VIENTIANE (Xinhua): More than 2.4 million foreign tourists spent time in Laos in the first nine months of 2023, an increase of 285 per cent compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism.
Statistics compiled by the ministry showed that more than 1.6 million tourists came from the Asean (Association of South-East Asian Nations) countries, while 636,687 came from the Asia-Pacific region, 142,845 from Europe, and 54,686 from the United States, Lao News Agency reported on Thursday.
