The closing and prize awarding ceremony for the contest “Following the Age of 20’s Tradition – to lead a fair and meaningful/useful life” was held in Hanoi on May 30, 2006.

The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Welfare has submitted to the Government a project proposal entitled “Accept and support women and children who are returned – trafficked victims” with a budget of 77 billion VND.

In most of software companies, the number of women in charge of Quality Control Engineer _QCE or testing software is often higher than men.

A young woman by the name of Bui Thi Thuong was persecuted and beat ruthlessly by her employer Trinh Tien Hai – owner of Thanh Loan Wild Beast Restaurant, Luong Son District, Hoa Binh province The Women’s Union and community was extremely angry with this bestial action

The above number was reported by Ministry of Education and Training in the Review Meeting on five year implementation of the Nation Strategy for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam .

On May 16th, 2006, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union held a talk between the Women’s Union and the Ho Chi Minh City's Committee of Population, Family and Children to discuss and exchange experiences and co-operate on activities concerning population and family planning.

In order to strengthen and enhance the effectiveness of work/activities in taking care and bringing into full play the elderly women’s role among the VWU’s network, VWU has elaborated the Action Plan to implement the “National Program of Action on Vietnamese Elderly People for the period 2006 - 2010” to be widened to the Union at all levels throughout the country.

On 19 June 2006, Ms. Truong Thi Anh, President of Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Union, led the charity mission that also included the Women’s Cultural House and Women’s Newspaper. This mission involved meeting and giving capital to 32 households located in districts such as Thanh Khe, Son Tra, Lien Chieu, Hai Chau and Hoa Vang (Da Nang city).

To echo actively “2006 Action’s Month for Children”, Central VWU had guidelines written No 08/HD-ĐCT to enhance propaganda activities joining education, protection and taking care of children work with VWU’s movement.

A three-day conference on human trafficking of the Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN opened on July 3rd in Ho Chi Minh City, aimed at implementing a resolution of the ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Organization.