Moscow, March 22 -- The fifth annual all-Russia Vietnamese translation contest wrapped up its final round in socio-political fields at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under the Russian Foreign Ministry on March 21, with competitors going head-to-head in a hybrid format.

Launched in 2022, the event was put together by MGIMO's Department of Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai and Lao Languages alongside the ASEAN Centre, the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association, and the Fund for Russia-Vietnam Cooperation Promotion "Tradition and Friendship." The goal is to shine a spotlight on the Vietnamese language and get more Russians hooked on Vietnamese studies.

This year's contest pulled in a crowd of undergraduate and graduat...