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Vietnam received a rain of gold medals on May 11 afternoon at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia.

The 9th-tenure Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee decided to appoint two new vice presidents at its 8th session held in Hanoi on March 15.

The National Tourism Year 2021 is set to kick off in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 20 in association with the Hoa Lu festival - one of Vietnam’s 100 national intangible cultural heritages.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lavished his praise on the national women’s football team after their resounding success in the final of the SEA Games against Thailand in Manila, the Philippines on December 8.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thinh visited Vo Hong Son care centre for disabled children in the central province of Quang Ngai on August 28.

Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Nguyen Thi Thu Ha has expressed her hope for stronger cooperation with Germany in the areas regarding women and children, and women empowerment.

The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the Cambodian Women for Peace and Development (CWPD) organised an exchange in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on February 23 to mark the 40th anniversary of the victory of Vietnam’s southwest border defence war and the fall of the genocidal Pol Pot regime.

Vietnam was awarded more medals from the 29th Southeast Asian Games held in Malaysia in 2017, as athletes of Thailand and the host country tested positive for doping, the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) has announced.

President of the Vietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thu Ha held talks on November 5 with her counterpart from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Jang Chun-sil on women’s activities and traditional relations.

Earning two gold and three silver medals in Pencak Silat on October 29, Vietnam jumped to the 13th place in the medal tally on the 11th day of the ongoing Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta.

The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) have agreed to intensify cooperation to further tighten the Vietnam-Cuba friendship.

Orientations for promoting gender equality in development were tabled at a workshop hosted by the Australia Embassy in Hanoi on May 15.

The Ministry of Justice and the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) will join hands to offer legal assistance and education for women during 2018-2022. ​

President of the Vietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thu Ha is visiting China from Dec 18-22 to boost cooperation between women of the two countries and to learn about vocational training and start-ups.

The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Central Committee on October 17 presented the Vietnam Women Award 2017 to eight units and 10 individuals with outstanding contributions to social development.

The Vietnamese Women’s Union and Cambodian Women for Peace and Development have inked a cooperation agreement for 2017-2022, focused on sharing information and experience in enhancing gender equality.

Chairwoman of the Vietnamese Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thu Ha and her Lao counterpart Inlavan Keobounphan have discussed cooperative measures to prevent violence against women and children.