Malaysia-China tourism ties on the road to recovery


SEPANG: The tourism ties between Malaysia and China are on the road to recovery as charter air travel between the Chinese city of Wuhan and Kuala Lumpur takes off.

Chinese tourist arrivals to Malaysia dipped by 19.5% in April compared with the same month last year, following the Flight MH370 incident, but the charter flights connecting Wuhan and Malaysia are expected to yield approximately RM76.2mil in tourist receipts over a year.

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