Learning ethnic languages to stay close to and better serve people

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Learning ethnic minority languages has made teaching easier for teachers working in mountainous areas. Photo: Dinh Huong - VNA
Ethnic minority languages help officials in mountainous areas overcome communication barriers, build closer ties with local residents and better serve the people. Photo: Dinh Huong - VNA
Police officers in Ba Vinh commune implement Project 06 and bring VNeID services closer to residents in mountainous areas by providing hands-on guidance in the local language. Photo: Dinh Huong - VNA
According to police officers in Ba Dong commune, understanding the local ethnic language helps foster more open and closer relations between the police force and the people. Photo: Dinh Huong - VNA
Learning ethnic languages to stay close to and better serve people
In the mountainous communes of Quang Ngai province, home to people from 44 ethnic minority groups, language barriers have long posed a major challenge for officials, police officers, soldiers and teachers working at the grassroots level when communicating with residents and handling their affairs. To overcome this challenge, police officers, teachers and officials at all levels in the locality have proactively learned ethnic minority languages, thereby strengthening solidarity and improving the effectiveness of public communication and mobilisation efforts. Photo: Dinh Huong - VNA