Studying Chinese opening up opportunities for Vietnamese

Studying Chinese, the world's most spoken language, has helped enrich knowledge and brighten the career paths of more and more Vietnamese people, local experts, lecturers and students told Xinhua.

"I'm keen on becoming a highly-qualified lecturer of Chinese to help my students better understand the language and the country, as well as acquire the most suitable jobs," said Nguyen Le Cam Tu, the top prize winner of the 16th "Chinese Bridge", the Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students which was held in northern Vietnam on Thursday.

At the competition themed "Dreams Enlighten the Future," held by the Confucius Institute Headquarters and the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam, Tu, a third-year student at the Hanoi University, outperformed 11 other finalists from nine universities in terms of her language, presentation and comedy acting skills, and knowledge of Chinese economics, politics, society and culture.