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2005-Present: Executive Director, APEC Women’s e-Business Center

1998- Present: Executive Director, Asian Pacific Women’s Information Network Center

1986- Present: Professor, School of information science, Sookmyung Women’s University

The initiative aims to expand informatization and e-Business opportunities for current and prospect women entrepreneurs, thus promoting more start-ups, micro-enterprises and SMEs led or owned by women. The initiative is based on a holistic, systematic and continuous approach and is comprised of four collaborating parts that will be carried out annually from 2005 to 2009, namely 1) research, 2) capacity building, 3) e-community building, and 4) policy forum.

Capital Formation for Women in Trade

When we talk about Trade, most people automatically think big. But, the global reality is, the SME’s are now the new economic Leaders. And, SME’s contribute 1 trillion US dollars a year which is 30% of trade in APEC

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.

In the frame work of the jointed project between the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), Saving Bank Foundation for International Cooperation of Germany and CARD (Philippine), a seminar of experience exchange in monitoring and solving repayment problems was organized by TYM Fund, in Hanoi, from 14th to 15th, August 2006.

This is the first training course of “100 women directors” program – A newly test program within “Enhancing capacity for women” project sponsored by Holland government.

After the successful “Two Sisters” live television program, on the 76th anniversary of Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), towards the celebration of 45 years of Vietnam – Lao diplomatic relation and the 30 years of Vietnam – Lao Friendship and Cooperation Agreement, President of Laos Women’s Union – Mme. Sisay Leudethmounsone paid a visit to Vietnam and the VWU (23rd – 27th Oct.2006).

On the morning of June 3rd 2006, the Thai Binh Provincial Women’s Union together with the Thai Binh Association Of Assistance To The Disabled And The Orphans organized a ceremony to hand over 500 wheelchairs donated by the Latter-day Saint Charities (LDSC) with the support of Vietnam Women’s Union to the local recipients. Attending the ceremony were representatives of related agencies in Thai Binh and Vietnam Women’s Union.

As news agencies reported that the Norwegian Nobel Committee had decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank, though it was midnight, many people who are working for hunger eradication and poverty alleviation organisations in Vietnam informed each other about this good news. That’s because Muhammad Yunus has had a strong attachment to Vietnam for more than a decade.

Over the past five years, the union has encouraged municipal women to overcome difficulties and challenges, to make the best of advantages and new opportunities and to boost emulation movements for successful implementation of the resolutions adopted at the Union’s 12th Congress.

A special television programme on the relationship of Vietnamese and Lao women was televised live linking Hanoi with Vientiane on October 20.

Vietnam wants to enhance co-operation in hunger alleviation and the fight against women and children trafficking with Cambodia for the development and progress of the women of both countries.

In the morning of August, 23rd, 2006, the Center for Women and Development at the Head Office of Viet Nam Women's Union held a workshop to share experiences, which would help the Center in conducting entrepreneurs supporting activities.

At the invitation of Norwegian Embassy, the delegation of the National Committee for the Advancement of Vietnamese Women led by Mme. Ha Thi Khiet, member of the Central Party Committee, President of the National Committee for the Advancement of Vietnamese Women together with 12 other members from several departments and agencies visited Kingdom of Norway from 23-29 Sep 2006.

In the official visit to Vietnam by United Democratic Tanzania’s Prime Minister Edward Lowassa,

Vice President Truong My Hoa has called on the Francophone community to focus joint efforts in helping developing nations to provide better access to education for all citizens.

On a visit to Viet Nam to study and exchange experiences on August, 8th 2006, the Laotian Health Minister, Vice Chairman of Laotian Committee for Mothers and Children, Ponemek Dalaloy together with the senior official delegation of Laotian Committee of Mothers and Children worked with the Viet Nam Women's Union.