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Women Leaders’ Network Meeting KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA SEPTEMBER 1-2, 1998
The 1998 WLN Meeting Declaration and Recommendations reaffirms the "commitment to work together [with APEC] in partnership to meet current challenges, as well as challenges in the new millennium to contribute towards achieving sustainability in our regional economic recovery, prosperity and development" (WLN 1 998). -
The APEC 11th Women Leaders network Meeting in Hanoi from 19th to 22nd, September 2006.
With the theme “Towards a Dynamic Community – for Sustainable Development and Prosperity” in the year APEC 2006, it is estimated 100 events will be organized in Vietnam, of which The APEC 11th Women Leaders’ network Meeting will be hosted by Vietnam Women Union at the International Conference Center – Hanoi, from September 19 to 22, 2006. -
EC anti-dumping taxes affect Vietnamese women footwear workers
The European Commission (EC)’s decision to slap primary anti-dumping duties of 4.2 percent on leather shoes imported from Vietnam has affected half a million leather shoe workers (most of whom being women) and a high number of workers involved in supporting sectors. -
Invitation letter
From: Ha Thi Khiet -
Alex Hopes to Become the American Ambassador to Vietnam
With a great passion for Vietnam, Madam Kathleen Huff gave up her position as Head of the Psychology Department at Arkansas University, America in 1998. Instead she took up work at World Concern, a non-government organization in Seatle (America), who needed an expert for their job-generation project for disabled youths in Da Nang, Quang Nam and Hai Duong, Vietnam. -
Verses of the Historical May
“As if Uncle Ho was here on the Victory Day” – the exciting rhythms of this song often remind me of the wonderful moments right after the liberation of the South on 30th April 1975. -
Viet Nam, Cambodia Aim to End People Trafficking
A meeting on anti - trafficking was jointly held by the Ministry of Public Security and the Cambodian Ministry of the Internal Affairs at Ho Chi Minh City. -
Classes for Laotians Organized in Vietnam
As relations between Lao and Vietnam grow, Laotian learners have spent time in Vietnam during the rice harvest period to observe the speed at which rice plants grow each day. -
Embroidered Picture - Another Story of Uncle Ho
The embroidery picture was a present of Uncle Ho to the late US colonel Stephen L.Nordlinger 60 years ago. It has been kept by his family, up to three generations, as a precious thing in the living room. -
Women Leaders’ Network Meeting
Manila, Philipines
October 2-4, 1996 -
Women Leaders’ Network Meeting: Ottawa - Hull, Canada - September 13-16, 1997
In the Declaration and Recommendations of the Women Leaders' Network at its second meeting in 1997, the WLN reaffirmed the 1996 Manila Call to Action, promoted its continued and consistent implementation throughout APEC processes and structures, and reemphasized the vital contribution of women to APEC economies. -
A memory of Vera Vaxilieva, a scholar on Vietnamese study
From 1925 to 1939, there were around 60 Vietnamese students who studied at the Communist Synthetic University, rendering for oriental laborers (KUTV), Institute for Peoples and Colonies belonging to KUTV (NIINKP) and Lenin International School. -
Korean public opinion: “Please forgive”
After the Chosun Daily made public the articles about Vietnamese brides on April 21 that led to reactions by Vietnamese readers, many Korean newspapers reported on a demonstration of a group of Korean citizens and Vietnamese people in front of the office of the Chosun Daily, and Vietnamese public opinion about the articles -
Ministry of Justice to work with Korean Embassy
On the sideline of the 39th session of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Minister of Justice Uong Chu Luu talked with the press about the Chosun Daily case, from the legal aspect related to marriage with foreigners. -
Joint-efforts in Seeking Best Solutions for Vietnamese Women Married to Korean Men
This was the affirmation made at the meeting between Mme. Ha Thi Khiet, President of Vietnam Women's Union (VWU), and Mr. Kim Euki, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Vietnam, on May 4, 2006 at the VWU's central office regarding the article "Vietnamese Young Women Coming to Korea – A Land of Hopes" posted by the Chosun Daily Newspaper on April 21, 2006. -
Korean diplomat apologizes for paper disgracing Vietnamese women
A Republic of Korean diplomat has just apologized to Vietnamese women after protests at home slammed a local newspaper as “cold and insensitive” in portraying the women as merely dying to marry a Korean man. -
EU relations crucial to Vietnam: PM
The European Union is a crucial partner, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai said after he received the visiting Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, in Hanoi on April 21. -
Help stop trade in women and children, Vietnam labor unions told
Labor unions should help women get jobs, a Vietnamese labor official said at a conference in Hanoi Tuesday on the role of the unions in preventing trafficking of women and children. -
Han Myung-sook approved as ROK's 1st female PM
The Republic of Korea (ROK) National Assembly approved the nomination of Han Myung-sook as the country's first female prime minister on Wednesday afternoon. -
International women world fair 2006
Welcome 11th APEC Women Leader’s Network Meeting in Hanoi -
Russia presents historical documents to Vietnam
The Russian Government on April 18 presented Vietnam with a number of documents on the relations between the former Soviet Union and Vietnam. -
Help stop trade in women and children, Vietnam labor unions told
Labor unions should help women get jobs, a Vietnamese labor official said at a conference in Hanoi Tuesday on the role of the unions in preventing trafficking of women and children. -
Viet Nam-US Society expresses condolences over death of US peace activist
The Viet Nam-US Society has expressed its condolences over the death of William Coffin, a well-known peace activist and leader of the Anti-Vietnam war movement in the US during the 1960s and '70s. -
Vietnamese School Founder in Cambodia
A woman of small business has made a contribution to founding the overseas Vietnamese Group and opening a Vietnamese school in Cambodia. When getting older, she opened a Vietnamese newspaper stall in Phnom Penh and became a sponsor for Vietnamese misleading girls. -
UN commission praises nation's economic progress
