On 9 March 2006, the Vietnamese Student Association, located in Rennes France organized a cultural program titled “An air of Vietnam”.

An impressive activity recently took place to honor Vietnam in school Attenet Royal, which is situated in one of the major districts of Brussels – Belgian capital city.

From nevous newcomer to confident contributor to the Hanoi community, Barbara Ali shares her story about her involvement with the Hanoi international women’s club.

On February 9th, 2006, at the Head Office of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, Ms. Susan Schnall - a member of the American Women Organization for Peace and Global Exchange,

Hanoi, 13 March 2006

Esteemed Judges of the United States of America,

On the occasion of 96th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8th and 1966 years of up rising of the Two Ladies Trung, on March, 4th, Presidium of the Central Vietnam Women’s Union held a familiar meeting with women leaders.

On 11th February, 2006, Mme. Ha Thi Khiet, member of the Central Party Committee, President of Vietnam Women’s Union had a meeting with a delegation from Germany Savings Banks’ Foundation for International Cooperation (SBFIC)

Vietnamese ao dai (traditional long dress) will be introduced at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles of the US from April 18 to July 9.

Antonio Maria Costa, Undersecretary General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has praised Viet Nam's commitments and achievements in the fight against drugs and crime.

APEC Women Leaders’ Network (WLN) was founded in 1996 with the goal of stimulating women’s participation in all areas of investment, trade and coooperation in the Asia Pacific on the principle of gender equality, contributing to the sustainable growth and human development in the region

On February 17, 2006, (January7th lunar calendar) in Paris, France, Vietnamese Association in France in cooperation with the Vietnam Embassy in France and Vietnam mission to UNESCO organized the Gala to welcome 2006 Lunar New Year.

"I felt welcome everywhere I went, and I felt I could have stayed for days in any of the towns to share the Tet spirit," said Daniel Levitt, HIV/AIDS and Health Manager of USAID Vietnam.

Jacqueline Louise Jacqueline, a 39-year-old British woman, is voluntarily working in the ancient town of Hoi An, central Quang Nam province, to help orphaned children with disabilities.

Isabelle Durin, the No 1 violinist of the Ile-de-France National Symphony Orchestra, will give performances on February 15 and 16 at the Opera House and French Culture Centre in Hanoi.

Australia wishes to tighten mutual cooperation with Viet Nam not only in economics but also in education and poverty elimination, said John Joseph Acquilina, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, Australia.

In the evening of Octorber 31st 2005, Nguyen Thanh Tung a youngster with two eyes blind as an effect of Agent Orange performed solo the Vietnamese musical instrument “Dan bau” (Monochord) at the Concert-Hall of Cahlos city, Lot Province, 500 km to the South-East of Paris (France). The performance was successful beyond expectation.

The great achievements made by Vietnam were not only a bright example, but also an evidence of a model in building a market economy, and opening foreign relations and international integration, said Professor Alexander Lilov, director of the Bulgarian Centre for Economic and Strategic Research (CESR).

In Hanoi, in the morning of November 28th 2005, the National Committee for the Advancement of Women held the Conference to get opinions on the 3rd Draft of the Gender Equality Law in regards to the issues stated in the Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) such as: political participation, jobs, education, health care, marriage and family, gender violence and rural areas.

A film show on the Vietnamese people and land was held in New Delhi on December 27 by the Vietnamese Women's Union.

A get-together for overseas Vietnamese return home to welcome the traditional lunar New Year festival (Tet) will be held at Melia hotel in Hanoi on January 23, according to the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA).

An Overseas Vietnamese Club for Science and Technology made its debut at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 28 with a six-member executive board.

An American professor and a Vietnamese poet have co-operated in translating poems by Nguyen Trai, a famous figure in Vietnamese literature in the 1500s, into English.

In the afternoon of November 6th, Champ-de-Mars Square in Paris was more crowded than usual. Balloons and posters of orange color attracted high attention.

On 15th December 2005, the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) conferred solemnly the Merit Medal “For the Development of Vietnamese women”

A Swiss woman - Tim Aline Rebeaud, who has been awarded the Henry Dunant prize

Former US Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton have expressed their gratitude to Viet Nam for its generous contribution to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, which was set up following Hurricane Katrina that struck the American Central Gulf Coast and northern regions last August.

On 18 October, 2005, the Central Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) conferred the Merit Medal “For the Development of Women in Vietnam” on Mme. Nancy Fee – Country Coordinator of the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS in Vietnam

All observers of Mrs. Tamiko Hattori's exhibition at her residence in Hanoi were very impressed by her professional hand-made lacquer paintings, which follow the Vietnamese style. Mrs. Tamiko Hattori is the spouse of Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam

Peaceful Da Lat city in the Highlands of Vietnam awoke to the sounds of tourist company buses bringing in thousands of domestic and foreign travelers to attend a festival of embroidery. The festival gathered over 2,500 embroidery experts from Hue, Nha Trang, Hoi An, Da Nang, Sai Gon and Da Lat.

The Japanese Zen Plaza in Saigon is a joint-venture project between the Hasegawa Company and a Saigon cooperative