Foreign arrivals to Vietnam jumped 70.6 percent month-on-month in May, following the removal of travel restrictions and over two weeks of SEA Games 31 competitions, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Tourists enjoy the sunset on Long Beach in the resort island of Phu Quoc. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign arrivals to Vietnam jumped70.6 percent month-on-month in May, following the removal of travelrestrictions and over two weeks of SEA Games 31 competitions, according to theGeneral Statistics Office (GSO).
The May figure was 12.8 times higher than that of the samemonth last year, the GSO said.
The number of international visitors rose 4.5-foldyear-on-year in the first five months of 2022 but was still 95 percent lowerthan the pre-pandemic corresponding period of 2019.
A majority of the foreigners (87.8 percent) travelled toVietnam by air from January-May.
Five-month earnings from tourism surged 34.7 percent againsta year earlier as a result of strong recovery of tourism activities and SEAGames 31, the region’s largest sports event which attracted thousands ofathletes, coaches, officials and spectators from other Southeast Asiancountries.
Vietnam has moved up eight places on the 2021 Tourism and TravelDevelopment Index (TTDI), according to a report recently released by the WorldEconomic Forum (WEF).
Thailand's athletes visit the Temple of Literature complex when they are in Hanoi for SEA Games 31 competitions earlier this month. (Photo: VNA)
The country experienced the greatest score improvement,rising by 4.7 percent to leap from 60th to 52nd on the overall index.
Indonesiaand Saudi Arabia also had great improvements in rank, with an increase of 3.4percent to the 32nd place and 2.3 percent to the 33rd place, respectively, thereport said.
The WEF report shows that Vietnam’s improved rankings haveresulted from its achievements in COVID-19 prevention, measures of safe andflexible adaptation to the pandemic, and continuous efforts to develop safetourism./.
Vietnam dropped COVID-19 test requirements for visitors entering the country from May 15, a move expected to boost the recovery of the country’s tourism industry.
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The OECD Economic Surveys: Vietnam 2025 report focuses on analysing the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals, the impact of international integration on attracting foreign investment and trade, and the country’s prospects for developing a low-carbon economy.
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Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Trade Promotion Agency Bui Quang Hung emphasised that logistics has evolved from a technical function into a core capability for Vietnamese exporters to maintain their competitive advantage in the US market.
A trade official has suggested companies work closely with shipping lines, airlines, and freight forwarders to monitor routes, transit times, and potential surcharges while exploring broader cargo insurance to cover risks like war and terrorism.
In addition to institutional reform, the agency is also rolling out key solution groups to combat counterfeit goods, imitations, and intellectual property infringements in the digital environment.
The event, co-organised by the Vietnam Trade Office in the UK and TT Meridian, a local importer of Vietnamese fresh produce, aims to build a national lychee brand and encourage broader recognition of Vietnamese fruits in a competitive, high-end market.
The industry's performance has been powered by bold investments in modern production lines, enabling Vietnamese firms to produce complicated products which were exclusive to advanced economies.
Outcomes of ABAC III will shape ABAC’s final policy recommendations to be submitted to the ABAC-APEC leaders’ dialogue, scheduled to take place in the Republic of Korea this November.
This is the second year the magazine has released the ranking, which is based on total revenue and key financial indicators of enterprises from seven countries in the region: Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Cambodia.
Tourists enjoy the sunset on Long Beach in the resort island of Phu Quoc. (Photo: VNA)
Thailand's athletes visit the Temple of Literature complex when they are in Hanoi for SEA Games 31 competitions earlier this month. (Photo: VNA)
