With the Party and State’s attention to building the legal framework regarding women’s interest, Mai said the Vietnamese women have further affirmed their role in social aspects, including external affairs.

At the reception.

Congratulating the group on its achievements over the past five years, she lauded its cultural and people-to-people exchanges, such as gatherings on the ASEAN Family Day and joining in the international cuisine festivals, as well as contributions to social and charity events across Vietnam.

Mai asked the group to continue with activities to realise ASEAN’s priorities this year, strengthen bonds between women in the world and ASEAN in particular, and help build the ASEAN common cultural identity for its strong development.

For her part, Ambassador Nga, honorary chairwoman of the ASEAN Community Women’s group in Hanoi, said 2020 marks the fifth anniversary of the group and five years of the building of the ASEAN Community. The group’s activities have contributed to friendship and solidarity between ASEAN peoples and international friends.

She affirmed that the group will support gender equality work in Vietnam, and wished to receive further support to contribute to Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020.

Binh Duong int’l women cycling tournament kicks off

The 10th Binh Duong International Women Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2020 kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on February 28.

Japan funds project against women, child trafficking in remote areas

The Japanese Government will provide a non-refundable assistance worth more than 482,000 USD for a project on women and child trafficking prevention in mountainous and remote areas of the northwestern border province of Dien Bien.

Safe agricultural products made by women

(BGO) - Implementing the project "Supporting women in starting a business in the 2017 – 2025 period" in association with encouraging women to engage in clean production, clean consumption and food hygiene and safety, women’s unions at all levels in Bac Giang province have actively supported its members in developing many models of safe agricultural production and trading to serve daily consumption and supply to the market.

Binh Duong Int’l Women Cycling Tournament to begin next week

The Binh Duong International Women Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2020, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, will kick off in the southern province of Binh Duong on February 28.

Bac Giang women send love to the frontier

(BGO) - Responding to the programme "Accompanying frontier women" launched by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union, since 2018, the Women's Union of Bac Giang province has given support to members of the Women's Union of Tu Mich commune, Loc Binh district (the northern border province of Lang Son). The programme has brought about practical results.

Source: VNA