Vietnam among most searched tourist destinations on Google by Australians

Vietnam ranks fourth in the list of most Googled tourist destinations by Australians over the past 20 years, according to Google.

Japan took the lead in the ranking, followed by New Zealand and Thailand, Google said.

In July, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) also revealed that Vietnam was among the top 10 most popular destinations for Australian travelers in July, with more than 18,500 Australians visiting the Southeast Asian country in the month.

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Before the COVID-19 broke out in 2019, Australia was the ninth biggest source of tourists to Vietnam, with about 383,000.

After both countries reopened their borders, the number of Australian visitors to Vietnam has risen considerably.

Vietnam earned some 394.2 trillion VND (16.05 billion USD) from tourism in the first nine months of this year, equivalent to 78% of the figure recorded in 2019.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said the country welcomed over 1.8 million foreign tourists in the nine-month period, of which 1.2 million were recorded in the third quarter of this year, 2.5 times the figure in the previous quarter.

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Late Belgian professor honoured with Vietnam's Friendship Order
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Late Belgian professor honoured with Vietnam's Friendship Order

Late Professor Jean Salmon, former Honorary President of the Centre of International Law under the Free University of Brussels, and former member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), has been awarded the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State in recognition of his great contributions to the Vietnam-Belgium cooperation, especially in international law.

International aid flows in typhoon-hit provinces
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International aid flows in typhoon-hit provinces

Deputy Director of the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Nguyen Van Tien on September 16 received relief supplies from Samaritan’s Purse, an international NGO dedicated to humanitarian aid and community development, for people affected by typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods and landslides.