A group of City University (CityU) students visited Vietnam last month to gain a better understanding of the former French colony's emerging economy.
The 22 students, from the department of East and Southeast Asian studies, went to Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and Ho Chi Minh City during their 10-day trip.
In a sharing session held at CityU last week, the students talked about what they learned from the journey.
Many students said they were surprised by the development of the capital city, Hanoi.
'Although still ruled by a communist government, Vietnam has adopted a market economy, just like China a decade ago when it first embraced capitalist reforms after being influenced by the west,' said Year Two student Magdalene Chan Oi-ki.
'Foreign companies are scrambling to grab a slice of the fast-growing economy and are making a lot of investments in the country.