a documentary film by Ha Le Diem, a woman director from the Tay ethnic minority group, has been included into the shortlist of the top 15 documentary films advanced in the Documentary Feature Film category of the 95th Academy Awards (2023 Oscar). -
Outstanding athletes, coaches in 2022 honoured
Athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh and head coach of the national women’s football team Mai Duc Chung have been voted as the most outstanding athlete and sport coach, respectively, in 2022 by journalists and sports reporters. -
Event held to celebrate feminist poet Ho Xuan Huong
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony held on December 3 in the central province of Nghe An to honour the celebrated female poet Ho Xuan Huong (1822-1822), whose works called for equality for women. -
Soprano Hien Nguyen: I want to promote young Vietnamese music talents to the world
After two years studying at Milan Conservatory, Vietnamese soprano Hien Nguyen received an offer to work at a long-standing theatre in Italy. However, she decided to instead return to Vietnam, setting her art career in the motherland. She held a talk with Nhan Dan Weekly Newspaper to talk more about what she has learned and gained flowing the decision. -
Mountainous women developing business with e-commerce
Many women in Vietnam’s northern mountainous areas have become wealthy in recent years after running cooperatives and applying information technology. The dynamism of these women has helped create more jobs with good incomes for local people. -
Vietnamese contestant crowned Miss Intercontinental 2022
Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, a representative of Vietnam, has triumphantly overcome 70 contestants from various countries around the world, to be crowned Miss Intercontinental 2022. -
Hanoi: Ten outstanding women honoured
Ten women with outstanding contributions to Hanoi were honoured at an October 13 festival held by the capital branch of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU). -
First Vietnamese woman to win 'world's toughest' triathlon
Vu Phuong Thanh has become the first Vietnamese to win Swiss Ultra Deca Continuous Triathlon World Championship - the toughest triathlon competition in the world. -
Author Quyen Gavoye: Writing is a way for me to pay homage to the motherland
Author Quyen Gavoye, a Vietnamese expat who is living and working in France, was recently named among the winners of the third De Men (Cricket) Awards for her two children’s books. -
Vietnamese professor receives UK Royal Society of Chemistry’s noble prize
Vietnamese Professor Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh has been honoured with the Interdisciplinary Prize of the United Kingdom’s Royal Society of Chemistry for her outstanding achievements in research and innovation. -
First Vietnamese woman reaches summit of Mount Everest
Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, also known as Celine Nha Nguyen, has become the first Vietnamese woman to conquer the summit of Mount Everest, according to Nepal-based mountaineering company Seven Summit Treks. -
Vietnamese - French painter’s work sold for 529,200 EUR at art auction
A painting entitled ‘Mère et enfant’ (Mother and child) by Vietnamese - French painter Le Thi Luu has been sold for 529,200 EUR (some 562,000 USD) in an online auction by Sotheby’s. A painting entitled ‘Mère et enfant’ (Mother and child) by Vietnamese - French painter Le Thi Luu has been sold for 529,200 EUR (some 562,000 USD) in an online auction by Sotheby’s. -
Two university professors to receive 2021 Kovalevskaya Award
The 2021 Kovalevskaya Award will be given to two Vietnamese university professors in recognition of their outstanding research achievements and great contribution to the national development, the award committee has announced. The 2021 Kovalevskaya Award will be given to two Vietnamese university professors in recognition of their outstanding research achievements and great contribution to the national development, the award committee has announced. -
Female designer works to promote the charm of Vietnamese Ao Dai
With her great passion for Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress), designer Dang Thi Ngoc Han, who was crowned Miss Vietnam 2010, has worked to promote the charm of Ao Dai to the community. -
State President congratulates female football team
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended his congratulations to the national women’s football team after the squad beat the Chinese Taipei 2-1 at a February 6 play-off match of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, winning a ticket to the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time. -
International media lauds victory of Vietnamese women’s football team
The Asian media congratulated the feat of the Vietnamese women’s football team for the first time winning a ticket to attend the Women’s World Cup finals, and praised the outstanding efforts of the players. -
Ethnic women in Central Highlands work to preserve quintessence of brocade
During his childhood, Nhan Dan people’s journalist Uong Thai Bieu, used to listen to his grandmother singing folk songs while she was working on the loom. After years living far from his hometown, the dear image of his beloved grandmother has still been alive in his memory. -
Vietnamese female boxer ranks fourth in world’s mini-flyweight ranking
Female boxer Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi moved up by one spot to the fourth place in the world’s mini-flyweight ranking, according to the latest ranking by boxing's official record keeper BoxRec. -
Vietnamese teacher receives Thailand’s Princess Award for outstanding achievements in education
Ha Anh Phuong, a high school English teacher from northern Phu Tho province, has been granted Thailand’s 2021 Princess Maha Chakri Award on October 29. -
Vietnam thrash Maldives 16-0 at AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
Vietnam trounced Maldives 16-0 in their first match held on September 23 at the qualifying round of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. -
Flautist Le Thu Huong: I belong to Vietnam
Artist Le Thu Huong, the first flautist in Vietnam to receive a PhD degree, left a mark on the country's classical music life with the first complete flute album released domestically and internationally. -
Two Vietnamese contestants vie for Miss Grand Slam 2020
Two Vietnamese contestants have been named in the list of 42 candidates for Miss Grand Slam 2020, according to Global Beauties, an online source of reliable pageant-related information and news. -
Women getting out of poverty
- Dak Lak province: Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang, a VWU’s member with disability, starting her business of butterfly pea flower tea - Binh Dinh province: Ms. Hong successfully starts a business of rice paper - Dong Thap province: The higher the age, the higher the will -
