According to statistics, in the first two months of 2025, Binh Thuan welcomed over 116,000 international visitors, up 32% year-on-year, with the RoK ranking third in terms of arrivals.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increased by 6.9% year-on-year in the first nine months of this year, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade has reported.

The “Vietnamese People Prioritise Vietnamese Goods” campaign has affirmed its role in boosting economic growth, particularly when local firms are facing formidable challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said domestic travellers will continue to be a major market for at least the first four months of 2021.

Provinces in the Mekong Delta have seen a decrease in the number of tourists due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam’s first domestic automaker, VinFast, announced on June 10 that it sold more than 2,160 vehicles during the month of May, with the hatchback Fadil its most popular model.

The Department of Tourism together with the Tourism Association of the northeastern province of Quang Ninh launched the 2020 tourism promotion campaign on May 13, drawing 300 representatives of companies in operating the sector.

As Vietnam has been removed from the global list of potential destinations spreading COVID-19, domestic tourism is expected to witness growth after implementation of several stimulus programmes and sales promotions.

Thai Ministry of Commerce on January 4 projected that national shipments to foreign countries will grow 5 percent in 2016 after years of contraction.