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Combination of photos and paintings on display
Paintings which are made with photos on children are unique works by painter Nguyen Phep and photographer Le Thi Phuoc. -
Viet Nam, China speed up fight against trafficking in persons
Vietnamese and Chinese police are likely to conduct a crack-down on women and children trafficking cases along the border in July and August. -
Ten Vietnamese Women Rewarded For Valuable Contributions
Viet Nam Women’s Union will for the first time award the “Women Moving Vietnamese Hearts” title to ten Vietnamese shining females. -
UNICEF funds surveys on children and women
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has granted VND 3 billion for a project to carry out the third Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS III) on children and women in Vietnam -
Enhance operation effectiveness of the “For Women’s Future” Club
“For Women’s Future” club in Xuan Khanh ward (Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city), was established to help women who have made a mistake reintegrate into the community, to take part in social evil prevention and rejection trespassed into women’s life. Over the last 3 years, the club has contributed to limiting social evil effectively within the local province -
Mothers in Agent Orange Village
After a probation period, a very young woman, Nguyen Ngoc Ha, voluntarily stayed in the Friendship village in Van Canh, Hoai Duc, Ha Tay province to take care of unlucky disabled children. With love and the sense of responsibility, she has overcome daily difficulties and considers them as relatives -
National Assembly discusses draft of Gender Equality Law
On June, 2nd 2006, in a meeting session, presided over by Deputy Chairman of National Assembly Nguyen Phuc Thanh, members of National Assembly debated the draft of Gender Equality Law. -
Overseas Compatriots Directing Toward the Middle Region
Through the Vietnam Television’s news program on the channel VTV 4, the overseas compatriots have followed news and images about the damage to the Middle region caused by storm no.1 (Chanchu storm). -
U.N. names 3rd female to lead General Assembly
The United Nations announced on June 8 it has chosen Ambassador Haya Rashed al-Khalifa, from Bahrain, as president of the 61st session, beginning in September. -
Vice President Truong My Hoa attends global summit of women
A Vietnamese delegation, led by Vice State President Truong My Hoa, is attending the 16th Global Summit of Women, which opened in Cairo, Egypt, on June 10. -
National Workshop on the Assessment of the Implementation of the National Strategy for the Advancement of Women
With the agreement of the Prime Minister, on May 12th, 2006, the National Committee for the Advancement of Vietnamese Women and the Ministry of Investment and Planning co-organized a National Workshop on the Assessment of the Implementation of mid-term goals of the National Strategy for the Advancement of Women to 2010 and the orientation in the next term. -
Swedish fund for disabled women
Disabled women in HCM City are to benefit from a Swedish-funded project launched this week worth VND199.8 million (US$12,490) to help them better integrate into society. -
Vocational Training Center of Bac Kan Women’s Union: 37 Trainings Attracting Nearly 1,000 Women’s Trainees
Due to a training needs survey/assessment of females in 17 communes of 8 districts and towns in 2005, the Vocational training center of Bac Kan Women’s Union has intensified its vocational training activities. -
Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Union gift to service men in the Spratly
The first training in 2006 for the new recruits of brigade No.146 in charge of Truong Sa (Spratly Islands) ended on May 15, 2006 with eighty one of them volunteering to serve in Spratly Islands after the training course. -
Girl Wins First Prize in Japanese Eloquence Contest
The 12th final contest of Japanese eloquence 14 May, 2006 took place at the Ben Thanh Theater (the 1stdistrict, Ho Chi Minh City), in cooperation with the Japanese Consulate General and some local agencies. -
Central Vietnam Women’s Union pays a visit and gives compliments to the Former Vice-President, Nguyen Thi Binh, on the occasion of her 80th birthday
On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Former Vice - President Nguyen Thi Binh (26/5/1927-26/5/2006), leaders of VWU visited and offered flowers to wish her a happy birthday. -
Ho Chi Minh City WU implements project “Enhance the Integration of People Living with AIDS”
In order to contribute to the implementation of Ho Chi Minh City’s initiative for former drug addicts, Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Union developed the project “Enhance the Integration of People Living with AIDS”. -
National marks Children's Day with focus on needy families
Cities and provinces around the country yesterday celebrated Children's Day, which falls tomorrow, and inaugurated the Action Month of Children campaign. -
Ho Chi Minh City: Women’s Union and DOET attempt to raise women’s literacy rate to 99%
On the morning of 11th May 2006, the HCMC Women’s Union and the Department of Education and Training (DOET) signed a cooperation agreement of literacy training and primary education universalization during 2006-2010. -
VWU and staff supported 3 provinces to suffer severe losses in Storm No. 1 (Chanchu Storm)
The Presidium of VWU decided to support 3 provinces: Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, 10 million VND for each province. VWU’s cadres also had donated 16 million VND, helping in time to people in distress area to overcome natural disaster’s affection, stable their lives. -
Free Academic and Vocational Courses for the Invalid
The Vocational Training Center for the Invalid of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), under Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs will organize free academic and vocational courses for the invalid. -
Save the Children UK helps Vietnam fight child trafficking
Save the Children UK opened Friday a two-day seminar on child protection and child trafficking prevention in Vietnam which also introduced a strategy for the 2005-2010 period -
Austrian council chairwoman visits
The chairwoman of Austria’s Federal Council Sissy Roth Halvax arrived in Ha Noi today on a six-day working visit to Viet Nam from May 22 to 27. -
Inner voice from Toronto
Hearing two word “Vietnam”, Lil Green’s face becomes radiant as she smiles. She seems to return to the events and memories of more than 40 years ago. -
Poor Pupils Granted Scholarships by HCMC Women’s Union
Over the past years, the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) has had several programs on health care, supporting children in mountainous and remote areas with stationery and learning materials and granted thousands of scholarships to difficult pupils who are talented at learning. For example: -
Meeting of the Female Delegates at the 10th National Party Congress
On the afternoon of 18 April 2006, a meeting was held in the VWU head office for the female delegates to the 10th National Party Congress.
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Meeting of the Female Delegates at the 10th National Party Congress
On the afternoon of 18 April 2006, a meeting was held in the VWU head office for the female delegates to the 10th National Party Congress. -
A Mother to Many Children
Being a mother but never giving birth, orphaned but still having mother. This is happiness and reality to hundreds of children and mothers in Danang SOS Children Village. -
Coastal little girl full of energy
After the class, Nguyen Thi Ha, the eighth grader from Nghi Thiet Junior Secondary School, Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province, returns to her little house in the middle of rice field in Bac Thinh village. The house, without hands of a man but is very tidy and clean. -
Midwife programme makes a difference
The "Midwife in the Village" programme implemented by Tu Du Hospital has become popular and helped to improve reproductive heath care for women in remote areas in Central Highlands.