Launching Vietnamese Language Honor Day and Contest to Find Vietnamese Language Ambassadors Abroad

Many delegates attended the Launching Ceremony of Vietnamese Language Honor Day and the Contest to Find Vietnamese Language Ambassadors Abroad in 2025. Photo: Quynh Duong

The program was chaired by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang with the online participation of about 100 points in 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 of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Quynh Duong

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”, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 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 environment of study, work and international exchange will contribute to preserving the national cultural identity.

Representing overseas Vietnamese, Ms. Tran Hong Van, Vietnamese Language Ambassador 2023, shared the task of helping overseas Vietnamese children speak Vietnamese, love Vietnamese culture and connect with their national roots so that they can build a solid foundation, ready to shine anywhere in the world. Ms. Tran Hong Van also emphasized that maintaining the language and culture for the young generation of Vietnamese living abroad 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". This is a meaningful playground to find and honor individuals with outstanding contributions to preserving and promoting the Vietnamese language globally.

At the ceremony, a number of activities in response to the Vietnamese Language Honor Day were also announced. Specifically, the Foreign Television Department, Vietnam Television (VTV4) introduced the programs “Vietnamese is not difficult” and “Happy with Vietnamese”. These are programs that 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.

Delegates press the button to launch the program “Wonderful Vietnamese” jointly produced by VTV4 and Vietnam Education Publishing House. Photo: Quynh Duong

Also at the ceremony, delegates pressed the button to launch the program "Wonderful Vietnamese" jointly produced by VTV4 and Vietnam Education Publishing House.

The launching ceremony of the Vietnamese Language Honor Day and the contest to find Vietnamese Ambassadors abroad in 2025 strongly affirmed the determination to preserve and spread the Vietnamese language in the Vietnamese community around the world. With the joint efforts of agencies, organizations and overseas Vietnamese, the Vietnamese language will certainly continue to be preserved and developed sustainably, becoming the common pride of the Vietnamese people.

"Magical Vietnamese" is produced by the Vietnam Education Publishing House in collaboration with the Foreign Television Department, Vietnam Television, to support the teaching and learning of Vietnamese for Vietnamese children abroad through a treasure trove of folk literature imbued with national identity. Accompanying the children are the gentle Vietnamese Fairy and the adorable little dragon Long Con, bringing interesting, useful and emotional lessons. Through the program, teachers and parents can also refer to methods of exploiting folk literature materials in the process of teaching Vietnamese as well as have more television learning materials to use in the classroom or at home.

The program will air at the following times: 4:00 a.m. Monday, 2:15 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. Friday on VTV4 channel from April 2025 and can be easily accessed on digital platforms.

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