Ms. Abruzzi is the Chairman and Founder of the International Women's Federation of Commerce and Industry (IWFCI); the first Chamber of Commerce for women in the world at the time of its inaugural meeting in 1992 in Melbourne.

Biodata of Ms. Nguyen Phuong Minh,VWU Vice President

WLN Meeting Vietnam 2006: contents and priorities

Mrs. Tran Thi Thu Hang was born in Thanh Hoa, a province in northern center part of Vietnam. She studied International Trade at the Hanoi Foreign Trade University, Development Economics at CERDI, France and Public Management at National University of Singapore and Kennedy of Government respectively.

APEC 2006: Priorities and expected outcomes

It is a privilege for me to address such distinguished audience from governments, private sector, academics, unions and NGOs at this meeting of APEC Woman Leaders’ Network.

Heather Gibb is Senior Researcher at The North-South Institute, an independent policy research institute based in Ottawa, Canada that addresses relations between industrialized and developing countries.

Women Leaders Network of APEC: From Call to Action to Our Second Decade

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Distinguished Delegates of the Women Leaders Network, Distinguished Guests,

Honorable President of the Viet Nam Women's Union Ha Thi Khiet, distinguished women leaders from each economy and honorable guests,

Dear delegates,

Dear distinguish guests,

It is a great pleasure for the Vietnamese women in particular and our country in general to host the 11th APEC Women Leaders’ Network Meeting in the framework of APEC 2006 in Vietnam. On behalf of the Vietnamese government and people, I would like to express my warm welcome to all delegates from member economies to Hanoi to attend this significant meeting.

Dear Delegates,
It is with great joy the women and the people of Vietnam welcome you to the 2006 APEC Year in Vietnam. Today, at the Hanoi International Conference Center, the Vietnam Women’s Union, in the capacity of Chairwomen of APEC Women Leaders’ Network, solemnly host the 11th APEC WLN Meeting.

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11th Meeting of APEC Women Leaders’ Network (WLN)

19–22 Sep. 2006

International Conference Center – Hanoi, Vietnam

“Towards a Dynamic Community: Enhancing the Competitiveness of Women’s Businesses for Sustainable Development and Prosperity”

Le Thi Quy, director of the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies and a driving force behind Viet Nam’s gender equality law, spoke with Phu nu Thu do (Capital Women) newspaper about the empowerment of women in society.

Women organisations of Viet Nam and Cambodia will closely join in programmes for their common targets of gender equality, poverty reduction, women's health, and prevention of maltreatment to women and children.

In the morning January 17th, Vice President Nguyen Thi Oanh warmly received Mozambique President’s spouse – Mme Maria De Luther Guebuza in an official visit to Vietnam.

This is a training aimed at updating information and enhancing knowledge for staff of the Central Women’s Union on issues emerging in the process of international integration of Vietnam in the new phase.

In the afternoon of December 13th, President of Vietnam Women’s Union received and worked with Mme Sylvia Ting, Spouse of Ex-President of CT&D Corporate, President of Lawrence S.Ting Community Support Fund.

The illiterate members of Bac Yen District Women’s Union accounts for 80% of all illiteracy. Eradication of illiteracy is the most urgent task at every level of the Women’s Union in Bac Yen District of Son La Province .

The Ngoc Uyen and Quan Am monasteries are located in the Buu Hoa Ward, Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province. These are the two monasteries with the most monks and nuns. In terms of Buddhism, the monks have fulfilled the responsibility of the Buddhists and actively participated in charitable projects.

On 8th November, the Central VWU organized training for its leaders, carders in all departments and members to strengthen their knowledge and skills in ethnic communities and religious work.

Despite of the difficulty that nearly 30% of the local women are in ethnic minorities, the Provincial Women's Union of Gia Lai has actively supported and promoted the national tradition of mutual affection.

Chilean President expressed her admiration to the Vietnamese women for their great contributions and the sacrifices they have made when she met around 400 local woman leaders at the Centre for Women and Development in Hanoi on Nov. 18.

A Vietnamese women's delegation led by Ha Thi Khiet, chairwoman of the Vietnam Women's Union, attended the first China-ASEAN women's forum, which was held in Guangxi province, China from October 30-November 3.