Hanoi, Nov. 3 -- Vietnam welcomed 19.5 million international visitors in the first 10 months of 2026, up 13.8% year on year, achieving around 78% of its full-year target of 25 million, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

Asia remained the largest source of visitors, accounting for nearly 75% of the total with 14.6 million arrivals. Europe ranked second with 3.22 million (16.5%), followed by the Americas with 1.04 million (4.4%), Oceania with 602,700 (3.1%), and Africa with 59,900 (0.3%).

China continued to be Vietnam's largest source market with nearly 4.4 million visitors, followed by the Republic of Korea (RoK) with 3.4 million, Russia with 1.25 million, and Taiwan (China) with 1.07 million.

Europe posted t...