Consensusly working out an overall and general action plan for 5 years of implementing the Project on International Marriage Supporting, in accordance with the practical conditions of Provincial/Municipal Marriage Supporting Centers was the content of the Orientation workshop on the International Marriage Supporting Project co-organized by the VWU and the Vietnam Women’s Cultural Center (VWCC – Republic of Korea) from 14th to 15th March, 2007 at the Head office of the Central VWU.

60 years (1946 – 2006) of the National Assembly experienced 11 tenures. 1,038 women deputies elected to the National Assembly (accounted for 21.4%).

According to the report from these missions, the representation of female candidates in some cities/provinces reaches the high rate. Their educational level is also higher comparing to previous terms (most of them are university and post-university graduates); many women including ethnic women hold leading position of agencies in different fields.

Ky Son (Nghe An) is a border mountainous district with 192 km of borderline, severe weather conditions and difficult access.

On the occasion of the 1967th anniversary of The Two Trung Sisters, on 6 January in Lunar Year (22nd February, 2007), VWU’s Standing Committee offered incense in commemoration of the Two Trung Sisters in the Temple in Me Linh districts – Vinh Phuc Province.

On January 16th, 2007, the Women’s Union Standing Committee and Social Policy Bank in Quang Ninh jointly organized the review conference on 3-year disbursement of entrusted loans for poor households. VWU’s Standing Vice President Truong Thi Khue attended the conference.

On 11 January 2007, Bac Ninh Women’s Union reviewed Union’s activities and women’s movement in 2006.

In the morning January 23rd, nine excellent works from 600 compositions of short stories, poems, and paintings submitted to the contest of composing on “Prevention of HIV/AIDS transmitting from mother to children and against stigma” were offered

Birth control in the mountainous northern province of Lai Chau was once such an afterthought that condoms were used primarily as toys for children. Meanwhile, powerful taboos among Mong ethnic villagers discouraged women from seeing gynaecologists and social workers, leading to sky-high birth rates.

Local and foreign experts have acknowledged Vietnam's endeavours in developing a legal framework to ensure women's rights. However, they have also voiced the need to draw greater attention from society to ensure gender equality in the country.

The 10th National Women’s Congress will be held on 8-10 March, 2007. The “Yellow Rose” Cup is once again organized by the Female Entrepreneur Council of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in coordination with the Vietnam Women’s Union to honor female entrepreneurs – outstanding faces contributing to economic development, industrialization and modernization cause of the country.

In the morning of February 8th 2007, with the support of the Central Vietnam Women’s Union, Phu Tho Provincial Women’s Union organized a ceremony to hand over 1.000 wheelchairs donated by the Latter-day Saint Charities (LDSC) to the local recipients.

The Viet Nam National Committee for Women's Advancement is working to increase the number of women deputies in the 12th National Assembly to over 33%.

The UK-based Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its classes in Viet Nam and one-year cooperation with the Vietnam Association of Certified Public Accountants.

A Vietnamese ethnic minority woman has been awarded a prize for “overcoming suffering” thanks to her unyielding struggle against disability to provide for her family.

Against the complicated situation of social evils and drug-related crimes, Ha Tay Women's Union has organized a number of communication activities and encouraged its members to actively participate in preventing social evils and drug-related crimes.

In 2006, the mobilization of ethnic and religious women was intensified by Quang Ninh Women’s Union and recorded significant achievements especially in economic development.

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) praised Viet Nam for its efforts to finalise its legal system in matters related to women, said Chairwoman of the Viet Nam National Committee for the Advancement of Women (VNNCAW) Ha Thi Khiet.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it will donate US$40,000 to the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport to assist in the development of three bus routes for disabled people in Ho Chi Minh City.

On the sideline of Review Conference on the implementation of the Politburo’s Ordinance 06/CT-TW on enhancing leadership and direction to the task of drug control and prevention, reporter of the VWU’s website has a short interview with Deputy Minister of Public Security, Mr. Le The Tiem.

The Review Conference of Vietnam Women’s Union on the 10-year implementation (1996-2006) of the Politburo’s Ordinance No. 06 on enhancing leadership and direction to the task of drug prevention and control was held on 29th December 2006.

On 20th December 2006, the Youth newspaper published the article “Vietnamese women were marketed to Malaysia”, the Vietnam Women’s Union sent an official correspondence on 22nd Dec. 2006 to the Embassy of Vietnam in Malaysia asking for justification of the cases and prompt intervention if necessary”. On the 28th Dec. 2006, the Embassy sent the fax no. 506 singed by Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung replying the VWU’s request as the followings:

The Morning Star Centre has since early January launched a website at www.morningstarcenter.net to provide knowledge and consultancy on how to care for mentally challenged children, including such disorders as Down syndrome, autism and cerebral palsy.

Miss Vietnam Nguyen Ngoc Khanh, together with four other celebrities, bodybuilding sportsman Ly Duc, musician Huy Tuan, MC Thao Van, and Prof scientist Nguyen Lan Dung, will appear in advertisement pieces calling for people not to consume products made from wild animals.

On 7 January 2007, the plenary session was taken place at new head quarter of Center for Women and Development presided by Mme. Ha Thi Khiet, Member of Central Party’s Committee, President of Vietnam Women’s Union, Chairwoman of National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam.

In the afternoon January 5th, 2007, Vice President Truong My Hoa had a working session with leaders of Central VWU in preparation for the 10th National Women’s Congress to be held on March 8th 2007.

A Finnish-funded project to control trafficking in women and children and encourage safe migration among females has been deployed in the Red River Delta province of Nam Dinh, focusing on preventive measures.

The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation has pledged 3 million Euros for Viet Nam to implement its gender equality programme, which costs a total of 3.7 million Euros.

Viet Nam is resolved to implement all provisions of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and fulfill the Millennium Development Goals on gender equality before the year 2015, said a senior official in charge of women affairs.

A student of Ha Noi city was nominated for the 2007 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) award for her research on making fungus product for preventing plant-killing insects.