schools specifically designed for ethnic minorities students at all levels have been developed and supported by the State to encourage their participation. Preservation of spoken and written languages for ethnic minorities is a priority in the educational policy of Viet Nam. Government’s Decree No. 82/2010/ND-CP was issued in 2010 to regulate and promote teaching and learning spoken and written languages of ethnic minorities in general education facilities and continuous learning centres. Recently, the Ministry of Education and Training, in cooperation with UNICEF, launched a pilot project on bilingual education based on mother tongues of ethnic minorities in 3 provinces of Lao Cai, Tra Vinh, and Gia Lai, with initial encouraging outcomes. The Radio Voice of Viet Nam and the Viet Nam Television have constantly increased air time and expanded their coverage throughout the country to reach remote and mountainous areas. 90% of households of ethnic minorities are now within the coverage of the Radio Voice of Viet Nam, and 80% are within that of the Viet Nam Television. Together with these two broadcasters, provincial radio and TV channels are now broadcasting in 26 languages of ethnic minorities. Viet Nam pursues a policy to develop a unified and diversified culture in the community of Vietnamese ethnicities, to preserve and to promote traditional cultural identity of all ethnic groups. Cultural features that are typical of ethnic minorities are preserved, promoted and recognized as the world cultural heritages, such as the "Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands", the "My Son Sanctuary," or the “Dong Van Karst Plateau". 4