This is an activity within the framework of the WeEmpowerAsia programme (WEA) jointly carried out by the UN Women and the European Union.

The awards ceremony in Vietnam.

The WEPs are a set of seven principles that support companies to take a gender-sensitive approach throughout their value chain starting with corporate leadership and looking across the wider value chain from workplace, marketplace and community.

The WEPs Awards was launched in September in many countries in the Asia-Pacific region with the aim of encouraging and recognising the efforts of companies that promote practices, programmes and actions to create more gender-inclusive business cultures embracing the gender equality and women’s empowerment, raise awareness, and mobilise more companies to implement the WEPs within their own business.

Elisa Fernandez Saenz, UN Women Vietnam Country Representative, said that the WEPs Awards recognise leaders and businesses’ efforts to promote gender equality for their employees, consumers and partners, and at the same time inspire other leaders and businesses to take action to bring about greater effects.

Number of newly established enterprises rises 18.4% in October

Business registration in October saw improvement over the previous month with the number of newly established enterprises increasing by 18.4% over the figure from September, according to the General Statistics Office.

Hanoi honours outstanding enterprises and entrepreneurs

A ceremony was held by Hanoi Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Association (Hanoisme) at the Hanoi Opera House on October 24 to honour outstanding enterprises and entrepreneurs.

Bac Ninh targets 2,500 new enterprises a year

The northern province of Bac Ninh has set a target of registering 2,500 new enterprises each year from 2020 to 2025 as part of a scheme to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

DoFA visits and extends congratulations to Chinese FDI enterprises

(BGO) - On the occasion of 71st National Day of the People’s Republic of China, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DoFA) in Bac Giang province Ngo Bien Cuong on September 29, 2020 visited to extend congratulations to several Chinese direct investment enterprises in the province.

Source: NDO/VNA