Vietnam welcomes 1.87 million foreign visitors in first nine months, mostly from Asia

International tourists visit Hung Lo ancient village in Viet Tri in the northern province of Phu Thọ. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Vietnam welcomed about 1.87 million international arrivals in the first nine months of this year, 16.4 times higher than the same period last year but down 85.4 per cent compared to the same time in 2019 before Covid-19 broke out, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

In September alone, the country saw nearly 432,000 foreign visitors, down 11.2 per cent over the previous month.