October 11, 2017 | 19:34 (GMT+7)
Winners of Vietnam Women Award 2017 announced
Eight collectives and ten individuals will be honored at the Vietnam Women Awards 2017, recognizing the talent, creativity and contributions of women in all fields of life.
According
to Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee Nguyen Thi
Tuyet, the awards ceremony will be held in Hanoi on October 17.
At the awarding ceremony. Photo: dangcongsan.vn
The
collectives to be honored include women teams of the Emergency Department of
Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School, Thai
Hung JSC, and the Women’s Union of Ba Che district of Quang Ninh province.
The
10 outstanding individuals include Lieutenant Colonel Bui Thi Ha from the Naval
Technical Institute, Do Thuy Ha from Hanoi Blind Association, Nguyen Thi Hue
from a lemon growing cooperative in Can Tho city, Nguyen Thi Lieu from Duc Tri
junior high school, and Nguyen Ngoc Mai, a worker of Vincem Hoang Thach cement
company.
This
year, the awards are themed “Women engage in natural disasters mitigation and
seedless climate change response”, aiming to highlight women’s ideas in the
field and to boost awareness of women’s contributions to the work.
As
part of the awards, a Women’s Innovation Day will be held with various
activities, including an exhibition of creative products made by women, a forum
on the role of women in reducing disaster risks and responding climate change,
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 World Women
Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association.
Since
being established 2002, the Vietnam Women Awards have honored 69 outstanding
teams and 124 individuals.
Source: VNA