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Vietnam welcomed over 7.2 million foreign tourists in the first nine months of 2016, a year on year rise of 25.7 percent.

Hanoi is working on a plan to promote its tourism on CNN (Cable News Network).

Foreign tourists can now freely visit the border Co To island, said Hoang Ba Nam, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Co To district in the northern Quang Ninh province.

Three foreign tourists were killed and one remains missing after a speed boat capsized off the Thai holiday island of Koh Samui, Thai police said on May 27.

The south central province of Khanh Hoa received 1.6 million foreign tourists in the first five months of the year, an increase of 14.3 percent year-on-year.

Thailand plans to attract visitors from Europe and the Middle East during the low season between May and October, said Tanesuan Petsuwan, an official from Tourism Authority of Thailand.

Cambodia hopes to welcome 7.5-8 million foreign visitors by 2020, the Cambodia Daily quoted Secretary of State for Tourism Pak Sokhom as saying on May 4.

A large number of domestic and foreign tourists have flocked to the well-known tourism sites in Cambodia on the occasion of Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival, reported local media.

The number of Russian holidaymakers coming to Vietnam rose by 13.5 percent to 108,750 in the first quarter of 2016, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

March 14 (VNA) – The Chan May Port in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue expects to welcome 46 cruise ships with nearly 150,000 foreign tourists and crew members this year.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has demanded immediate overhaul of adventure tourism management and operation nationwide, a move following two accidents that killed four foreign tourists.

Foreign tourists visiting the central city of Da Nang during Tet, the Lunar New Year, can explore Vietnamese cuisine with regional flavors specifically designed to promote the Lunar New Year festival.

The Government of Thailand has put forth a tourism development strategy that looks to turn the country into one of the five leading global destinations in the next 20 years.

As many as 46,448 tourists visited the central province of Quang Nam during January 1-3, a year-on-year increase of 20.6 percent.

The central province of ThuaThien – Hue received roughly 90,000 travellers, including 40,000 foreigners, from December 24-January 2, up 12 percent from the same period last year.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on January 1 held a ceremony to welcome the first foreign visitors to its Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark.

Hundreds of foreign tourists arrived in Vietnam on the first day of the New Year 2016, promising a busy season for the tourism industry in the year.

Foreign tourists who are in Vietnam on Christmas and New Year holidays are enjoying a warm and jubilant festive atmosphere as they have been offered numerous preferential programmes.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam reached more than 6.33 million in the first ten months of this year, a decrease of 4.1 percent year-on-year, announced the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Foreign visitors will continue to increase by this year end and beyond partly due to the positive visa policy, said an official of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).