Foreign arrivals in Vietnam surge nearly seven-fold in first six months

Foreign tourists from Singapore arriving in the south-central province of Khánh Hoà. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): The number of foreign tourists visiting Vietnam in the first half of 2022 increased 6.8 times over the same period of 2021, reaching 602,000, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

However, the number still falls short of pre-pandemic figures – a drop of 92.9 per cent compared to 2019.