In the first half of 2010, Vietnam has welcomed over 2.5 million international guests, up 32.6% against the same period last year.
After a big drop in May, the number of foreign arrivals in June has surged by 7% against the previous month.
During the reviewed period, around 1.6 million guests arrived in Vietnam for tourism and convalescence, over 502,000 for working and about 289,000 for visiting relatives, up 40.3% 44.6%, and 2.9% respectively compared to the same period last year.
Chinese visitors have taken the lead in terms of growth rate (92.5%), followed by Cambodia 88.9%, the Republic of Korea around 28.3% and Thailand 28.1%./.