Vietnamese language promoted among overseas communities
A press briefing on the 2024 Vietnamese Language Appreciation Day and a gala to honour the language was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) in Hanoi on September 6.
Vietnamese language promoted among overseas communities (Photo: Vietnamplus)
Hanoi (VNA) 🍸– A press briefing on the 2024 Vietnamese Language Appreciation Day and a gala to honour the language was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) in Hanoi on September 6.
Nguyen Manh Dong, Deputy Chairman of the SCOV, highlighted success of this year’s celebration, which included a variety of activities both at home and abroad which have made significant strides in promoting and preserving Vietnamese among overseas Vietnamese communities.
The "Vietnamese Language Ambassador" contest attracted greater number of participants this year compared to 2023, with 158 entries from 14 countries.
Among the five outstanding ambassadors named, one was an 8-year-old overseas Vietnamese student, and another was a Lao enthusiast for the Vietnamese language. The contest encourages younger generations to preserve the Vietnamese language, fostering cultural connections worldwide.
The “Gratitude” initiative, organised in cooperation with the ministry, the Vietnam Education Publishing House, and various overseas Vietnamese associations, aims to honour individuals and organisations for their active promotion of the Vietnamese language preservation. It has been successfully implemented in countries like France and the Czech Republic, with plans for expansion.
Efforts to establish the Vietnamese Language Bookshelf project have continued, with five bookshelves now supporting communities in countries such as Austria, Laos, and Hungary.
Various Vietnamese cultural centres and associations worldwide have been actively involved in organising forums, seminars, and discussions on teaching methods for Vietnamese. Events like Lunar New Year and National Day celebrations are also integrated with Vietnamese language promotion efforts, contributing to the preservation of the cultural identity.
The “Beloved Vietnamese” gala on September 8 will honour the top five ambassadors and recognise the contributions by individuals and organisations in promoting the Vietnamese language./.
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.
A first-ever ceremony to honour the Vietnamese language in Europe and the donation of Vietnamese book collections took place in Prague and Brno, the two Czech cities with the largest Vietnamese populations, as part of a working visit to the Czech Republic by a foreign ministry delegation led by Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang on July 24 and 25.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, who is also Chairwoman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA), has met representatives of the Vietnamese community in France and attended a ceremony to launch an event honouring the Vietnamese language in Paris.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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