Foreign visitors to Vietnam rise sharply

The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first seven months of the year reached 2.93 million, up 34.9 percent over the same period of last year, says the General Statistic Office.
China has the most visitors to Vietnam with 512,000. It was followed by the Republic of Korea with 289,000, the US, 267,000, and Japan 240,000.
According to specialists, this is the result of tourism policies and promotion campaigns by tourism businesses for the capital’s millennial anniversaries and other major celebrations.
They said businesses should take full advantage of Vietnam’s ASEAN chairmanship to promote the country’s image and improve the quality of services and infrastructure. This is the most effective way to attract more foreign tourists to Vietnam.
In 2010, the tourism sector has set a target of welcoming about 4.2 million visitors to the country.