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I. Speech by Dr. Neal Koblitz, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Washington and Secretary of the Kovalevskaia Fund:
First I want to express my deepest appreciation to the Government of Vietnam for conferring the Friendship Medal. To both Ann and me, our work with our Vietnamese friends and colleagues during 16 visits to Vietnam, starting in 1978, has been tremendously stimulating and satisfying. Since the time of our youth, to us -- as to millions of others of our generation throughout the world -- Vietnam has been an example of great courage and achievement under the most difficult circumstances imaginable. -
Speech of mme. Nguyen Thi Binh, Former Vice-President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, President of Vietnam Kovalevskaia Prize Committee
At the 25th Anniversary of Kovalevskaia Prize in Vietnam -
25th Anniversary of the Kovalevskaia Prize in Vietnam and the 2008-2009 Kovalevskaia Award Ceremony
On March 12th, 2010, the Kovalevskaia Prize Committee in Vietnam organized the 25th Anniversary of the Kovalevskaia Prize in Vietnam and held the Kovalevskaia Award Ceremony to 3 individuals for years 2008 and 2009. -
Meeting marks International Women’s Day
On March 7, the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) celebrated the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and the 1970th anniversary of Trung Sisters (Hai Ba Trung) uprising. -
KEY ACTIVTIES OF VIETNAM WOMEN’S UNION IN 2010
The Executive Committee of the Vietnam Women’s Union has declared 2010 to be the year of active participation in the special emulations; improvement of the activity quality of the organization and effectively implementation of the VWU’s mandate of representing and protecting women’s legitimate rights. The key tasks and activities for the VWU in 2010 are: -
Result of 2 years implementation of the VWU’s mobilization on “Building and Repairing Affection Houses”
In 2004, Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) launched the Mobilization on “Building Affection Houses” to commemorate 50th Year of the Dien Bien Phu Victory with the aim that by 2010, there will be no families living in dilapidated or temporary houses. At the 3rd session (July, 2008) of VWU Executive Committee, VWU continued to promote the Mobilization on “Building Affection Houses” for poor women, single women and disabled women with especially difficult situations with the target that “There is every week getting one new house built for poor women - poor family”. -
50th anniversary of Ben Tre Concerted Uprising celebrated
A grand ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ben Tre (Concerted Uprising) (January 17, 1960 – January 17, 2010) was held by the Ben Tre province’s People’s Council, the People’s Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front on January 17. -
Return congress woman battling for ethnic minorities
VietNamNet Bridge – Trieu Thi Nai has been elected to the 9th National Assembly and returning to Congress and after three terms, sees great change. Meanwhile her family recently moved from Ha Giang to Hanoi but, as she told VietNamNet, she’s still getting used to the traffic. -
Vietnamese women brighten landscape of Vietnam
October 20 is observed annually as vietnamese women’s day to highlight their role and status in the struggle for the nation’s revolutionary cause as well as its Doi Moi (Renovation) process. -
National Week on Vietnamese Women 2010 launched
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Hanoi on January 12 coordinated with the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council (VWEC) and the Central Vietnam Women’s Union to hold a press conference to launch the National Week on Vietnamese Women 2010. -
Ancient rules requiring women to obey men undercut new laws
HA NOI — The anti-domestic violence law went into effect last year, but many couple confess that they do not care to abide by the law. -
Vietnam Women’s Union attends the 8th ACW Meeting and ACWO Board Meeting in Brunei Darussalam
At the invitation of the Development Department of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Brunei Darussalam, as the President of the ASEAN Confederation of ASEAN Women’s Organizations (ACWO) 2008-2010, the Vietnam Women’s delegation headed by Mrs. H’Ngam Nie K’Dam, its Vice-president attended the 8th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Women titled “Reducing Feminization of women with a Right-based approach” and the ACWO Board Meeting in Brunei Darussalam during 2-4 Nov.2009. -
Some news from the Gathering among the examplary presidents of local women’s unions
On 13th Oct. 2009, 150 delegates who won the Awards of “Excellent local WU’s President” from all the 63 provinces/cities throughout the country had participated in the seminars in order to share their experiences on carrying out the women’s movement and 6 main tasks of the WUs at their local level. -
Dong Thap Provincial Women’s Union: Exemplary Women Entrepreneurs Gathering
On the occasion of 79th Anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Union (20 October, 1930 – 20 October, 2009), on 19 October, 2009, Dong Thap Provincial Women’s Union organized a gathering of nearly 200 exemplary women entrepreneurs from the province. -
Thua Thien Hue Provincial Women’s Union: Presenting Gifts to the Poor Women Living in Dam River Area.
