Lao Cai Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations won first prize in the 2025 National Chinese Speaking Competition

DNO - On the evening of November 15, the City Union of Friendship Organizations and the Vietnam - China Friendship Association of Da Nang City coordinated with the Chinese Consulate General in Da Nang, Vietnam Television Center for the Central Highlands - Central Region (VTV8), Duy Tan University and related units to organize the Final Round of the National Chinese Speaking Contest 2025.

Vice Chairwoman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi (left cover) awarded the first prize to the Lao Cai Province Union of Friendship Organizations team. Photo: NGOC HA

Speaking at the contest, Vice Chairwoman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi said that Da Nang has friendly and cooperative relations with many localities of China. Up to now, China (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) has 142 direct investment projects in Da Nang with a total capital of 558 million USD.

The city highly appreciates the bridging role of the Chinese Consulate General in Da Nang in promoting cooperation programs between Da Nang in particular and some provinces and cities in Central Vietnam with Chinese partners.

The organizers presented souvenir flags to the competing teams. Photo: NGOC HA

The National Chinese Speaking Contest - Da Nang is an annual event, organized on an increasingly large scale, attracting the attention of many Chinese language lovers across the country.

This year, the contest is one of the city's important people-to-people diplomacy events to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950 - January 18, 2025) and the year of Vietnam-China humanities exchange; contributing to deepening the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

The contest attracted nearly 1,000 candidates from units and localities across the country. After the preliminary selection process, the organizing committee selected the 25 best candidates from colleges, universities, academies, and Chinese language centers from 15 provinces and centrally-run cities to participate in the final round.

In the final round, each contestant will present their speech on the topic "Enhancing humanistic exchanges to strengthen Vietnam - China friendship" and answer questions from the judges related to the contest theme and the content of the contestant's speech.

As a result, the organizing committee awarded the first prize to the Lao Cai Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations team; 3 second prizes, 5 third prizes and 16 consolation prizes to the teams.

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