BEIJING: Malaysia is confident of registering the targeted 1.7 million Chinese tourist arrivals this year, encouraged by the 26.4 percent rise in arrivals in the first quarter compared to the corresponding period last year.
A total of 493,249 Chinese tourist arrivals was recorded in the first quarter, up from 390,256 in the 2012 period, said Noran Ujang, director of Tourism Malaysia's Beijing Office.
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