Eight collectives and ten individuals will be honoured at the Vietnam Women Awards 2017, recognising the talent, creativity and contributions of women in all fields of life.
At the award ceremony of the Vietnam Women Award 2016 (Source: dangcongsan.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Eight collectives and ten individuals will be honouredat the Vietnam Women Awards 2017, recognising the talent, creativity and contributionsof women in all fields of life.
According to Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union CentralCommittee Nguyen Thi Tuyet, the awards ceremony will be held in Hanoi onOctober 17.
The collectives to be honoured include women teams of the Emergency Departmentof Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School, ThaiHung JSC, and the Women’s Union of Ba Che district of Quang Ninh province.
The 10 outstanding individuals include Lieutenant Colonel Bui Thi Ha fromthe Naval Technical Institute, Do Thuy Ha from Hanoi Blind Association, NguyenThi Hue from a lemon growing cooperative in Can Tho city, Nguyen Thi Lieu from DucTri junior high school, and Nguyen Ngoc Mai, a worker of Vincem Hoang Thachcement company.
This year, the awards are themed “Women engage in natural disasters mitigationand seedless climate change response”, aiming to highlight women’s ideas in thefield and to boost awareness of women’s contributions to the work.
As part of the awards, a Women’s Innovation Day will be held withvarious activities, including an exhibition of creative products made by women,a forum on the role of women in reducing disaster risks and responding climatechange, and an awards ceremony for outstanding products.
On the occasion, the Vietnam Women’s Union will also present insignia“For the Progress of Vietnamese Women” to Han Mi Young, President of the WorldWomen Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association.
Since being established 2002, the Vietnam Women Awards have honoured 69outstanding teams and 124 individuals. -VNA
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Vietnam has been growing at 6 percent plus over the past few years and this is indicative of the contributions of women to business and the economy, World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione has said in a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.
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The project “Building response capacity, recovery and adaptation to disaster risks and climate for men and women” in Ben Tre has involved over 17,000 households in changing their behaviours.
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The festival highlighted the contributions and robust development of Vietnam's revolutionary press over the past century while promoting press products and showcasing the creativity of Vietnamese journalists.
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Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai highlighted the growing demand for Vietnamese workers in Kyushu, especially in Fukuoka, Oita, and Saga prefectures. Currently, the region employs about 35,000 Vietnamese manual workers and over 5,000 IT engineers.
In Vietnam’s case, she said, President Ho Chi Minh demonstrated his strategic vision by founding the revolutionary press a century ago. The late leader understood the press's role not only as a means to reflect the country’s realities but also as a powerful tool to strengthen national unity and inspire the resistance wars and national construction process.
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Today, the press for foreign service has evolved into a distinct, irreplaceable force, bridging Vietnam with the world and portraying a nation that is stable, peace-loving, and fully integrated into the international community.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
In the context where AI dominates and produces vast volumes of content, the only sustainable path forward for journalism is to focus on high-quality content and core values. Journalism must redefine its mission - not to report the fastest, but to provide the most profound and trustworthy value.
Granma and the VNA have great potential for cooperation, especially in sharing content regularly, so that VNA products are published on Granma platforms and vice versa, thereby helping Cuban and Vietnamese people access true information and gain a deep understanding of each other's country and people.
During his stay in China’s Guangzhou city from 1924 to 1927 to prepare for the establishment of a Communist Party to lead Vietnam’s revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded “Thanh nien” newspaper and released its first issue on June 21, 1925.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
At the award ceremony of the Vietnam Women Award 2016 (Source: dangcongsan.vn) 
