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September 8 becomes annual day for honouring Vietnamese language

September 8 will become an annual day for honouring the Vietnamese language under a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on the approval of a project to honour it among the Vietnamese community abroad in the 2023-2030 period.
September 8 becomes annual day for honouring Vietnamese language ảnh 1At a Vietnamese class in Ekaterinburg, Russia (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – September 8 will become anannual day for honouring the Vietnamese language under a decision signed byDeputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on the approval of a project to honour it among the Vietnamese community abroad in the 2023-2030 period.

The project aims to enhance the community’s awareness of the Vietnameselanguage’s beauty and value, while honouring individuals and organisations thatmake positive contributions to maintaining and expanding the coverage of thelanguage among the community, keeping it as a language forcommunicating among the Vietnamese families abroad, and spreading it to foreigners.

It is expected to motivate the efficiency and quality of Vietnamese teachingand learning among the community, while encouraging the host administrations to bringVietnamese into educational facilities in Vietnamese-inhabited areas. Throughthe project, the Vietnamese studies and research are hoped to be strengthened,contributing to making the language an official alongside others in areas with favourable conditions.

September 8 becomes annual day for honouring Vietnamese language ảnh 2At the opening of a Vietnamese class at High School 251, named after President Ho Chi Minh in Kiev, Ukraine (Photo: VNA)
The project will be implemented in parallel with thecultural diplomacy strategy until 2030 that was approved by the Prime Ministeron November 30, 2021.

Activities to celebrate the day for honouring the Vietnameselanguage will be held throughout the year and integrated into festivals andspecial occasions of the country.

They include an annual meeting to mark the day, an annual contest to explorethe language and the presentation of the “Vietnamese language ambassador abroad”title, and an art performance in Vietnam or abroad to honour the Vietnameselanguage.

Individuals, organisations, families and associations with positivecontributions to maintaining and spreading the language among Vietnamesecommunity abroad will also be honoured.

At the same time, an online portal for Vietnamese languagetraining for overseas Vietnamese will be launched under the management of the VietnamNational University-Hanoi./.
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