Forum on Women Entrepreneurs in the 21st Century held in Hanoi

The Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council (VWEC), under the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vietnam (VCCI), organised a forum titled “Women Entrepreneurs in the 21st Century: Creativity and Humanity" in Hanoi, on May 26.

At the event
At the event

As part of the activities to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the formation and development of the VWEC, the event was attended by Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, former Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, and President of the Vietnam Women's Union Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, VCCI Chairman Vu Tien Loc and VWEC Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh.

Speaking at the forum, Vice President Thinh praised the efforts of female Vietnamese entrepreneurs over the years, while affirming that the Party and State always highly appreciate the contribution of the business community, including female entrepreneurs, to the cause of national construction and development.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh praised the efforts of female Vietnamese entrepreneurs over the years.

She said that in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), Vietnamese businesses in general, and female entrepreneurs in particular, face many challenges to adapt to the digital economy. The State President suggested that women entrepreneurs constantly learn and improve their knowledge and skills in approaching, applying and investing in technology innovation in production and business, to increase the performance of their businesses.

On this occasion, the VWEC held a ceremony to announce the top ten ASEAN business women in 2018 and presented gifts to the Vietnam Children’s Fund.