Hanoi- Shenzhen, Guangzhou flights launched
China’s Shenzhen Airlines announced the launch of direct flights between Hanoi and Shenzhen city and Guangzhou province of China at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 17.
Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)
The will be two flights between Hanoi and the Chinese destinations each day, boosting tourism ties between Vietnam and China.
The flights are also expected to help Vietnam attract more tourists from third countries as Shenzhen and Guangzhou are home to many foreign workers, businesses and investors.
In 2017, Vietnam welcomed 4 million Chinese tourists, some 30 percent of the nearly 13 million foreigner visitors to the Southeast Asian country.
China has been an important tourism market of Vietnam in recent years.
Meanwhile, an increasing number of Vietnamese have picked China as their top destination. According to the UN World Tourism Organization, 3.1 million Vietnamese travelled to China in 2016./.
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