Vietnam Attracts Almost 16 Million Foreign Tourists in First 8 Months of 2026

The tourism boom in Vietnam continued strongly as the nation successfully attracted almost sixteen million foreign tourists during the first eight months of 2026, according to a news report by VnExpress.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the news report of VnExpress. Some parts in boldface…

Vietnam welcomed nearly 2 million international visitors in August, up 19.7% from July and 18.4% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.

In the first eight months of this year, the country received nearly 16 million foreign visitors, an increase of 14.4% from the same period in 2025 and equivalent to 63.6% of the full-year target.

The August figure is notable as the month is usually considered part of the low season for international tourism.

The result shows that the country’s tourism market continued to maintain and expand its appeal. Air travel remained the main mode of entry, accounting for 83% of international arrivals, while arrivals by road continued to increase, particularly from neighboring countries.

By region, Asia was still Vietnam’s largest source market, with about 11.8 million visitors in the eight-month period, making up nearly 74% of the total and increasing 7.4% year-on-year.

Europe recorded the strongest growth among major regions, at 53.4%, with about 2.68 million visitors.

Arrivals from the Americas reached around 887,000, up 20.7%, while those from Oceania rose 23.3% to nearly 489,000. Africa sent about 45,000 visitors to Vietnam, up 25.1%.

The tourism authority said the figures show that Vietnam is expanding its reach beyond nearby Asian markets, with strong growth from long-haul markets, helping diversify the visitor base and reduce dependence on individual markets.

By country, China remained Vietnam’s largest source market, with 3.54 million visitors, accounting for about 22.3% of the total. South Korea ranked second with approximately 2.76 million visitors, or 17.3%. Together, the two markets provided more than 6.3 million visitors, nearly 40% of the country’s total.

Russia ranked third with more than 1 million visitors, representing a year-on-year increase of about 165.7%, the highest growth among major source markets.

Other key markets also posted strong growth. Visitors from the U.S. increased 20.4%, Cambodia 41.5%, Japan 9.2%, the Philippines 58.8% and Australia 23.3%.

European markets continued to perform well, with arrivals from the U.K. rising 9.8%, France 13.4%, Germany 15.1%, Sweden 25.1%, Switzerland 27%, Poland 51.2% and the Czech Republic 28.2%. In Southeast Asia, tourists from Malaysia grew 20.5%, Singapore 31.7%, and Indonesia 26.7%.

India was another fast-growing market. The number of Indian visitors rose from just 102,000 in 2019 to more than 612,000 in the first eight months of 2026.

The expansion of direct air services between major Indian cities and Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang has helped make Vietnam more accessible to Indian travelers.

Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? Do you think Vietnam can attract at least 25 million foreign tourists by the end of this year? If you plan to visit Vietnam soon, what are your three main reasons for visiting?

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My understanding of the qualifiers of #shittember are to post bad photos or photos that you just don't like in order to break out of the feeling of the need to perform. For me, I think that applies to exercising control over things like focus, composition, and exposure. The first photos were surprisingly difficult to post, but now it's actually quite cathartic.

I don't know if this photo qualifies for #shittember, or maybe #shittember is having its intended effect, because I actually don't think I dislike it, and I don't think it's a bad photo, but I reckon a week or two ago I almost certainly would have thought the opposite, and never would have considered posting it up, even though I think it is visually interesting.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, thank you @NotAHope@mastodon.social for sharing with us such a great concept, allowing us all to relax a little, helping us realize that maybe things that we are critical of aren't all that bad, and to allow imperfect things to shine.

This photo is a picture of a film negative that I took when I got a new extension tube, and this is a calibration shot when I was trying to get the backlight, zoom, and focus set correctly. It obviously needed quite a bit of adjustment for all of the above!

Once I develop my negatives at home, I capture a photo of them with the digital camera, invert the photos, and apply some minor corrections to get the final image. I have some equipment at home to do print negatives that I'm looking forward to setting up and using on these negatives one day, but that's a whole other time/effort/money thing...!

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Gas from the Beetaloo Basin will only pour fuel on the climate change fire
"The NT will become unliveable within decades..."

"In terms of gas reserves, the Beetaloo is bigger than Western Australia’s North West Shelf project, the nation’s largest fossil fuel development which accounts for more than 40% of Australia’s oil and gas production."

