The first "Vietnamese language and culture camp" attracts teachers and students from 14 high schools in Thailand. (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – The first "Vietnamese languageand culture camp" opened in the campus of Pathumthep Wittayakarn HighSchool in Thailand's Nong Khai province on March 25, attracting teachers andstudents from 14 high schools in the country.
The two-day camp also saw the participation ofrepresentatives of local authorities, schools, and the Vietnamese overseas community inThailand.
Speaking at the event, the Vietnamese Consul General in KhonKaen Chu Duc Dung appreciated the idea of organising the camp, during which students not only participated in activities toimprove their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills but also exchanged with and helped each other better understand the beauty of Vietnamese culture,history, and people.
Emphasising that Thailand and Vietnam are major tradingpartners of each other in ASEAN, the diplomat said that mastering theVietnamese language and culture is very helpful for Thai students when lookingfor jobs related to Vietnam.
He believed that organising the camp annually will open a newstage in turning Vietnamese into one of Thailand's foreign language subjects inthe coming time, and bring Vietnamese language and culture closer to Thaistudents.
On the first day of the camp, overseas Vietnamese people inThailand performed songs praising the homeland and the growing friendship between Vietnam and Thailand and between their people./.
