VIETNAM-LANG SON-CHINESE TOUR GROUP

VIETNAM-LANG SON-CHINESE TOUR GROUP

(230316) -- LANG SON, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ha Van Sieu (2nd R), deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism presents souvenirs to tourists at the Huu Nghi International Border Gate in northern Vietnam's Lang Son province, on March 15, 2023. Vietnam's tourism authority and northern provincial people's committee of Lang Son held a ceremony on Wednesday to welcome the first batch of Chinese tour groups in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour groups of 120 Chinese travellers were greeted at the Huu Nghi International Border Gate with beautiful gifts and traditional art performances. TO GO WITH "Vietnam welcomes 1st Chinese tour groups in three years" (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)

ASEAN countries welcome Chinese visitors during tourism forum

STORY: ASEAN countries welcome Chinese visitors during tourism forum DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:06 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SANDIAGA UNO, Minister of Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WISNU SINDHUTRISNO, Ministry of Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Vietnamese): DR. HA VAN SIEU, Vice Chairman for Vietnam National Administration of Tourism 5. various of ASEAN Tourism Forum STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "The ASEAN Tourism Forum concluded here in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on February 5th. The four-day event involved all the ten member states of ASEAN and five guest nations, including China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and India. The 2023 forum is under the theme of 'ASEAN: A Journey to Wonderful Destinations.' During the forum, ASEAN countries welcomed the return of the Chinese tourists." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SANDIAGA UN