Vietnam applauds the theme of Asian Women Conference

Seoul (VNA) – Vietnam applauds the theme of the second Asian Women
Entrepreneurs’ Conference (AWEC) which highlights women’s role in contributing
to sustainable development in Asia and the world as a whole.

So said Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan at the conference which opened in
Seoul in the Republic of Korea on Sept.17.

Doan is leading a delegation of 30 Vietnamese businesswomen to the event, which
has attracted 500 female policy makers and CEOs from 30 countries worldwide.

The conference which has the theme “Asian Women for Green Growth” is a forum
for businesswomen to discuss women’s roles in dealing with social and
environmental issues and present their opinions and suggestions to governments on
how to develop sustainable agriculture and alternative energy sources while
eradicating industrial pollution.

Vice President Doan said that climate change has become one of the biggest
challenges in the 21 st century as it causes great loss of life and property,
and directly affects people’s lives, particularly the old, women and children.


She expressed her hope that Asian women would contribute to researching and
developing new technologies and alternative energy in order to minimise the
greenhouse effect, while promoting the use of more environment-friendly
technologies to keep the planet green and clean.

Doan said that the initiatives proposed at the conference would be a basis for
Vietnamese business women to contribute more to sustainable development in
Vietnam , as well as other countries in the region and the world.

On the sidelines of the AWEC, Vice President Doan and the Vietnamese
businesswomen visited the RoK’s SK group, which operates a number of investment
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