Children to learn Chinese in Lida

Children will start learning Chinese in the town of Lida in Grodna region. The project will be launched from the next school year, but preparations are already under way. Natallja Zajcava, the headmaster of the local high-school says there will be no problem with recruiting the pupils for the first "Chinese" class.

The school has been in the process of searvhing for teachers and necessary books. The Minsk University of Linguistics and the Belarus State University have already expressed interest in cooperation with the school, the headmaster said.