The Prize “Support to Kova talent development” financed by Kova Paint Company is awarded annually to promote and encourage excellent individuals and collectivities including those in ethnic minorities who have gained achievements in mobilizing women in ethnic minorities and mountainous areas.

In the morning of 19th April 2007, the Launching Ceremony of “Co Tam ngay nay” Fund was taken place at the Labor Cultural House of Ho Chi Minh City.

To implement Resolution of the 14th Bac Ninh province WU Congress, on March 2007, WU Gia Binh Standing Committee directed Dai Ban commune WU to make a survey and establish a Female Youth Club (FYC) to multiple model activities to attract and develop WU membership.

To implement the 5th Central Resolution on “Enhancing operation capacities for grassroots political system” launched by the ninth National Assembly, to base on the targets set by the Resolution of the Eighth Municipal Women’s Congress, and to create an ebullient emulation atmosphere among WU at all levels to welcome the Tenth National Women’s Congress, the Standing Committee of the HoChiMinh Women’s Union has planed to launch a competition festival for the presentation of ideas on “Renovating the contents and methods of VWU's operation”.

In the framework of “Improving the percentage of women candidates in the National Assembly term XII”, from 3-6/4, at Centre of Women and Development, National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam organized a training program for XII National Assembly female candidates.

With the goals of striving to reach 98% female constituency participate in NA’s Deputies Election in 20 May 2007, WU at all levels in Hau Giang province actively organized communication activities, rising awareness of meaning, aims, the degree of importance, rights and duties of citizen to go to vote for the 12th NA’s Deputies.

According to the Fatherland Front, after the second consultative conference and collecting trust of electors living in candidates’ residential places, there are 1,322 candidates (167 candidates at Central level and 1,155 candidates at local level) who have enough criteria to take part in the third consultative conference (estimated to be held on 15 April) from across the country, reaching the surplus ratio of 2.64 times.

In the afternoon 18th April, at La Havana Capital, Mme. Truong Thi Khue, Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union conferred VWU’s Medals “For the Advancement of Women in Vietnam” on Mme. Melba Hernandez, Former President of the Cuba - Vietnam Friendship Association (CVFA); Mme. Vilma Espín, President of Federation of the Cuban Women (FMC) and Mme. Yolanda Ferrer, the General Secretary of FMC, President of the Cuba – Vietnam Friendship Association.

Charming in the violet traditional dress, a typical color of Hue

On April 21st, 2007, the Science Council of VWU reviewed and approved 04 thematic studies which were implemented by departments/units of VWU, namely the Department of Ethnic and Religious affaires, the Personnel Dept., the Central School of Women Cadres.