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Hanoi (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Vietnam welcomed 2.1 million foreign visitors in the first five months of the year, an increase of 16.6 per cent over the same period last year, according to domestic tourist agencies.

In May, the country welcomed 400,000 foreign visitors, up 16.1 per cent over the May figure last year. Most foreign visitors to Vietnam in the first five months of the year came from Thailand, United States, Japan, China, South Korea,the Philippines, France, Singapore and Malaysia.

China led the list with 352,000 visitors, up 54 per cent from last year, followed by the Philippines at 114,000 visitors, up 42 per cent, and 87,600 from Thailand, up 32 per cent.


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