On the Day for Martyrs and War Invalids, 27 July, all levels of the Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Union organized many practical activities to mark the occasion.

In the morning of July 17, 2006, on the Day for Martyrs and War Invalids, Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Union examined and delivered medicine to 100 martyrs’ mothers in Cu Chi district free of charge.

In July 20, 2006, Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Union opened a training class “Consultative skills for abused children” to 30 staffs of Supporting Center for Women and Children in need and social collaborators in community aiming to equip knowledge and skills in the process of accessing and consulting psychological treatment for abused children.

Three 12th graders from Ha Noi left their home city on Aug. 15 for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) to be held in Sweden from Aug. 19-26.

In the morning of 30 June 2006, the Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Union and the Ho Chi Minh City Police held a midterm Reviewconference on implementing the joint- resolution on “Managing and Educating Our Juniors Not to Commit Sins and Social Evils”

Eight government working groups will visit five border provinces this month to investigate allegations of trafficking of women and children.

Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) newspaper spoke to the director of the Ha Noi Health Department, Pham Le Tuan, about issues arising since the Government extended free health care services to all children aged under six years.

A Swiss woman, Susanne Schupfer, President of the Association in Support of Vietnamese Children, has been presented with the insignia, "For Peace and Friendship among Peoples", by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations.

US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has postponed her Vietnam visit, rescheduling for the year’s end, due to rising tension in the Middle East.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong received a delegation of heroic Vietnamese mothers, war invalids and revolutionary veterans from Tam Ky town, central Quang Nam province, in Hanoi on July 25.

Vietnam's leading fashion designer Minh Hanh has been honoured by the French Ministry of Culture and Information for her contributions to boosting France-Vietnam cooperation in the area of fashion.

In five particularly poor and difficult communes in Muong Cha district of Dien Bien mountainous province, the education and training sector has opened training courses on the bilingual education model for the commune’s cardres, pupils’ mothers and teachers.

Twenty three years of age, with a very good knowledge of Vietnamese and love “Tuong” – Vietnamese Classical Opera, and “Cheo” – Popular Opera, Australian Eleanor Clapham has surprised so many in Vietnam.

In the morning of June 19th, the workshop of discussion on steering measures and implementation of the project “Community based Communication on Prevention of and Combating against Trafficking in Women and Children” was organized at the Head office of Vietnam Women’s Union

Responding to the World Drug Prevention Day, June 26, the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) organized a seminar on women and the role of the family in drug prevention at Van Ho Exhibition Center on June 26.

Directed towards the Day of Martyrs and Wounded Soldiers, 27 July, the Women’s Union in Le Thanh Commune, My Duc District Ha Tay province recently came together with Bao Minh Ha Tay Company to begin construction of a house of gratitude for Mrs. Pham Thi La, a poor member of the Women’s Union.

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