Attending the program were Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc, Deputy Minister of Education and Training; Le Thi Thu Hang, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Nguyen Pham Duy Trang, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Union, Chairman of the Central Team Council; Nguyen Ho Hai, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; representatives of diplomatic missions of some countries.

After 8 months of implementation, the playground "Vietnamese children - Reaching out to the world" in the school year 2022-2023 has attracted the participation of a large number of children across the country. This is an activity to concretize the Project "Building a learning society in the 2021-2030 period", the Project "Teaching and learning foreign languages ​​in the national education system for the period 2017-2025", the Project "Improving foreign language ability and international integration for Vietnamese youth in the period 2022-2030" of the Prime Minister.

A team competes in the final round. 
Typical contests in the final round. 

In the online round, the playground received more than 10.000 entries with the participation of nearly 15.000 children. The children vividly demonstrated the participation content about the culture of Vietnam and the world such as: craft villages, cuisine, costumes, cultural traditions, historical sites, scenic spots... in English. The final round of the playground showcases the cultural diversity of countries around the world through the vivid performances of 13 competing teams from localities: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen, Hai Duong, Nghe An, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Binh Duong, Kien Giang and Tien Giang.

The organizers awarded the first prize to the team of Nguyen Trai Primary School (Hong Bang District, Hai Phong City).

At the final round, the children of the competition teams decorated, displayed exhibitions and gave presentations in English on culture, cuisine, geography, history, religion, tourism and introduced the friendship and solidarity relationship between Vietnam and the following countries: Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Germany, France, the United States, Japan, South Africa, Cuba, China, England, and the Republic of Korea. Second, 5 Third prizes and many other sub prizes. The Central Team Council also awarded certificates of merit to 7 provinces and cities that actively participated and achieved excellent achievements in the playground.

Awarding prizes to teams with outstanding achievements at the playground "Vietnamese Children - Reaching the World".

Speaking at the award ceremony, comrade Nguyen Pham Duy Trang, Secretary of the Central Youth Union, Chairman of the Central Team Council said: "This is a playground to improve knowledge, skills and international integration capacity for children, contributing to tightening the spirit of solidarity and friendship between Vietnamese children and children around the world and creating motivation for children to learn foreign languages ​​in general and English in particular. From this playground, children have become special cultural ambassadors to introduce the friendship and solidarity between Vietnam and other countries around the world.

News, photos: HONG GIANG