January 23, 2007 | 21:38 (GMT+7)
Military Zone 2 opens ethnic language courses for officers
PANO - In 2006, the Son La Military Command under the instruction of Military Zone 2 opened 2 courses on the H’mong and Laotian languages for 123 public relations officers in the 5 northern mountainous provinces of Son La, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Lao Cai and Tuyen Quang...
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PANO - In 2006, the Son La Military Command under the instruction of Military Zone 2 opened 2 courses on the H’mong and Laotian languages for 123 public relations officers in the 5 northern mountainous provinces of Son La, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Lao Cai and Tuyen Quang .
During the 3-month courses, trainees were provided with basic knowledge on these two languages, such as their origins and their scripts, by trainers from the provincial committee on nationalities and staff of local television and radio stations.
An understanding of these languages will enable officers to have further understanding of customs and practices of people of these ethnic groups, which in turn will help them to fulfill tasks in the area, where 60% of the population are people of ethnic groups.
Translated by Duy Minh