"The Beetaloo Basin is covered with pastoral leases and different forms of Aboriginal tenure. Some of this tenure is the NT’s Aboriginal Land Rights Act land, which provides fairly strong rights for Traditional Owners. But most of the Aboriginal title in the basin is federal native title tenure that does not allow Traditional Owners to veto resource extraction."

"Climate forecasts suggest many parts of the NT will become unliveable within decades, due to the lethal heat caused by climate change. The NT News headline, “NT will be cooking with Beetaloo gas”, sums this dilemma perfectly, if accidentally. The irony of this headline won’t be lost on anyone who is familiar with the science."

"No amount of jobs or money can compensate for this devastating future. By turning on the Beetaloo tap, we risk watching the climate crisis worsen before our very eyes." >>
theconversation.com/gas-from-t… >

* Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment
"Climate forecasts suggest many parts of the NT will become unliveable within decades, due to the lethal heat caused by climate change".
acs.gov.au/pages/national-clim…

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Ώπα! 💣

"A #Melbourne #Greek #restaurant has rejected online hate and a #bomb threat after hosting a joint #Jewish-Greek cultural evening.

On #Facebook, the owner insists it will keep bringing the communities together. Last Friday the #MediterraneanGreekTavern in #Elsternwick staged a night that mixed the two traditions.

Guests dressed in white, #challah sat beside Greek dishes, prayers were said, and a #bouzouki band played #HavaNagila alongside music from #ZorbatheGreek.

The dinner marked six months of #Shabbat Club #Australia.

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Earlier nights have been held at other Melbourne spots. Friday’s larger gathering had a long waiting list.

The next day the restaurant posted warmly about the young crowd. Supportive replies came first, then a surge of abuse via #socialmedia.

Commenters called the hosts sell-outs, accused them of supporting “#genocide killers,” urged that #Jews be #deported, and one reportedly openly called for the tavern to be #bombed."

jwire.com.au/greek-tavern-repo…

Australia ‘Waltzing its way into a war’ ?

* Why can the US access so many Australian military bases, and could they drag us unwillingly into war? – podcast >>
theguardian.com/australia-news…

* "Analysts warn of a “saturation” of the continent by the US military, and argue that Australia’s most important security ally could drag the country unwillingly into war."

“From a Chinese perspective, Australia is not so much hosting US bases on its territory, it’s a US base in its own right … Australia is a serious piece of real estate in the US warfighting machine.”"

“The Australian government seems to be waltzing its way into a war between the United States and China, by allowing this country to become an outpost or bastion of the US military, and as a platform from which they will launch military force against China>"

"Dr Vince Scappatura, the author of The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy, described US base access across Australia as a kind of “second wave of colonisation”...Australia might maintain the pretence of sovereign decision-making power, but that’s not the reality.” >>
theguardian.com/australia-news…
#war #security #sovereignty #MilitaryBases #Australia #colonisation #SubimperialEnforcer #ForeignPolicy

From Pittsburgh to Melbourne, from Poland to Sweden, these murals and installations celebrate the bond between people, animals, and the environments we share. This collection brings together striking photorealism, symbolic storytelling, and playful public art. Among the highlights: a powerful portrait of a man with birds in Glasgow, a larger-than-life tiger in France, and a canopy of birdcages in Sydney. Together, they remind us of the wild neighbors living alongside us.

More: Cute Animals (25 Photos)

1. White Tiger — Dave Baranes — Nogent-sur-Marne, France

A large-scale mural of a white tiger resting on a ledge, painted in front of a colorful graffiti-style background. The photorealistic detail contrasts with the abstract backdrop, creating a vivid urban jungle scene. More!: How Dave Baranes Graffiti Captures Animals on the Brink of Extinction

🔗 Follow Dave Baranes on Instagram

2. The Squirrel and the Robin — Curtis Hylton — Oskarshamn, Sweden

A mural showing a red squirrel surrounded by autumn leaves and large flowers, with a robin nestled in its tail. The blending of flora and fauna highlights natural connections and seasonal change.

