VOV.VN - Hundreds of Vietnamese from various regions gathered for the gala “Honoring the Vietnamese Language 2025 – Echoes of the Sea” last weekend in the coastal city of Rostock, Germany.

As part of Vietnam Week in St. Petersburg (May 19–23), a Vietnamese Language and Culture Festival was held on May 21 at High School No. 488 in the city’s Vyborg district, Russia.

A Vietnamese bookcase was launched at Khanh An Vietnamese language school in Vietnam Town, Thailand’s northeastern Udon Thani province, on May 18.

Working in different fields, two Vietnamese Americans -Professor Kieu Linh Caroline Valverde in California and entrepreneur Katherine Lam in Oregon- share a common goal of preserving the Vietnamese language and promoting a modern image of Vietnam to international friends.

Vietnamese children's books have officially joined the shelves of Muntpunt Library in Brussels, marking a meaningful step in promoting the mother tongue among Vietnamese families in Belgium.

A special ceremony in Hanoi recently launched the day for honouring the Vietnamese language in overseas Vietnamese communities and the 2025 Vietnamese language ambassador contest, reaffirming ongoing efforts to preserve and promote the mother tongue among overseas Vietnamese.

The Center for Vietnam Studies, the Bamboo Vietnamese language school and the Vietnamese Language Department at Osaka University on March 29 launched a painting contest themed "Vietnam in Me" for Vietnamese children in Japan and unveiled a Vietnamese bookcase.

A free Vietnamese language class has been launched for children from the Vietnamese community in New York and neighbouring areas, with teachers from Columbia University participating in the initiative.

A quiz on the Vietnamese language has been held for Lao teachers at the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual language school in Vientiane on the occasion of 115th anniversary of International Women’s Day.

Thong Nhat Secondary School in the central Lao province of Khammouane stands as a symbol of the enduring bond between Vietnam and Laos, where lessons in Vietnamese culture and history are taught with dedication.