National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with female deputies, ambassadors, and heads of diplomatic missions and international organisations in Vietnam in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on March 2 on the occasion of the upcoming International Women’s Day (March 8).
Rising from wars, Vietnam has made continuous efforts to build a socialist state with the rule of law, which is of the people, by the people and for the people, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed.
The National Assembly of Vietnam always pays special attention to issues related to gender equality and women’s development and is willing to cooperate with other ASEAN member nations in this field, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
The 14th National Assembly (NA)’s fifth session showed a strong shift from presentation to debate, winning applaud from the public, NA officials said at a press conference following the session’s closing in Hanoi on June 15.
President Tran Dai Quang had a meeting with female deputies of the 14th-tenure National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on June 7, an event marking 10 years since the establishment of the female NA deputies’ group of Vietnam.
A conference on famle labourers and the role of trade union in the Asia-Pacific region was held in Hanoi on December 6 by the VGCL in collaboration with the WFTU.
Vietnamese and Lao female legislators met at a seminar in the central city of Da Nang on August 7 to discuss women deputies’ role in National Assembly activities.
The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and relevant agencies need to set out specific targets and breakthrough measures to bring all-aspect equality to women in the new period.
A workshop was held in Hanoi on June 21 to seek measures to increase the engagement of female officials and those from ethnic minority groups in the political system and leadership roles.
President Tran Dai Quang had separate meetings with leaders of the Italian Parliament - President of the Senate Pietro Grasso and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Laura Bonldrini, in Rome.
Ho Chi Minh City has outpaced the national average in terms of several gender equality-related criteria, taking the lead in efforts for the advancement of women.
The role of Vietnamese women in society was the main topic of a workshop held on March 21 in Buenos Aires province, Argentina as part of activities to mark the International Day of Women (March 8).
Southerners who experienced the first general election in Vietnam seven decades ago still have vivid memories of the historic event, which took place amid the enemy’s fierce sabotage in the south.
The Prime Minister has approved a national action programme on gender equality in the 2016-2020 period, which focuses on spreading various forms of awareness-raising campaigns across the board.
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