The second biggest market, South Korea, saw a 60 percent increase year-on-year while the third, Japan, grew at a modest 14 percent. Japanese and South Korean visitors can visit Vietnam for up to 15 days without a visa. Foreign tourists in Hoi An ancient town in central Vietnam. So far this year the number of arrivals has increased by 24 percent to more than 5.55 million. Tourism revenues in the first seven months were nearly VND235 trillion (US$10.5 billion), a 23 percent rise.

Source: Thanhnien News July 29, 2016 03:33 UTC