Where do Vietnamese youth stand in a world of over 8 billion people?

The 9th Congress of the Vietnam Youth Union set forth the task of "every young person is a cultural ambassador" - Photo: VU TUAN

Preserving the Vietnamese language means preserving cultural identity.

Discussion Group No. 2 focused on the theme "Vietnamese Youth Participating in the Preservation and Promotion of National Cultural Identity." Delegate Phung Cong Suong, editor-in-chief of Tien Phong newspaper, argued that promoting the role of youth in preserving and promoting the value of national cultural identity is not something overly ambitious. According to him, young people should, in their daily lives, preserve the language, customs, and traditions of their own localities and hometowns.

According to Phung Cong Suong, editor-in-chief of Tien Phong newspaper, preserving the national language means preserving the national cultural identity. - Photo: Vu Tuan

Delegate Nguyen Kieu Tuan Viet – from the Phu Tho Provincial Delegation – stated that young people are a force that quickly adapts to information technology. Therefore, if each young person acts as an ambassador promoting the cultural identity of their homeland, transforming cultural identity into a strength for economic and tourism development, it would be beneficial.

The theme "Youth participating in preserving and promoting national cultural identity" is a new content introduced into the "I love my homeland" movement by the 9th Congress of the Vietnam Youth Union. Delegate Ha Cong Dat – chairman of the Youth Union of Mai Chau district ( Hoa Binh province ) – said that in previous years, his locality had two communes that were hotspots for drug use.

However, by effectively promoting national cultural identity to develop tourism , these localities have become shining examples in both economic development and maintaining security and order. Mr. Dat believes that it is necessary to educate young people to correctly understand their national cultural identity, so that they can transform that identity into a strength.

Delegate Nguyen Thanh Thuy – Deputy Head of the Youth Committee of the Dak Lak Provincial Police – argued that preserving and promoting national cultural identity must go hand in hand with identifying and combating harmful and toxic information on social media.

Ms. Nguyen Thanh Thuy – Delegate from the Dak Lak Provincial Police – Photo: Vu Tuan

"We believe that there is still a lack of information channels for young people to detect and combat distorted narratives and harmful information on social media. Many people still mistakenly believe that combating harmful information on social media is the responsibility of government agencies," Ms. Thuy said.

According to her, in the coming time, the Youth Union and youth forces need to focus more on combating harmful, toxic, and anti- cultural information on the internet.

Many young people are content with working for others.

TikToker Chảo Yến – director of the Goong Indigenous Knowledge Cooperative (Lao Cai) – said that many young people today have a complacent attitude towards salaried work.

TikToker Chảo Yến hopes to inspire entrepreneurship among young people in mountainous regions – Photo: VU TUAN

Yen said the biggest challenge in developing the rural economy is the human factor. "There are young people who lack dreams, motivation, and are passive, preferring jobs that don't require high skill levels, so most have chosen to work as factory workers in industrial zones," Chao Yen said.

Yen also shared that many young people are very enthusiastic and dedicated to their homeland, but lack many knowledge and skills. For example, financial management skills, communication skills, marketing skills, sales skills, etc.

Mr. Le Tri Thong – chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Young Entrepreneurs Association – believes that the market should be allowed to refine the startup models of young people. – Photo: Vu Tuan

Mr. Le Tri Thong – chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Young Entrepreneurs Association – assessed that the youth startup movement over the years has had few successful models. According to him, the Vietnam Youth Union needs to evaluate and propose policies to ensure that youth startup models can access funding.

"The market needs to refine and filter startup ideas. The market must identify those ideas that are competitive enough and have the potential to grow," said Mr. Thong.

The 9th Congress of the Vietnam Youth Union will take place over three days, December 16th, 17th, and 18th, in Hanoi. The solemn closing session will be held on the morning of December 18th.

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