In Vietnam, nowadays gender awareness is still influenced by Confucianism. The patriarchal social relations between men and women result in dependant and secondary position of women in the family.

The KOVA awards committee just held an awards ceremony on 7th August 2004, at which 2 outstanding groups and 23 individuals received recognition.

Facing the situation that employment has become a critical, not merely economic, but also social, political issue of the country, on 11 April, 1992, the Council of Ministers, now called Government issued Resolution N0 120/HDBT on employment stating that “employment creation is the responsibility of the State, different sectors, social organizations and each laborer”.