People

Honouring Vietnamese language: Key to returning to national roots

Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026

With more than 40,000 Vietnamese nationals living and working in the country, teaching Vietnamese to younger generations is essential to maintaining links with their national roots.

People

Vietnamese language lessons in Laos keep culture alive

Saturday, Sep 13, 2025

Vietnamese is also taught at prestigious schools in Laos like the Champasak-Lâm Đồng High School for the Gifted (Phonesavanh School) and the Champasak Ethnic Boarding School.

People

Vietnamese Language Day celebrated in Northeast Thailand

Tuesday, Sep 09, 2025

Consul General Đinh Hoàng Linh recalled that nearly a century ago, during his revolutionary activities in Thailand, President Hồ Chí Minh opened the first Vietnamese class for the expatriate community in Udon Thani, laying the foundation for Vietnamese language learning in the...

People

Ambassadors promote Vietnamese language in Laos

Tuesday, Sep 09, 2025

Thanks to the dedication of these Vietnamese Language Ambassadors, the language and culture of Việt Nam are becoming increasingly cherished and embraced within the Lao community.

Event

Vietnamese language nurtures love for national culture in Czech Republic

Monday, Sep 08, 2025

The Honouring the Vietnamese Language contest is not only a language event but also a manifestation of the Vietnamese community’s love for their homeland and cultural roots.

People

OV teachers actively preserve, promote Vietnamese language

Friday, Aug 29, 2025

A training course for overseas Vietnamese teachers abroad, which serves as a bridge connecting Vietnamese expats with their homeland, closed in Hà Nội on August 28.

Event

Digital platform helps develop Vietnamese language skills in Australia

Saturday, Aug 09, 2025

VietNEST (Vietnamese Nurturing Education for Science & Traditions) is a mobile app and digital platform for Vietnamese language learning among overseas children.

News

Language, culture strengthen Việt Nam – RoK ties

Saturday, Aug 09, 2025

Vietnamese language is now officially taught at four high schools and is one of eight optional second foreign languages in the national university entrance exam of the RoK.

Neighbourhood

The evolving landscape of ESL teaching in Việt Nam: accreditation, legitimacy and the path forward

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Over the past few decades, the English as a Second Language (ESL) industry here has undergone monumental changes – but has all of it been for the better?

Life & Style

International students participate in Vietnamese-language contest

Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025

A contest named Em Yêu Tiếng Việt (I love Vietnamese language), was held recently in Savannakhet province of Laos.

News

Exhibit shows Buddhist heritage

Thursday, Dec 17, 2015

An exhibition of Buddhist costumes, architecture, language and heritage has opened at Yen Phu Pagoda in Thanh Tri District on the outskirts of Ha Noi.

News

Schools add Cor language to curriculum

Friday, Nov 27, 2015

The central province plans to introduce the language of the Cor ethnic group in the primary school curriculum in Nam Tra My and Bac Tra My districts.

News

Book offers insight into Vietnamese culture

Saturday, Aug 08, 2015

Foreigners can glimpse Vietnamese culture through the pages of an English language book newly released by The Gioi (World) Publishers.

News

A musical take on current issues

Saturday, Jun 27, 2015

Vietnamese traditional musical language, xam or busking, has been used for the very first time to communicate social issues in a music video entitled Xam Tra Da (Iced Tea Busking).

News

French Institute brings fusion trio to play HCM City

Friday, Apr 10, 2015

French jazz fusion trio The Drops will perform at the Saigon Ranger bar in HCM City next Friday (April 17) as part of a programme by the French Institute to present outstanding young talents coming out of Francophonie communities across the world to...