The Nhi Dong (Children) newspaper, in collaboration with the European Commission delegation to Vietnam in central Da Nang city launched a gender equality-themed drawing competition for children on March 10.

Primary school pupils aged between 8 and 10 nationwide and foreign children who live in Vietnam will have the opportunity to express their knowledge of gender equality issues and their wishes for a more equal society through their entries to the competition.

The competition is open from March 10 to April 30 this year.

The awards ceremony will take place in Hanoi in May. The ten winning entries will be sent to Belgium to enter a similar, gender equality-themed drawing competition, organised by the European Commission.