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“Blue beret” female soldiers: Inspiring Vietnamese women and awakening their sense of dedication
The Ministry of Defense held a deployment ceremony on March 23rd in Ho Chi Minh City to send off medics of the Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 who will participate in the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. -
VIFW chairwoman awarded the Order of the Star of Italy
HCM CITY — Lê Thị Quỳnh Trang, Chairwoman of Việt Nam International Fashion Week (VIFW) and President of Council of ASEAN Fashion Designers, yesterday was awarded the Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy. -
Lazada honours outstanding women sellers
Pham Thi Xuan Hong, owner of PinkShopGiayDep, was among six women from Southeast Asia to be honoured at the inaugural Lazada Forward Women Awards that recognise women trailblazers across the region in the e-commerce space who showcase resilience and innovation as entrepreneurs. -
Creating barrier-free travel opportunities for people with disabilities
“... Tourism is a need for many people, including people with disabilities (PWD), however tourism for PWD is still an untapped market. That is why we have been pursuing an idea of implementing a project for promoting accessible tourism for PWD in Vietnam", Ms. Trinh Thi Thu Thuy shared the idea of establishing the project. -
Ms. Hieu: Story of overcoming poverty with “Vietnamese Fishing Net” brand
Ms. Le Thi Hieu, born in 1975, residing in Ngoc Diem village, Ninh Ich commune, Ninh Hoa town, Khanh Hoa province is a wonderful example in getting out of poverty and creating jobs for 30 local workers. -
Spreading the love for nature to the community
NDO – Le Thi Trang (34) has been named among the world’s top ten conservationists, called the “Hotspot Heroes”, in 2020 by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), for her efforts in protecting biodiversity in Vietnam. -
Three Vietnamese scientists included in Asia’s top researchers list
NDO - Three Vietnamese scientists, all female, have made it into the list of Asia’s most outstanding researchers in 2019 as compiled by the Singapore-based Asian Scientist magazine. -
Reuters gives praise to Vietnamese schoolgirl for creating art from the chaos of COVID-19
NDO - The UK's Reuters news agency has recently run an article praising Nguyen Doi Chung Anh, a 10-year-old schoolgirl in Hanoi, for her paintings demonstrating the resilience and chaos in the world’s battle against COVID-19. -
Vietnamese female scientists conquer influenza viruses
The Kovalevskaya Awards 2019 honours female scientists from the Influenza Laboratory under the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (Ministry of Health) for easing the disease burden of seasonal flu. From influenza to SARS-CoV-2, the institute's female scientists have been truly the frontline soldiers in researching and isolating viruses, providing basic scientific information to the world. -
Young conservationist full of enthusiasm for wildlife protection
Wildlife conservation scientist Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, popularly known as Trang Nguyen, was recently listed in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. She recently published a book entitled ‘Chang Hoa Da – Gau’ (Chang is Wild about Bears).
