Hanoi, June 18 -- Vietnam is entering a new stage of development with increasingly demanding requirements across all sectors, making it essential for women not only to participate in the process but to become one of the key forces shaping the country's future, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said on June 18.

Addressing the 14th National Congress of the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) for the 2026-2031 term in Hanoi, the top legislator said that despite numerous challenges during the past term, Vietnamese women and the VWU at all levels had demonstrated solidarity, initiative and creativity, making significant contributions to socio-economic development, national defence and security, foreign affairs, Party and State building, and t...