Brunei welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group in 3 years

STORY: Brunei welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group in 3 years DATELINE: July 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the welcome ceremony 2. Chinese Ambassador to Brunei Xiao Jianguo receiving interview 3. various of Chinese tourists STORYLINE: Brunei tourism authority and the Chinese embassy in Brunei held a warm ceremony at the international airport on Saturday to welcome the arrival of about 110 tourists from China. The arrival of Chinese tourists marked the reconnection between the two countries' capital cities through direct flights by Royal Brunei Airlines in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourists from China will help bring gradual resurrection to the tourism industry in the country, Dayang Salinah, acting director of the Tourism Development Department at Brunei's Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism, told Xinhua. According to the Tourism Development Department, China is one of the top five countries in terms of tourist a

BRUNEI-BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN-CHINA-TOURISTS

BRUNEI-BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN-CHINA-TOURISTS

(230702) -- BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists from Beijing pose for a group photo at Brunei International Airport in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, July 1, 2023. Brunei tourism authority and the Chinese Embassy in Brunei held a ceremony at the International Airport on Saturday to welcome the arrival of about 110 tourists from China. The arrival of Chinese tourists marked the reconnection between the two countries' capital cities through direct flights by Royal Brunei Airlines in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Jeffrey Wong/Xinhua)

BRUNEI-BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN-CHINA-TOURISTS

BRUNEI-BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN-CHINA-TOURISTS

(230702) -- BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Performers organized by Brunei tourism authority welcome Chinese tourists at Brunei International Airport in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, July 1, 2023. Brunei tourism authority and the Chinese Embassy in Brunei held a ceremony at the International Airport on Saturday to welcome the arrival of about 110 tourists from China. The arrival of Chinese tourists marked the reconnection between the two countries' capital cities through direct flights by Royal Brunei Airlines in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Jeffrey Wong/Xinhua)