The number of foreign tourists to Viet Nam has grown over the last 3 months, following a 13-month decline due to diseases, unstable economy and fierce regional competition.

In the first haft of the year, the number of foreign tourists to the country decreased 12%, compared to last year. But in July, August and September, the number of foreign arrivals increased.

In September, international visitors to the country reached 626,000, an 8.3% increase over last year.

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Viet Nam started scrapping visas for visitors from 6 more European countries – Germany, France, Italy, Spain, England and Belarus – in July, aiming to draw in more tourists. 

According to the current rules, the visa exemption granted to those countries allows visitors one 15-day stay per year.

In 2015, Viet Nam made it in the list of Telegraph readers' top 20 favourite countries.

Almost 90,000 travellers of the UK's famous newspaper, the Telegraph, have voted Viet Nam among the top 20 most impressive and fascinating destinations throughout the world.

(Source: VNA)