Thrilled over Chinese guests

All smiles: Vietnamese ladies welcoming the first batch of Chinese tour groups in three years since the Covid-19 pandemic. — Xinhua

“TODAY is the first day Chinese tour groups are returning to our country after a three-year hiccup due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. We are so eager to welcome them and consider this a festive day,” a Vietnamese tourism official said.

Dinh Thi Kim Hong, an official at the management board of Sa Vy Tourist Site in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province, said that nearly 40 Chinese tourists have become valued guests of the northern province in particular and of Vietnam in general after crossing the Mong Cai International Border Gate on Wednesday morning.