On December 13, 2025, immediately following the academic workshop “Teaching and Learning Japanese in a Multilingual Environment: Current Situations and Development Directions in Vietnam,” CLEF Institute, in collaboration with the University of Languages and International Studies - Vietnam National University, Hanoi, successfully held the Final Round and Award Ceremony of the Japanese Singing Contest for Students at Vũ Đình Liên Hall. The event created a vibrant and emotionally rich artistic space, bringing together young voices passionate about the Japanese language from various educational institutions across the country.

Following resounding success of the inaugural Vietnam-Japan Folk Song Festival, held in October 2023 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, the "2nd Vietnam-Japan Folk Song Festival" was successfully organized on December 14, 2024. This event was a collaborative effort by CLEF, Vietnam-Japan University at VNU, and several other agencies.