Poverty alleviation is Vietnam's overriding concern and the Government's approach to this issue has been praiseworthy, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has said in a report on March 30 of the results of its economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific in 2006. -
Young surgeon's wartime diaries help reconcile US, Viet Nam, says AP
The Associated Press (AP) on April 2 carried an article saying that the poignant wartime diaries of a Vietnamese military surgeon, named Dang Thuy Tram, have reconciled the US and Viet Nam after a US intelligence officer saved them from being burned. -
Young scholars pioneer Vietnamese studies in the US
In the 1950s, there were only few Vietnamese language classes in America. Since then, several Vietnamese Studies Departments have been established at famous US universities and have educated many scholars in Vietnamese studies. In recent years, many of these scholars have visited Vietnam on study tours. -
French people support Vietnamese Agent Orange victims
Visitors to the first international photo festival opened in Sarcelles city, 20 km east of Paris, France, on April 8, signed their names into a petition, expressing their support to Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims in the lawsuit against US chemical producers. -
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to provide Vietnam with US $15 million to help in contagious disease control.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to provide Vietnam with US $15 million to help in contagious disease control. -
US Organisation presents scholarships to poor students
The Roever Educational Programme of the US, REAP International, has presented 40 scholarships, each worth 600,000 VND, to poor students in southern Binh Thuan, Ben Tre, Dong Nai and Tra Vinh provinces. -
Get-together celebrates neighbouring countries' lunar New Year
A get-together was held in Hanoi on April 7 to celebrate the traditional New Year festival of Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, drawing a crowd of diplomatic corps, officials and students of these nationalities. -
Overseas Vietnamese in Laos get together
The Vietnamese State and Government always helps facilitate the overseas Vietnamese community in Laos in conformity with Lao legal regulations. -
Vietnamese water puppetry shines in France
Vietnam's water puppetry has attracted almost 1,000 French children to each show presented at the on-going Imagine Festival in Paris, said the festival's organising board. -
US to fund Vietnam mine clearance
The US plans to donate US$3.3 million to support the continuation of mine removal in Vietnam in fiscal year 2006, its embassy in Hanoi said in a press release on Tuesday. -
Viet Nam's population, poverty reduction achievements praised
Shin Sakurai, former Chairman of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), spoke highly of Viet Nam's achievements in population affairs, hunger elimination and poverty reduction at a seminar in Ha Noi on April 5. -
Brunei prince donates $50,000 to Vietnam Agent Orange victims
Brunei's Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and his wife Wednesday donated US$50,000 to the Vietnam Association for Agent Orange Victims to help its poor members. -
Australia holds trans-Vietnam tour to raise awareness of muscular dystrophy
Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Bill Tweddell yesterday waved a flag to start a race called ChallengeMD! with the participation of 32 Australian riders to raise money to help fight Muscular Dystrophy (MD) and raise awareness of MD. -
Australian exhibits sculpture in Hanoi
Australian artist Nerine Martini opened an exhibition in Hanoi Friday displaying her sculpture based on a traditional boat from the central Vietnamese town of Hoi An. -
Vietnamese, Thai and Lao women share experiences
Vietnamese, Thai and Lao women shared experiences in ensuring gender equality and improving women's roles in society. -
Expat youths take part in charity on trip home to Vietnam
Twelve expat Vietnamese youngsters arrived in Vietnam Monday sponsored by the US Catalyst Foundation for a 10-day trip to help local underprivileged kids and discover their home country in the process. -
Australian students to help Vietnamese orphans
Applied health students from Charles Sturt University in Australia’s New South Wales state will head to Vietnam next week to work with children with disabilities in a Ho Chi Minh City orphanage. -
“Winter soldier” – truth about American war in Vietnam
In spite of being made 35 years ago and shown in many countries, the film “Winter soldier” will be shown in American cinemas since 16 January 2006 only.
Why does it take 35 years? -
Vietnam-US cultural exchange in Washington
On the occasion of the New Lunar Year and in preparation for the “Binh Tuat” Tet (Year of Golden Dog), in the evening of January 21st, the Vietnamese Embassy to the US held a cultural exchange including food and film festivals. -
International representatives support Vietnamese AO/dioxin victims
Victims of Agent Orange (AO) and other toxic chemicals demanded US chemical companies pay compensation in an international appeal released at the end of a two-day conference on the effects of AO/dioxin in Ha Noi. -
American veterans stand for justice for Vietnamese AO victims
All American veterans who are expected to attend an international conference on Agent Orange (AO) and its effects on people to be held in Ha Noi on March 28-29, said they will strive for justice for AO victims in Viet Nam. -
US Vietnam vets meet children affected by AO
A generation after the Vietnam War, a US military veteran whose team once sprayed Agent Orange on the country came face to face with disabled children whose suffering is blamed on the defoliant. -
Int'l conference appeals justice for AO victims
Governments, international and national organizations, and non-government organizations are urged to provide material and spiritual support for victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in Viet Nam. -
The Spouse of the Brunei Darussalam’s Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah visited the Vietnam Women’s Union
On the second day of the Brunei’s Crown Prince’s official visit to Vietnam, his spouse visited the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and Vietnam Women’s Museum -
“An air of Vietnam” in France
On 9 March 2006, the Vietnamese Student Association, located in Rennes France organized a cultural program titled “An air of Vietnam”. -
Vietnam honored in a Belgian school
An impressive activity recently took place to honor Vietnam in school Attenet Royal, which is situated in one of the major districts of Brussels – Belgian capital city.
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