The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has launched a nationwide campaign to promote foreign language learning and create environments conducive to language acquisition within educational institutions.

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam has urged educational institutions to focus on improving students' foreign language abilities, with the goal of gradually making English the second language in schools.

The Vietnam Institute of Education Sciences and the National Foreign Languages Project Management Board on December 27 held a conference to publish this year’s report on the teaching and learning of foreign languages in Vietnam.

A total of 789 Japanese candidates participated in the 6th Vietnamese-language proficiency test held at the Japan College of Foreign Languages (JCFL) in Tokyo on June 18.

The Moscow State Linguistic University, known as Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages (MGLU), on May 24 organised the Vietnam Day to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.

The new versions in seven foreign languages of the book “Theory and Practice of Socialism in Vietnam” by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong made debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 19.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision approving a programme to improve foreign language skills among Vietnamese children and youngsters in the 2022-2030 period, with the aim of equipping them with the abilities necessary to promote international integration.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on November 10 ordered provincial/municipal Departments of Education and Training to strictly monitor and manage the organisation of foreign language proficiency tests.

A total of 815 Japanese candidates attended the fifth Vietnamese-language proficiency test held by the Japan College of Foreign Languages (JCFL) in Tokyo on June 19, the highest number to date.

The promotion of learning Vietnamese as a foreign language helps raise public interest in Australia regarding the importance of Vietnam as a strategic partner in relation to business and investment, agriculture and food manufacturing, and education and training, experts held.