🔗 Follow Curtis Hylton on Instagram

3. Man with Birds — SMUG — Glasgow, Scotland

A photorealistic portrait of a man wearing a red beanie, holding a robin in his hand while another bird hovers nearby. The muted tones and lifelike details create a sense of intimacy and stillness. More!: 24 Times SMUG Made Walls Look More Real Than Life

🔗 Follow SMUG on Instagram

4. Love Your Wild Neighbor — Jeremy Raymer — Pittsburgh, USA

A mural of a raccoon framed by flowers and butterflies with the text “Love Your Wild Neighbor.” The artwork encourages respect for urban wildlife and coexistence with nature.

🔗 Follow Jeremy Raymer on Instagram

5. Bison of Mirosławiec — Cukin — Mirosławiec, Poland

A mural depicting a bison whose fur blends with forest scenes, featuring deer, lynx, and birds. The composition ties together local wildlife with a sense of ecological harmony. More!: Mural by Cukin Koszalin in Miroslawiec, Poland

🔗 Follow Cukin on Facebook

6. Bees and Coneflower — Matt Willey — Durham, USA

A mural of two bees approaching a purple coneflower, painted directly onto a brick wall. The work emphasizes pollinators’ vital role within ecosystems. More about it!: The mission to paint 50,000 honey bees (the number in a healthy hive) on murals around the world

🔗 Follow Matt Willey on Instagram

7. Forgotten Songs — Michael Thomas Hill — Sydney, Australia

An installation of suspended birdcages in an alleyway, with recordings of native bird songs that once filled the area. These are not empty cages these are free animals. More photos here!

8. Helmeted Honeyeater — Jimmy Dvate — Melbourne, Australia

A mural of a yellow-and-black bird perched among native flowers. The artwork celebrates one of Australia’s endangered species, painted with striking realism on a brick wall.

🔗 Follow Jimmy Dvate on Instagram

More: Birds! (12 Photos)

Which one is your favorite?

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2024-10-13 20:26:54

7 Photos Of Endangered Beauty: How Dave Baranes Graffiti Captures Animals on the Brink of Extinction

Dave Baranes is a French graffiti artist known for his powerful murals featuring animals threatened by extinction.

Through his art, he seeks to raise awareness about the fragility of wildlife, often depicting these creatures in urban environments being harmed by human hands. His work is a blend of environmental activism and street art, bringing attention to critical ecological issues through visually striking creations.

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White Tigers by Dave Baranes of a white tiger in Nogent-sur-Marne, France:

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Dave Baranes: I mainly paint animals threatened with extinction. I take them out of their environment to put them in a more urban universe in which we see human hands damaging what surrounds them.

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Jaguar by Dave Baranes in Nogent-sur-Marne, France:

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Wolfs by Dave Baranes in Nogent-sur-Marne, France:

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Gorilla by Dave Baranes in Nogent-sur-Marne, France:

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Black Jaguar by Dave Baranes in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France:

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For more of Dave Baranes’ incredible work, showcasing his unique blend of graffiti and environmental activism, head over to his Instagram at @dave_baranes. There, you’ll find more of his striking murals featuring endangered animals, along with updates on his latest projects and collaborations. It’s the perfect place to explore his mission to raise awareness through art.

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What do you think about the art by Dave Baranes?

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'Thinning' native forest and wildlife: 'Logging by another name'

"Scrutiny over WA government's decision to 'eco-thin' landmark South West forests."

"These forests, globally recognised biodiversity hotspots, were clear-felled by loggers for almost 200 years, until native logging was banned entirely in 2024."

"A South West landowner says contractors are ripping up trees without thought, and an independent scientist argues there is no scientific basis for the practice...It does not seem like much has changed from the preceding years of native logging.They don't care about the environment; [the contractors] are just ripping up trees for money."

"Almost 146,000 hectares of state forests and timber reserves have been earmarked as potentially suitable for ecological thinning."

A globally acknowledged expert in conservation biology and landscape ecology, Professor Lindenmayer said there was limited scientific evidence to support ecological thinning. The reality is that forests have been in Australia for about 180 million years and that means that people haven't been messing with them for 179,930 years, and they've survived very well … without those kinds of interventions." >>
abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/eco…
#LoggingIndustry #NativeForests #biodiversity #glyphosate #pollution #deforestation #extractivism #thinning #wildlife #Australia