PANO - The Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) held a ceremony on October 18 to mark its 86th founding anniversary and hand over the 2016 Vietnamese Woman Award to outstanding individuals and groups.

Presenting awards to outstanding individuals and groups. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn)

Present at the ceremony were President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) Nguyen Thien Nhan, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, and VWU President Nguyen Thi Thu Ha.

This year's awards were presented to 6 groups and 10 individuals in recognition of their large contributions to social development.

At the event, President Nguyen Thien Nhan congratulated all Vietnamese women on the occasion of Vietnamese Women's Day (October 20), and praised the 16 awardees for their efforts in overcoming adversities and well performing their roles at work and in life.

VWU also handed over certificates of merit to nine excellent female students who had won prizes in regional and international Olympic contests and scored the highest points in the 2016 national high school graduation exams.

An exchange between the audience and female examples was held during the event.

Translated by Huu Duc