Deputy Chairman of the committee Mai Phan Dung saidthat in recent years, the overseas Vietnamese community has grown stronger andbeen present in over 130 countries and territories.
Therefore, maintaining the mother tongue is extremely urgentand a priority in the committee's OV-related work, Dung stressed.

Held since 2013, the course has to date benefited over 800teachers.
Participants had a chance to take part in sidelineactivities aimed at enhancing education and dissemination on the history,tradition and cultural identity of the nation, and promoting the image of thecountry and people, and the comprehensive renewal process of Vietnam./.