On the evening of October 20 (UK time), the Vietnam International Awards ceremony took place in London to recognize the practical and effective contributions to the community of Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals.

Lanny Phetnion, Lecturer of Vietnamese Language Faculty, National University of Laos, has excellently achieved the title of Ambassador of Vietnamese Language Abroad 2024. She is the first non-Vietnamese to achieve the title, which aims to promote culture, at the same time inspire and motivate teaching, learning and using Vietnamese among the Vietnamese community abroad and international friends.

Vietnamese serves not merely as a tool for communication but also as a bond linking those far from their homeland to their origins, reviving their memories, sense of identity, and affection for their native land amidst life's transformations.

"Trong tranh" or"chong chanh", which is the correct spelling? What does the proverb "Wealth in the eyes, dearth in the hands" mean? Though simple, these questions show the richness of the Vietnamese language. These are among the topics regularly introduced to overseas Vietnamese community by the Facebook page named "Beautiful Vietnamese" by Le Trong Nghia, a software engineer in Tokyo, Japan.