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Tourism in Vietnam is a component of the modern Vietnamese economy. In 2019, Vietnam received 18 million international arrivals, up from 2.1 million in the year 2000. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is following a long-term plan to diversify the tourism industry, which brings foreign exchange into the country. [1]
The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (formerly Vietnam National Administration of Tourism) [4] is the government agency of Vietnam which manages tourist operations and activities throughout the country. It has full control in terms of business development, planning, public relations, personnel training, conducting research, and instructing ...
Vietnam introduced a pilot electronic visa system on 1 February 2017. [ 29 ] Starting from August 15, 2023, an e-Visa is issued to citizens of all countries and territories and is issued for single or multiple entry up to 90 days.
The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO; Vietnamese: Tổng cục Thống kê, lit. 'General Department of Statistics') [3] [a] is an office serves under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) realizing the function as an adviser for the MPI Minister in state management for statistics; conducting statistical activities and providing social and economic information to organizations ...
On 2 July 1976, North and South Vietnam were merged to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. [153] The war had devastated Vietnam and killed 966,000 to 3.8 million people. [154] [155] [156] A 1974 US Senate subcommittee estimated nearly 1.4 million Vietnamese civilians were killed or wounded between 1965 and 1974—including 415,000 killed.
In 2012, Vietnam received 6.8 million international visitors and the number is expected to reach over 7 million in 2013. Vietnam keeps emerging as an attractive destination. In TripAdvisor's list of top 25 destinations Asia 2013 by travelers' choice, there are four cities of Vietnam, namely Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An and Ha Long.
The 2019 Vietnamese census, officially the 2019 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census (Vietnamese: Tổng điều tra dân số và nhà ở năm 2019, lit. 'Total investigation on the population and housing of the year 2019') was the fifth national census of Vietnam since the country's reunification, [1] and the eighth census conducted by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam. [2]
The United States Embassy in Saigon was first established in June 1952, and moved into a new building in 1967 and eventually closed in 1975. The embassy was the scene of a number of significant events of the Vietnam War, most notably the Viet Cong attack during the Tet Offensive which helped turn American public opinion against the war, and the helicopter evacuation during the Fall of Saigon ...