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Thailand’s council of the economic ministers has approved in principle new measures proposed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to boost tourism in the short, medium and long terms.

Thailand’s cabinet on October 11 gave the nod to 18 tourism stimulus measures proposed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to stimulate the economy in the fourth quarter of this year.

Hanoi has been ranked fifth among the seven best places in Asia for solo travellers by Bigseventravel.

As safety considerations gained urgency, Hanoi authorities have decided to shut down makeshift coffee shops on its famous Train Street.

Officials from four southern provinces of Laos, central and southern provinces of Vietnam, and tourism-related businesses have gathered in Champassak province to discuss measures to draw more visitors to the two countries.

Thai Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has said the ministry is pushing for cuts in tariffs on branded products to foster tourism sector – a key economic sector of the county.

The Thai government is maintaining its target for GDP growth of 3 percent this year, with a series of stimulus measures to boost economic growth.

The Myanmar government recently announced new regulations to make it easier for foreign tourists to enter the country.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen is leading a high-ranking delegation of the Cambodian Government on a two-day official visit to Vietnam from October 4 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The official visit to Vietnam from October 4 – 5 by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen is expected to continue driving the bilateral relations forward in the coming time.

Thailand has revised the number of foreign tourists it expects to welcome this year down from 40.1 million to 39.7 million, citing impact of the global economic slowdown and the stronger baht.

Ho Chi Minh City is exerting more efforts to complete the 2019 socio-economic development goals, heard a meeting of the municipal Party Committee on October 2.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 2 called for greater efforts in the last three months of 2019 to complete the yearly targets, thus creating the premise for 2020 when Party congresses at all levels will be organised, towards the 13th National Party Congress.

International visitors who came to Ho Chi Minh City for health care make up 40 percent of the total number of foreign tourists to Vietnam for this purpose.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is calling for investment in six eco-tourism and culture tourism projects with a total capital of 2.78 trillion VND (nearly 119.5 million USD).

With his passion and skill, Kieu Cao Dung has preserved flowers in his pieces of art imbued with Vietnamese culture.

Advertising clips by the US Cable News Network (CNN) to promote Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi have attracted a lot of foreign viewers during their broadcasts from June 3 to August 31 as part of the bilateral tourism deal.

Vietnam welcomed 12.9 million foreign visitors in the first nine months of 2019, a year-on-year rise of 10.8 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Hanoi welcomed more than 4.7 million foreign tourists in the first nine months of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 10.1 percent.

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