The Vietnamese Government has made a great success in advancing gender equality, and the UN Women has accompanied the Government in the work, Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN Women in Vietnam, has said.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is looking forward to continuing to work with Vietnam’s National Assembly towards closing the gender gap, both qualitatively and quantitatively, UNDP Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen noted.

VOV.VN - The absence of a strong team such as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will create more opportunities for the Vietnamese national women’s football team to claim one of the five slots available in the Asian region.

VOV.VN - Phuong Truong Tran Dai has been crowned Miss International Queen Vietnam 2020, a beauty contest specifically held for local transgender women.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Grand Sport Group held a ceremony in Hanoi on January 18 to launch the latest home and away kits for the Vietnamese national men’s and women’s football teams this year.

VOV.VN - The nation has set a target to see women hold 60% of key positions in state management agencies by 2025, with this figure anticipated to rise to 75% by 2030 in line with a programme recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese U22 national football team, the national women’s football team, and the country’s athletics team, have all been tasked with defending their leading position in the region during the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which will be held in the country in late 2021.

VOV.VN - The Bureau of the FIFA Council moved to expand the number of teams participating in the 2023 Women’s World Cup on December 24, thereby creating a new challenge for the Vietnamese women’s football team.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national women’s football team have ended the year by being ranked among the five leading teams in Asia, according to the final rankings of the year released by FIFA.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national women’s football team are scheduled to begin their upcoming training camp from January 6, 2021, in preparation for important international fixtures which will be taking place next year, including qualification games for the 2023 World Cup.