(VOVworld) – Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan held a reception for representative women from Dan Phuong district on Monday prior to the celebration of Women’s Day on March 8 and the 1974^th anniversary of the Trung Sisters’ Uprising.

Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan met with representative women of Dan Phuong district in Hanoi on March 3, 2014

The Women’s Union of Dan Phuong district on the outskirts of Hanoi have helped 450 member families escape poverty and reduced the poverty rate to 2.67% over the past 5 years.Mrs. Doan spoke highly of the achievements of Dan Phuong’s women and their important contributions to improving rural areas.