In visiting the southern provinces on 7th June, 2006, Madame Ha Thi Khiet, member of Party Central Committee, VWU’s President, Chairwoman of National committee for the Advancement of Vietnamese women, visited Can Tho City Centre of receiving and assisting women and children in difficulties (AFESIP Centre).

Two Americans in Ho Chi Minh City were bestowed medals at a ceremony on Saturday recognizing them as citizens of honor for their contributions to the city’s public health prevention programs.

Viet Nam has exerted concerted efforts to promote gender equality, asserted the President of the Viet Nam Women's Union (VWU) at the East Asian Ministerial Conference on Gender Equality which was opened in Tokyo, Japan, on June 30.

Paintings which are made with photos on children are unique works by painter Nguyen Phep and photographer Le Thi Phuoc.

Vietnamese and Chinese police are likely to conduct a crack-down on women and children trafficking cases along the border in July and August.

Viet Nam Women’s Union will for the first time award the “Women Moving Vietnamese Hearts” title to ten Vietnamese shining females.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has granted VND 3 billion for a project to carry out the third Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS III) on children and women in Vietnam

“For Women’s Future” club in Xuan Khanh ward (Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city), was established to help women who have made a mistake reintegrate into the community, to take part in social evil prevention and rejection trespassed into women’s life. Over the last 3 years, the club has contributed to limiting social evil effectively within the local province

After a probation period, a very young woman, Nguyen Ngoc Ha, voluntarily stayed in the Friendship village in Van Canh, Hoai Duc, Ha Tay province to take care of unlucky disabled children. With love and the sense of responsibility, she has overcome daily difficulties and considers them as relatives

On June, 2nd 2006, in a meeting session, presided over by Deputy Chairman of National Assembly Nguyen Phuc Thanh, members of National Assembly debated the draft of Gender Equality Law.