September 8 proposed as Day of Vietnamese Language
(VOVWORLD) - Some experts and officials have suggested that September 8 be observed as a day to honor the Vietnamese language for the overseas Vietnamese community.
 The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs hosts a workshop on November 30, 2021, to collect opinions on a day for the Vietnamese language. (Photo: Quang Hoa/baoquocte.vn) |
There are 5.3 million Vietnamese living in over 130 countries and territories globally. Speaking at a workshop held in Hanoi on Tuesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham QuangHieu said that, to them, the Vietnamese language is part of national pride and is also a “solid fulcrum” for the country’s culture.
On September 8, 1945, the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam launched a mass education campaign to eliminate illiteracy. On that same day in 1962, then President Ho Chi Minh delivered a speech on the Vietnamese language at the third congress of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association.
Delegates also recommended organizing a competition on books and documents teaching the Vietnamese language for overseas Vietnamese, and developing a language teaching website for the expatriates.