On the occasion of the 79th Anniversary of the Foundation Day of Vietnam Women’s Union, 20th October, Thua Thien Hue Provincial Women’s Union, in collaboration with Prudential Life Insurance Company, Hue Branch, organized a dialogue and gifts hand-over to poor women living in the Dam river area of Thua Thien Hue. -
The Launching Ceremony of “Supporting in Building Affection Houses”
On the occasion of the 79th Anniversary of Foundation Day of the Vietnam Women’s Union, 20th October, Vietnam Women’s Union, in collaboration with Vietnam Television and Chau Giang Company, organized the Launching Ceremony of “Supporting in Building Affection Houses” in 2009. -
Bac Ninh province organizes a contest on becoming a good HIV/AIDS communicator
The Health Department of Bac Ninh province in combination with the Steering Committee on AIDS, Drug and Prostitution Prevention and Control in Luong Tai district, Bac Ninh organized a contest on becoming a good HIV/AIDS communicator in September. -
Women’s festival day for community
October 20th 2009 marked the 79th anniversary of Vietnamese Women’s Day. In order to promote the tradition of solidarity, community cooperation and encourage for those who are in difficulties, “Women’s festival day for community” was organized simultaneously in 24 urban/suburban districts of Ho Chi Minh City on October 10th 2009. -
Women’s charity housing movement benefits thousands
A movement launched by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) has raised almost VND54 billion to build 4,590 charity houses for poor women across the country over the past year. -
Lack of male teachers reinforces stereotypes
Chu Hoang Tung’s parents were very surprised to see a man teaching their son’s class when Tung entered the fifth grade at Le Ngoc Han Primary School. -
Statue of Vietnamese women inaugurated in Hanoi
The statue of Women of ‘Three Responsibilities’ was inaugurated in the centre of Phung town, Dan Phuong district, Hanoi on October 8 to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. -
Dialogue “Voices of the Older Women”
On September 18th, in honor of the International Day of Older Persons October 1st, the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), in cooperation with the Vietnam Association for the Elderly (VAE) and the Research Center for Ageing Support (RECAS) held a Dialogue entitled “Voices of the Older Women”. -
Writing compassionate words for children with HIV
(CPV) – To continue the success of the “Writing compassionate words” for the first time, the charitable fund of VinaGame in collaboration with social network http://me.zing.vn, will launch “Writing compassionate words” 2, which will last from September 20 to November 20, 2009. -
Heavy burdens for schoolchildren
When preparing for her son’s first day at school, one mother weighed her first grader’s schoolbag. It weighed 2.7 kilos. -
Training on women’s union work for key local cadres
Implementing the 2009 work plan, the standing committee of Ha Nam provincial Women’s Union organized a training class on “improving knowledge on state management and women’s union work” for 232 women who are full time women’s union cadres and key cadres at local women’s unions of Ha Nam province from 28th July to 1st August 2009. -
Initial results of loans from Supporting Fund for Poor Women in Suoi Da commune
Suoi Da is a rural, large and populous commune of Duong Minh Chau district, Tay Ninh province. More than 90% of the households are doing agricultural works. The number of poor households is 511 (equivalent to 17% total households), among which, there are 122 poor female-headed households. -
Training course on skills of law communication and dissemination
Under the framework of the project “Law and life club” (LARC II) to improve capacity of the women’s union, Bac Kan provincial Women’s Union organized a training course on skills of law communication and counseling for its staff and the staff of local justice organs. This project is funded by CARE International in Vietnam in collaboration with Bac Kan provincial Women’s Union and was implemented at Cho Moi and Na Ri districts from June 2007. -
Evaluation Meeting of five- year implementation of entrusted loans for poor households and beneficiaries of social policies
Recently, Quang Binh provincial Women’s Union organized a meeting to evaluate 5 year implementation of providing entrusted loans for poor households and beneficiaries of social policies and commence the work plan for the last 6 months of 2009.
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