Dao woman puts vermicelli on e-commerce platform
As an illiterate woman from Dao ethnic minority group, but with a creative way of thinking and doing, Ms. Trieu Thi Ta from Na Vien village, Yen Duong commune, Ba Be district, Bac Kan province has developed a trusted brand of vermicelli bearing her name, bringing about annual revenue of hundreds of millions Vietnam dong. Her vermicelli has been added to the e-commerce platform. -
Kim Duyen to represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2021 in Israel
Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen, the runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2019, will represent the country at this year’s Miss Universe global event, to be held in the resort city of Eliat in Israel this December. -
Young author compiles historical art book recounting Tran Dynasty
A historical art book entitled ‘Hanh Trinh Dong A’ (Dong A Journey) by young author Tran Tuyet Han was recently introduced to readers by the Kim Dong Publishing House. -
Translator Nguyen Le Chi: Contributing small grains of sand to a big journey
At the beginning of July this year, the Chi Culture Joint Stock Company (Chibooks) officially launched a project to bring Vietnamese Culture to the world, good news in the context that the publishing industry has been facing many difficulties due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Female Vietnamese doctor receives international award
Nguyen Kim Anh, a young female Vietnamese doctor, has just won the “The most downloaded paper award 2021” award from the Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (PEPS), a journal of the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) for a study on the salinity situation in the Mekong River region. -
Young female entrepreneur - "Media beauty" Nguyen Thi Hoa with desire for good life like sunflower heading for sun
Only few people know that before having a good-looking face, friendly eyes and a bright smile, Nguyen Thi Hoa - "Media Beauty" of the contest "Miss Vietnam Global Business 2020" has undergone calamities and serious illness and then rose up like a sunflower heading for the sun... -
Vietnam secures two more Olympic slots in boxing and judo
The number of Vietnam’s slots in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been raised to 18, with boxer Nguyen Thi Tam and judo fighter Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy being the country’s latest Olympians. -
Meritorious Artist Anh Tuyet: I want to bring love into the plays
Following the success of the opera “Trai hoa vang” (Yellow Flower Camp), Meritorious Artist Anh Tuyet continued her journey with the play “Bay chim thien nga” (The Swans). -
Hoang Phuong named in top three Asian actresses at Houston Film Fest
Hoang Phuong has been listed among the three best actresses in Asia at the 54th iteration of the annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. -
Winners of UPU letter writing contest announced
After five rounds of judging, the National Jury of the 50th Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Contest in Vietnam - 2021 - selected one first prize, three second prizes, five third prizes, 30 consolation prizes and 65 prospective writer prizes. -
“Blue beret” female soldiers: Inspiring Vietnamese women and awakening their sense of dedication
The Ministry of Defense held a deployment ceremony on March 23rd in Ho Chi Minh City to send off medics of the Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 who will participate in the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. -
VIFW chairwoman awarded the Order of the Star of Italy
HCM CITY — Lê Thị Quỳnh Trang, Chairwoman of Việt Nam International Fashion Week (VIFW) and President of Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers, yesterday was awarded the Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy. -
Lazada honours outstanding women sellers
Pham Thi Xuan Hong, owner of PinkShopGiayDep, was among six women from Southeast Asia to be honoured at the inaugural Lazada Forward Women Awards that recognise women trailblazers across the region in the e-commerce space who showcase resilience and innovation as entrepreneurs. -
Creating barrier-free travel opportunities for people with disabilities
“... Tourism is a need for many people, including people with disabilities (PWD), however tourism for PWD is still an untapped market. That is why we have been pursuing an idea of implementing a project for promoting accessible tourism for PWD in Vietnam", Ms. Trinh Thi Thu Thuy shared the idea of establishing the project. -
Ms. Hieu: Story of overcoming poverty with “Vietnamese Fishing Net” brand
Ms. Le Thi Hieu, born in 1975, residing in Ngoc Diem village, Ninh Ich commune, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa province is a wonderful example in getting out of poverty and creating jobs for 30 local workers. -
Spreading the love for nature to the community
NDO – Le Thi Trang (34) has been named among the world’s top ten conservationists, called the “Hotspot Heroes”, in 2020 by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), for her efforts in protecting biodiversity in Vietnam. -
Three Vietnamese scientists included in Asia’s top researchers list
NDO - Three Vietnamese scientists, all female, have made it into the list of Asia’s most outstanding researchers in 2019 as compiled by the Singapore-based Asian Scientist magazine. -
Reuters gives praise to Vietnamese schoolgirl for creating art from the chaos of COVID-19
NDO - The UK's Reuters news agency has recently run an article praising Nguyen Doi Chung Anh, a 10-year-old schoolgirl in Hanoi, for her paintings demonstrating the resilience and chaos in the world’s battle against COVID-19. -
Vietnamese female scientists conquer influenza viruses
The Kovalevskaya Awards 2019 honours female scientists from the Influenza Laboratory under the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (Ministry of Health) for easing the disease burden of seasonal flu. From influenza to SARS-CoV-2, the institute's female scientists have been truly the frontline soldiers in researching and isolating viruses, providing basic scientific information to the world. -
Young conservationist full of enthusiasm for wildlife protection
Wildlife conservation scientist Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, popularly known as Trang Nguyen, was recently listed in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. She recently published a book entitled ‘Chang Hoa Da – Gau’ (Chang is Wild about Bears). -
Choreographer Tuyet Minh: I want to create ballets imbued with Vietnamese identities
Meritorious Artist Tuyet Minh once shared that she wanted to adapt Vietnamese classic literary works via the language of ballet.
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