Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan speaks at the summit (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vice President Vo Thi AnhXuan attended the Women CEOs Summit 2022 in Hanoi on November11.
Xuan hailed the ideal to organise the summit as a follow-up activity of the 2022 Global Summit of Women and the 2022 ASEAN Women Leaders' Summit, which providesa chance for participants to share experience and discuss measures to promotegender equality, strengthen women’s economic power as well as the role ofwomen in general and female entrepreneurs in particular in the current period.
She said that the position of women in the ASEAN hasincreased considerably through the promotion of gender equality and womenempowerment, women’s increased engagement in business and skilldevelopment activities, the facilitation of business environment for women-ledenterprises, the enhanced leadership of women and the encouragement ofpublic-private partnership.
Highlighting gender equality promotion outcomes in Vietnam,Xuan noted that women are taking over 30% of seats at the National Assembly,and 50% of key leadership positions. The ratio of women engaging in the labourmarket has reached 48%, while the rate of women-led companies has hit 27%.
However, she said that the majority of women-led firms are small in scale andvulnerable to impacts from the outside. They also face difficulties in access to information, market, financial services as well as human resourcesattraction, science-technology application and digital transformation.
The Vice President expressed belief that at the event, economists, policy makers and womenentrepreneurs from ASEAN countries will give valuable proposals and initiatives to create favourable conditions for women entrepreneurs, and women-ledenterprises to access development resources, optimise opportunities from theFourth Industrial Revolution, and strengthen connectivity and cooperation toovercome difficulties and challenges together to recover and rise.
At the summit, jointly held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council, participants focused on discussing theapplication of technology to expand, develop and protect businesses in the newreality, corporate restructuring, and connectivity expansion to act together anddevelop together./.
Deputy Chief of the US Mission in Vietnam Melissa A. Bishop on October 21 launched the first two courses of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in the country.
Dr. Sok Ching Cheong from Malaysia and Dr. Supiya Charoensiriwath from Thailand were named as winners of the 2022 Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women.
Based on the fruitful results of their cooperation in past years, the Vietnam Women's Union and Nestlé Vietnam signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the period of 2022 - 2027 to continue to implement a nationwide programme named "Nestlé accompanies women" in Hanoi on November 4.
Supporting women in economic development as a direct tool to address gender inequality is the point of view and the goal that the Bank for Social Policies and the Vietnam Women's Union are aiming for through the implementation of social policy credit programmes over the years.
At the working session, General Secretary Lam presented the Party Committee of the VFF and central mass organisations with the Politburo’s Decision No. 304-QD/TW, which outlines the new structure, functions and tasks of the VFF Central Committee, marking a significant step in improving its organisational effectiveness.
Describing the exhibition as a large-scaled, content-rich, and unprecedented event with high requirements and limited preparation time, PM Pham Minh Chinh urged all ministries, sectors, and localities to participate with the highest sense of responsibility, ensuring the exhibition is inclusive, objective, truthful, feasible, and impactful.
Vietnam’s attendance reaffirms its consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, and comprehensive, intensive, extensive and effective international integration.
Cheng stressed that this is third time PM Chinh has attended the meeting and he is among the few senior government officials participating in this year's event, which is considered as a rare and commendable gesture.
The fact that the Vietnamese PM has been invited to attend and speak at this important event for three consecutive years reflects the WEF as well as the international business community's recognition and high regard for Vietnam's position, role, and contributions to global and regional economic growth.
This new era marks a crucial phase in which the country must strive with determination to fulfil its strategic objectives, achieving breakthrough development at new levels of sophistication, quality, and global standing, laying the foundation for further growth. Era after era forms a continuous history of development, ascending steadily from one level to the next.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan speaks at the summit (Photo: VNA) 
