According to official reports from the 2023-2024 TOEFL Primary Challenge, 94% of primary school participants in Phu Tho met the A1 proficiency level—a key national target for primary students by 2025.

The final round of the "I love Vietnamese" contest was held on August 20 in Savannakhet province, Laos, for both Lao and Vietnamese students in the locality to show their command of the language.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) on June 4 issued an announcement inviting overseas Vietnamese (OVs) to register for attendance in the fourth World Conference of OVs and the 2024 forum of OV intellectuals and experts that are slated to take place from August 21-28.

A hybrid roundtable conference on "Vietnam - Russia relations: experience in diplomatic activities" was held on March 30 at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the participation of former, current and future diplomats.

Bahasa Indonesia was designated as an official language of the UNESCO General Conference during the plenary session of the 42nd session of the General Conference in Paris on November 20.

There has been a lack of Vietnamese language teaching and introduction to Vietnamese culture in French schools. The “Springboard to Vietnam” project plays a vital role in bridging the gap between French people and the Vietnamese language and culture.

Over 50,000 students are studying Korean at more than 60 universities and colleges in Vietnam, making it the top Asian language in terms of the training scale.

Vietnam ranked 41st out of 88 countries and territories around the world in the 2018 global English Proficiency Index (EPI). The ranking was made by Education First (EF), an international education company that focuses on language, academics, and cultural experience.

The embassies of Bulgaria and Italy hosted a conference to introduce two European capitals of culture, Plovdiv in Bulgaria and Matera in Italy on March 29.

Researchers on Vietnamese studies have played a role in developing the strategic comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Russia.

Nearly 400 Japanese candidates at different ages attended the first national level Vietnamese language skill test held recently in Tokyo.

Few countries have as many of their citizens working abroad as Vietnam, or depend so greatly on labour exports for economic vitality.

Vietnamese students normally study English in primary schools and universities. However, many graduates are unemployed due to their poor English proficiency which has become a barrier for job seekers.

Vietnam participated in the 18th World Congress of Russian Press held in Paris, France, on October 19-21.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh received 40 former Vietnamese teachers in Thailand on October 12.

The Ministry of Education and Planning has set itself an ambitious goal of making English the second language at universities across Vietnam.

More than 50 overseas Vietnamese teachers from 13 countries and territories are participating in a training course in Hanoi from August 7 – 21.

The 14th Asian Youth Forum kicked off in the central coastal city of Da Nang on August 3.

Nearly 200 photos, documents and objects on the typical culture of Vietnamese Buddhism were put on display at an exhibition in Hanoi on December 16.

One of the critical tasks of Vietnam linguistics is to ensure the clarity of the Vietnamese language and create the best conditions for it to fully develop.