Vietnam's August International Visitor Arrivals Rise 18.4% to 1.99 Million

According to Sina Finance, government data released on Thursday showed that Vietnam's international visitor arrivals rose 18.4% year over year in August to 1.99 million. Foreign tourist arrivals in the first eight months increased 14.4% from a year earlier to 15.9 million. Arrivals from China rose 10.4% in August to 457,000, while arrivals from South Korea fell 3.2% to 372,000. Russian visitor numbers more than doubled from a year earlier to 137,000.