The Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) said that about 16.5 million Japanese people go abroad each year and nearly 400,000 of these people visit Vietnam.
Cam Ranh Airport will become an international gateway with the opening of an official direct air rout linking Cam Ranh and Vladivostock in Russia on Dec 12.
A ceremony was held in Ha Giang province on November 21 to launch the 2010 Tourism Year of four northern mountainous provinces, namely Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang and Bac Kan.
Khanh Hoa province plans to inaugurate Cam Ranh International Airport on December 12, 2009, opening up new opportunities for its economy and tourism sector.
Located at the highest latitude in Vietnam, Ha Giang is surrounded by Cao Bang on the east, Tuyen Quang on the south, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai on the west. It shares a border with China in the north (274km boundary).