Doha: The Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding organized a panel discussion entitled "The reality and prospects of translation between Arabic and Vietnamese," as part of a series of translation symposia for the eighth season of 2022 with the participation of several academics in the Department of Arabic Language at the University of Languages at the Vietnam National University - Hanoi (VNU).
Dr. Hanan Al Fayyad, the media advisor for the award, reviewed the objectives and vision of the award and its categories, pointing to the importance of choosing the Vietnamese language within the languages of the achievement category for this season.
She pointed to the selection of five new languages in the achievement category besides the Vietnamese language: (Bahasa, Indonesia, Kazakh, Swahili, and Romanian), calling on those interested to enter through the award website to register and download the nomination form.
The participants in the symposium from Vietnam National University - Hanoi hailed the Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding and valued the role of the State of Qatar and those in charge of the award for giving the Vietnamese language the opportunity to participate in this season of the award. They stressed that it is an opportunity to promote the image of Vietnam as a country and people to the Arab world and brief the Arabs on Vietnamese culture and the nature of translation in Vietnam.
