According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the country received around 525,300 international tourists in August.
In the first eight months of the year, Vietnam also greeted 4.38 million foreign tourists, presenting a year-on-year increase of 9.4 percent.
The most number of international visitors were from South Korea, showing an increase of 35 percent; Malaysia came next with an increase by 23 percent; followed by Japan and Thailand that were up 19 percent.
Nguyen Van Tran, director of Apex Travel Company said that Vietnam is in its peak season for receiving Japanese tourists from now until the end of the year.
Apex Travel Company received more than 4,000 Japanese visitors in July and 5,000 in the first three weeks of August.
In related news, provinces in the North Central Coastal Region including Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue received nearly 8.3 million holiday makers in the first eight months, earning a turnover of VND4,000 billion.
The provinces attracted a huge number of visitors with a wide range of activities in response to ‘National Tourism Year-Hue 2012’, such as Hue Festival 2012; Vietnam-Lao Friendship and Solidarity Year; 40th anniversary of Quang Tri's Liberation Day; ceremony receiving the prestigious UNESCO Certificate; and recognizing Ho Dynasty Citadel as a World Cultural Heritage Site.
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