Ly Xuong Can, the new Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam (Source: thethaovanhoa.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Culture, Sports and TourismNguyen Ngoc Thien met Ly Xuong Can, the new Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam, inHanoi on November 30, voicing his hope that the ambassador will help developVietnam’s tourism as well as tourism cooperation with the Republic of Korea(RoK).
Thien noted that the RoK is a leading market of Vietnam’s tourismsector.
In 2016, Vietnam welcomed more than 1.5 million RoK tourists, a surge of38.7 percent year on year.
Over 1.93 million RoK visitors traveled to Vietnam in the first 10 months of2017, up 53.9 percent over the same period of 2016. The figure is likely toreach 2 million in the whole year.
RoK tourists are the second largest foreign visitor group in Vietnam,only after Chinese.
Can pledged that he will work hard to contribute to the promotion ofVietnamese tourism and forge stronger tourism partnership between Vietnam andthe RoK.
Ly Xuong Can (Lee Chang Kun in Korean), is the 31st generation offspring of King Ly Thai To (974-1028). He was born in the RoK andnaturalized in Vietnam in 2010. He has become a member of the VietnamFatherland Front Central Committee since 2014.
Can has been the President of the Vietnam-Korean fork cultureassociation that he formed in 1994 with an aim to foster friendship between thetwo peoples.
He was appointed as the Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam for the 2017-2020tenure following a decision of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry onNovember 21. In December this year, Minister Thien will officially hand overthe decision to Can during the Vietnamese Culture and Tourism Festival in theRoK.-VNA
Thien noted that the RoK is a leading market of Vietnam’s tourismsector.
In 2016, Vietnam welcomed more than 1.5 million RoK tourists, a surge of38.7 percent year on year.
Over 1.93 million RoK visitors traveled to Vietnam in the first 10 months of2017, up 53.9 percent over the same period of 2016. The figure is likely toreach 2 million in the whole year.
RoK tourists are the second largest foreign visitor group in Vietnam,only after Chinese.
Can pledged that he will work hard to contribute to the promotion ofVietnamese tourism and forge stronger tourism partnership between Vietnam andthe RoK.
Ly Xuong Can (Lee Chang Kun in Korean), is the 31st generation offspring of King Ly Thai To (974-1028). He was born in the RoK andnaturalized in Vietnam in 2010. He has become a member of the VietnamFatherland Front Central Committee since 2014.
Can has been the President of the Vietnam-Korean fork cultureassociation that he formed in 1994 with an aim to foster friendship between thetwo peoples.
He was appointed as the Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam for the 2017-2020tenure following a decision of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry onNovember 21. In December this year, Minister Thien will officially hand overthe decision to Can during the Vietnamese Culture and Tourism Festival in theRoK.-VNA
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