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Various activities to mark Vietnamese Women's Day

Various activities will be held across the nation in the upcoming days to celebrate the 88th anniversary of the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) and Vietnam Women's Day, which falls on October 20 each year.
Various activities to mark Vietnamese Women's Day ảnh 1Vice Chairwoman of Vietnam Women's Union Nguyen Thi Tuyet speaks at the press brief. (Photo: phunuvietnam.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Various activities will be held across the nation inthe upcoming days to celebrate the 88th anniversary of the Vietnam Women'sUnion (VWU) and Vietnam Women's Day (October 20).

The most prominent events are the 88th anniversary celebration of the VWU andthe awarding of the Vietnam Women's Award 2018 for five collectives and 10individuals with outstanding achievements and contributions to the nation’sdevelopment, VWU Vice Chairwoman, Nguyen Thi Tuyet said at a press brief heldby the VWU in Hanoi on October 10.
 
Founded in 2002, the Vietnam Women's Award is one of the largest annual eventsdedicated to Vietnamese women, aimed at recognising the contributions, talentsand creativity of Vietnamese women to national development and defence. Theceremony for this year’s awards will be held in Hanoi on October 15.

Another meaningful activity will be held for the first time at the nationallevel is the Women's Start-up Day, aiming to unlock potential and creativity ofwomen in economic development and start-up, contributing to raising the publicawareness about the role of women in economic development and encouragingenterprises/cooperatives to improve product quality and brand building inVietnam. The event will honour 20 excellent projects, expressing the spirit ofpassion and innovation in start-up.

In addition, an exchange between female scientists and outstanding femalestudents from the University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University -Hanoi, will take place on October 13.

The eighth annual meeting of the Asia and Pacific Nations Network (APNN) willbe jointly held by the VWU and the Vietnam Association for Intellectual Womenin Hanoi from October 18-20, gathering some 200 female scientists in the AsiaPacific.

In addition, the Mottainai Programme will enter its sixth season in 2018 toraise funds to support children who are victims of traffic accidents, amongother meaningful activities.-VNA
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