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Vietnam unveils first National Action Plan on Women, Peace, Security
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the Prime Minister’s decision to issue Vietnam's first-ever National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, during a two-day workshop in the central city of Da Nang on August 8. -
Biography of newly-elected Party General Secretary To Lam
President To Lam was elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 term by the 13th Party Central Committee on August 3 morning. -
Biography of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong passed away on July 19 afternoon at the age of 80. -
"Always remember words of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong: We must believe in our women comrades"
This is the profound memory of President of Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) Ha Thi Nga about Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong when sharing with Vietnam Women’s Newspaper. -
SPECIAL COMMUNIQUÉ on Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s passing
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, and the Government and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front have issued a special communiqué, announcing that General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong passed away at 1:38pm on July 19, 2024, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning. -
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong leaves deep hallmarks in National Assembly
With his practical experience through two terms as Chairman of the National Assembly (NA), the 11th and 12th tenures, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong gave comprehensive and objective instructions on the organisation and activities of the legislature, and had close directions related to innovation so that it can becomes more perfect. -
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong - excellent leader with imprints in Vietnam’s diplomacy
The great efforts and significant contributions of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to elevating Vietnam's diplomacy and foreign relations were highlighted in an article written by member of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. -
Vietnam committed to ensure access to health services for all women during pregnancy, childbirth
Vietnam is working hard to provide equal health service access for all pregnant women to ensure public health and narrow the socio-economic gap. -
Project promotes gender equality among Bru-Van Kieu ethnic community
A workshop was held in the central province of Quang Binh on May 10 to introduce a project to improve access to vocational training to enhance the quality of human resources and economic empowerment, contributing to promoting gender equality for local women and female students in the Bru-Van Kieu ethnic minority group. -
Vietnam hailed for demonstrating strong commitment to gender equality in law-making
Vietnam has demonstrated a strong commitment to gender equality in its policies and laws, Ambassador and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Vietnam Julien Guerrier said when attending a policy dialogue on promoting gender equality held on May 6 in Hanoi. -
OV, French citizens rally in support of Tran To Nga’s Agent Orange lawsuit
More than 200 overseas Vietnamese and French friends gathered with various organisations at the Place de la République in Paris on May 4 to express their support for Vietnamese-French Tran To Nga and Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims of Vietnam in a lawsuit against chemical companies that supplied herbicides to the US military during the war in Vietnam. -
Paris court to issue ruling on AO lawsuit this August
Ruling on the lawsuit filed by Vietnamese - French Tran To Nga against 14 US chemical corporations that supplied Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin for the US army during the war in Vietnam is scheduled to be issued on August 22, the Court of Appeal of Paris announced after a hearing on May 7. -
Get-together held for women diplomats, ambassadors’ spouses in Vietnam
The 2024 gathering for women diplomats, spouses of ambassadors and the diplomatic corps in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on April 13 evening, with the attendance of Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his wife, and nearly 500 other delegates. -
Vietnam maintains momentum on advancing gender equality: UN Women Representative
The Vietnamese Government has maintained its momentum on advancing gender equality, said Caroline T. Nyamayemombe, UN Women Representative in Vietnam, in a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on the occasion of the country’s election to the UN Women Executive Board for the 2025-2027 term. -
Vietnam elected to UN Women’s Executive Board for 2025-2027
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on April 9 (US time) elected Vietnam to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for the 2025-2027 term. -
Female business leaders in Vietnam rising
Vietnam has been in the world’s top 10 countries having the highest share of senior female mangers in recent years, which demonstrates female entrepreneur’s management capacity and gender equality in business establishments. -
Vietnam strongly committed to promoting gender equality, women's rights: Ambassador
Delivering a speech at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) of the UN Economic and Social Council in New York, Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan expressed Vietnam's high-level commitment to ensuring gender equality and women's rights as well as its multifaceted engagement and contributions to this priority area, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang has assessed. -
Vietnam suggests empowering women in digital transformation
Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan suggested empowering women and girls in science, technology and digital transformation while addressing the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York on March 11 (local time). -
Vice State President begins working trip to United Nations, US
Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan is paying a working visit to the US, starting March 11 morning (Vietnam time), to attend the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and carry out several bilateral activities in the US. -
Vice President meets with female ambassadors, representatives of int'l organisations in Vietnam
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosted a meeting in the northern province of Bac Ninh on March 6 with female foreign ambassadors and chief representatives from international organisations in Vietnam on the occasion of the International Women’s Day (March 8). -
Deputy PM honours female scientists with Kovalevskaia Award 2023
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai chaired a meeting in Hanoi on March 7 to honour outstanding female intellectuals and present the Kovalevskaia Award 2023 to two female scientists, on the occasion of the 114th International Women's Day (March 8). -
Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital in South Sudan provides free health check for women, children on International Women’s Day
Vietnam's Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 5 has coordinated with units the Bentiu sub-division and a number of departments at the the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to make a volunteer trip to provide health care for women and children in Bentiu, South Sudan. -
Vietnam calls for promoting security, safety, women’s role in peacekeeping operations
Vietnam emphasised the need for ensuring security and safety for the forces and bases of peacekeeping missions and enhancing women’s role in peacekeeping operations, at a recent plenum of the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34). -
Government approves national action programme on women, peace, security
