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Vietnam’s world heritage sites welcome 21 million tourists in 2019

Vietnam’s eight world heritage sites attracted a total of 21 million tourists in 2019, statistics show.

Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh, which has been twice recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), welcomed 4.4 million holidaymakers throughout the year, including 2.9 million foreigners, and raked in 1.23 trillion VND (53.1 million USD) from tourism.

Ha Long Bay (Photo: VNA)

Meanwhile, more than 6.32 million tourists, including over 759,859 foreigners, flocked to the Trang An Landscape Complex in the northern mountainous province of Ninh Binh, earning the locality 867.5 billion VND.

Another popular heritage site was the Hue citadel complex in Thua Thien-Hue province, which lured over 3.32 million tourists, including 2.21 million foreigners, generating 378 billion VND in tourism revenue. 

Among the 5.35 million vacationers to the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam province, 4 million were foreigners. The locality pocketed 300 billion VND from tourism.

Other sites included the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh province, the My Son religious site, in Quang Nam province, the Thang Long-Hanoi Royal Citadel and the Ho Dynasty Citadel in Thanh Hoa province.
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Vietnam, IAEA comprehensively assess national nuclear power infrastructure

Vietnam, IAEA comprehensively assess national nuclear power infrastructure

The delegation, led by Eric Mathet, Operational Lead, the IAEA’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section, evaluated the current status of Vietnam’s national nuclear infrastructure according to the assessment criteria outlined by the IAEA for Stage 2 – assessing the readiness of a country to invite bids or negotiate contracts for the construction of its first nuclear power plant.

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