National Action Month on Gender Equality launched

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)...

VWU’s upcoming events in response to National Action Month on Gender Equality and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response 2023

The Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) is going to organize a communication event titled "Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence: Let's Join Hands and...

Party leader's book on Vietnam's diplomacy launched

A book of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on the building and development of Vietnam’s diplomacy deeply imbued with the characteristics of...

Further strengthening relationship between Vietnamese and South African Women

Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union Nguyen Thi Minh Huong had a courtesy meeting with Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture of South Africa,...

Conference gathers ideas on draft national action plan on women, peace, security

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN Women jointly held a national consultative conference on a draft national action plan (NAP) on women, peace and...
  • Viet Nam, Japan promote tourism cooperation

    The Viet Nam-Japan Joint Committee for Tourism Cooperation convened its first session in the resort city of Da Lat, central highland Lam Dong province, on December 9.
  • Vietnam ranks 62nd in child health index

    Vietnam was ranked 62nd in the child health index and 39th in the mother health index among 94 countries surveyed by the Union of Save the Children Organisations.
  • Vietnamese AO victims' delegation works in France

    Former State Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh, Honourable President of the Vietnam Association of Agent Orange Victims (VAVA), met with overseas Vietnamese in France on December 10.
  • Projects on preventing women and children-trafficking ratified

    Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has approved four projects of the Action Programme on preventing women and children-trafficking crime in the 2005-2010 period.
  • Swedish diplomat honoured for helping Vietnamese women

    Swedish Minister Councilor Jan-Olov Agrell on December 1 was presented with the insignia “For the Cause of Vietnamese Women’s Development” by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU).
  • Hanoi to welcome millionth foreign visitor

    Hanoi is set to welcome its one-millionth foreign visitor and five-millionth visitor overall for 2005 on Dec. 6, reported Cao Ngoc Lan, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Tourist Department.
  • A/O victims further campaign in Washington

    Vice President of the Association of Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims Nguyen Trong Nhan and two victims met with US social activists in Washington DC, and Virginia state on November 26.
  • Jobs for youth: a great concern

    According to the latest report on labour and youth by the Central Youth Union , the number of young people at working age accounts for 55.5 percent of the workforce. In recent years, the workforce has increased on average by 1.3 million/year. This...
  • “Dang Thuy Tram’s Diary” will be translated into Romanian

    On November 1st, Romanian former ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Constantin Lupeanu sent a letter to Mrs. Doan Ngoc Tram - mother of war martyr Dang Thuy Tram asking for her permission and have “Dang Thuy Tram’s Diary” published in Romania.
  • “Golden girl” of Vietnam Physics Team

    Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung - a student of grade 12 at Vinh Phuc Gifted School – is the only female winner of Gold Medal at the 34th International Physics Contest (Spain) which was attended by 74 countries