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a decision approving a national action programme on women, peace and security for 2024-2030, a move to step up gender equality and women's role in ensuring peace, stability and sustainable development nationally and globally. -
National Action Month on Gender Equality launched
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 10 to launch the 2023 National Action Month on Gender Equality and Gender-based Violence. -
Party leader's book on Vietnam's diplomacy launched
A book of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on the building and development of Vietnam’s diplomacy deeply imbued with the characteristics of “Vietnamese bamboo” made debut at a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 21. -
Conference gathers ideas on draft national action plan on women, peace, security
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN Women jointly held a national consultative conference on a draft national action plan (NAP) on women, peace and security (WPS) in Hanoi on November 6. -
Vietnam strives to raise female UN peacekeepers to 20% by 2025
Vietnam is striving to raise the rate of female officers in the country's peacekeeping force to 20% by 2025, Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien told a conference in Hanoi on October 19. -
Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 back home from South Sudan
Vietnam's Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 has completed its UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after more than a year, with a homecoming ceremony held for its staff in Hanoi on July 9. -
Women’s football team heading to New Zealand for 2023 World Cup
The Vietnamese national women’s football team and head coach Mai Duc Chung departed from Hanoi for New Zealand on July 5 to start their 2023 FIFA World Cup campaign. -
Top legislator receives Secretary General of Cuban Women's Union
Chairman of the National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Friday for Teresa María Amarelle Boúe, a member of the Council of State of Cuba and Secretary General of the Cuban Women's Union. -
Party General Secretary meets with 15th National Assembly's female deputies
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had a meeting in Hanoi on June 5 with the group of female deputies of the 15th National Assembly, during which he asked them to continue to adopt reforms to improve the quality and efficiency of their activities. -
Vietnam among four countries demonstrating gender parity in digital skills: UNICEF
Vietnam is among four countries demonstrating gender parity in digital skills, according to a new UNICEF analysis which was issued on International Day of Girls in ICT (April 27). -
Vice President addresses Global Summit of Women 2023
Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attended and addressed the opening of the Global Summit of Women 2023 themed “Women: Leading a New Climate of Change” in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on May 4. -
Creating opportunities for women during the digital transformation process in Vietnam
Today, the world has been developing with an unprecedented digitisation speed, and especially the COVID-19 pandemic has become a "catalyst" to accelerate the digital transformation process. In the first two decades of the 21st century alone, the number of people connected to the internet around the world increased from 350 million to more than 4 billion, and the number of mobile phone users also increased from 750 million to more than 5 billion. -
Thua Thien Hue moves to preserve the craft of conical hat making
Together with the Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress), the conical hat is an item that closely associated with Vietnamese women. Conical hats are one of the unique handicraft products of Thua Thien Hue province. In recent years, the provincial authorities have adopted many measures to develop the brand of its conical hats, while safeguarding the locality’s traditional culture. -
Trade fair promotes consumption of farm produce for ethnic women in Thai Nguyen
Thai Nguyen city held a trade fair on March 25-26 to introduce and promote the consumption of agricultural products produced by women in ethnic and mountainous areas in Thai Nguyen province. -
Vietnam highlights digital technology application for gender equality at UN session
The application of digital science and technology towards the goal of gender equality requires political will and real actions of governments and the willingness to transform of relevant sectors in society, affirmed a Vietnamese official. -
Vice President meets with female ambassadors, chief representatives of international organisations
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on March 8 met with female ambassadors and chief representatives of international organisations in Vietnam on the occasion of International Women’s Day. -
PM urges all efforts to support women's advancement
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met female leaders of centrally-run agencies and presented Kovalevskaia Awards on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8) in Hanoi on March 7 to honour the contributions of Vietnamese women to national construction and development. -
Vietnam calls for international cooperation in ensuring women’s rights
Vietnam calls on the international community to enhance cooperation and coordinate policies in order to ensure women’s rights and gender equality, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), said at a debate of the UN Security Council on March 7. -
Vietnam willing to boost personnel deployment to UN peacekeeping operations: diplomat
A diplomat of Vietnam has affirmed the country’s willingness to continue expanding the deployment of personnel to United Nations peacekeeping operations in the coming time. -
Vo Van Thuong elected State President for 2021-2026
Politburo member Vo Van Thuong was elected as State President of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 tenure on March 2. -
Ao dai designs draw attention at fashion week in London
Fifty Vietnamese Ao dai (long gown) sets of Love Collection brand for both adults and children opened Segment ONE of the House of iKons Fashion Week 2023 on February 18, drawing the attention from not only designers but also fashion magazines in the United Kingdom (UK). -
Vietnamese women's participation in UN peacekeeping operations impressive: former UNDP Resident Representative
Vietnam has recorded an impressive percentage of women in UN peacekeeping operations, said Caitlin Wiesen, former Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam. -
Project supporting women-managed cooperatives approved
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on January 3 signed a decision approving a project on supporting cooperatives which are managed by women and create jobs for female labourers. -
HCM City aims to become safe, friendly city for women and children
The fact that women are equal to men in all political, economic, cultural and social activities, and enjoying the fruits of social progress reflects a just, democratic and civilised society, a city leader has said. -
UN facilitates women’s participation in peacekeeping operations: UN Under-Secretary-General
The United Nations will continue creating a favourable environment for women, including those from Vietnam, to effectively participate in peacekeeping operations, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told a conference in Hanoi on November 26. -
Vice President attends Women CEOs Summit 2022
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attended the Women CEOs Summit 2022 in Hanoi on November 11. -
Vietnamese enterprises honoured for promoting gender equality
Fifteen Vietnamese enterprises were honoured for promoting gender equality, at the 2022 UN Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards ceremony held in Hanoi on November 8.
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