According to information citied in the article, Vietnam welcomed more than 8.8 million international visitors during the first half of the year, representing an increase of 4.1% compared to the pre- COVID-19 pandemic period.

The newswire also put forward data for the number of tourists coming to the country by air, which accounted for 83.8% of the total, equivalent to 7.4 million visitors.

Furthermore, the article was also impressed by the number of tourists from Northeast Asian countries such as the Republic of Korea and China which made up 47.2% of Vietnam’s total number of foreign arrivals throughout the reviewed period.

The media outlet outlined that these represent the two major markets which have helped the tourism industry rebound rapidly. Indeed, visitors from the Chinese market have witnessed a sharp rise of more than 229% annually.

The newspaper stated that the number of international arrivals to the nation will continue to grow strongly ahead in the second half of the year, noting that the country will seek to fulfil the goal of welcoming between 17 million and 18 million foreign tourists this year.