Visitor arrivals to Vietnam up 14% in Aug-2019, led by China, Japan and Korea

Vietnam's General Statistics Office reported (03-Sep-2019) foreign visitor arrivals to Vietnam for Aug-2019. Details include:

• International visitor arrivals: 1.5 million, +14.3% year-on-year;
  • By market:
    • China: 482,004, +12.4%;
    • South Korea: 401,038, +25.0%;
    • Taiwan: 79,339, +23.8%;
    • US: 54,684, +4.2%;
    • Japan: 96,250, +18.3%;
    • Malaysia: 45,482, +20.2%;
    • Russia: 39,967, -0.6%;
    • Thailand: 33,594, +32.2%;
    • Australia: 27,708, -3.5%;
    • UK: 29,491, +7.2%;
  • Arrivals by air: 1.2 million, +11.4%. [more - original PR]