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International visitors to Vietnam in January estimated 370,000 arrivals, 11.9% lower than those in the same period of year 2008.
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| Dec. 2008 | Jan. 2009 (estimate) | Jan. 2009 vs. Dec. 2008 (%) | Jan. 2009 vs. Jan. 2008 (%) | Total | 358,047 | 370,000 | 103.3 | 88.1 | By means | | | | | By air | 290,995 | 301,000 | 103.4 | 96.5 | By sea | 8,453 | 9,000 | 106.5 | 49.8 | By road | 58,599 | 60,000 | 102.4 | 66.8 | By purposes | | | | | Tourism | 223,560 | 231,542 | 103.6 | 89.5 | Business | 66,794 | 65,000 | 97.3 | 82.4 | Visiting relatives | 49,082 | 55,000 | 112.1 | 98.8 | Others | 18,610 | 18,458 | 99.2 | 69.3 | By countries and territories | | | | | | China | 52,403 | 60,723 | 115.9 | 87.9 | | Japan | 34,880 | 34,721 | 99.5 | 98.5 | | USA | 36,057 | 33,379 | 92.6 | 81.9 | | South Korea | 32,533 | 32,997 | 101.4 | 69.9 | | Taiwan (China) | 21,506 | 21,239 | 98.8 | 80.7 | | Australia | 23,746 | 20,680 | 87.1 | 72.4 | | France | 16,585 | 19,308 | 116.4 | 151.1 | | Malaysia | 20,400 | 18,989 | 93.1 | 123.2 | | Singapore | 21,618 | 18,295 | 84.6 | 126.6 | | Thailand | 13,368 | 16,446 | 123.0 | 95.6 | | Others | 84,951 | 93,223 | 109.7 | 82.5 |
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Tourism Statistics 
