On the afternoon of March 29, in Hanoi, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) held a launching ceremony for the Vietnamese Language Honor Day and the Contest to Find Vietnamese Language Ambassadors Abroad in 2025.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang chaired the ceremony. Also attending the ceremony were Ambassador Nguyen Phu Binh, Chairman of the Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese, National Assembly member in charge of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education Bui Hoai Son, Head of the Committee on Ethnicity, Religion and Overseas Vietnamese, Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Van Thanh and representatives of domestic ministries, departments, branches, language and culture experts, and overseas Vietnamese. Notably, the ceremony also had the online participation of about 100 connecting points including localities in the country, Vietnamese representative agencies abroad and overseas Vietnamese associations.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang emphasized the importance of preserving and spreading the Vietnamese language, affirming that Vietnamese is not only a means of communication but also the soul of the nation, the crystallization of Vietnamese cultural identity through thousands of years of history. This is the thread connecting the Vietnamese community abroad with the national origin.
Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang also reviewed the results achieved after two years of implementing the Project on Vietnamese Language Honor Day in the overseas Vietnamese community. In recent times, response activities have taken place enthusiastically in many diverse forms, with the active participation of domestic and local agencies and a large number of overseas Vietnamese around the world.
With the spirit of “Preserving the Vietnamese language, preserving the Vietnamese soul”, Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang called on the overseas Vietnamese community, organizations and individuals to join hands to preserve and promote the Vietnamese language. Using Vietnamese not only in the family but also in the learning, working and international exchange environment will contribute to preserving the national cultural identity.
Representing overseas Vietnamese, Ms. Tran Hong Van, Vietnamese Language Ambassador 2023, shared that helping overseas Vietnamese children speak Vietnamese, love Vietnamese culture and help them connect with their national roots will help them build a solid foundation to shine anywhere in the world. She also emphasized that maintaining the language and culture for the young generation of Vietnamese in Australia and other countries around the world requires the efforts of all parties involved.
At the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Manh Dong officially announced the Contest "Searching for Vietnamese Ambassadors Abroad in 2025".
In addition, the ceremony also announced a number of activities in response to the Vietnamese Language Honor Day to spread love for the mother tongue and encourage overseas Vietnamese to preserve and promote the national language identity. Specifically, the Foreign Television Department, Vietnam Television (VTV4) introduced the programs "Vietnamese is not difficult" and "Happy with Vietnamese". These will be programs to help Vietnamese people living far away from home, especially the younger generation, learn and use Vietnamese more easily and vividly.
The Center for Vietnamese Studies and Cay Tre Vietnamese Language School (Japan) launched the contest “Vietnamese speech contest, drawing, learning about the homeland of Vietnam” and launched the Vietnamese Bookshelf built by the community. This is a useful playground, helping the Vietnamese community in Japan, especially the younger generation, to connect more with the culture and language of their homeland, while creating conditions for them to naturally improve their Vietnamese.
Also at the Ceremony, Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, Mr. Bui Hoai Son, Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh, Mr. Nguyen Phu Binh and representatives of several agencies pressed the button to launch the program "Wonderful Vietnamese" jointly produced by VTV4 and the Vietnam Education Publishing House.
Source: https://daidoanket.vn/le-phat-dong-ngay-ton-vinh-tieng-viet-nam-2025-10302539.html
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