The China Post
Date: October 18, 2017
By Ku Chuan and Ko Lin
TAIPEI (CNA) – The number of tourists from countries covered under the government’s
Tourists make their way in the southern city of Kaohsiung during the Double Ten Holiday in this file photo from Oct. 9, 2017. According to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the number of tourists from countries covered under the government’s New Southbound Policy who visited Taiwan between January and August registered a 36.04 percent growth from the same period of last year. (CNA)
New Southbound Policy who visited Taiwan between January and August registered a 36.04 percent growth from the same period of last year, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) report released Tuesday.
During the period, Taiwan saw nearly 1.4 million tourist arrivals from the 18 countries covered by the policy, among which, Vietnam emerged as the largest source of visitors with a whopping 113 percent increase from the same period of last year, the report said.
The number of visitors from Thailand and the Philippines also posted more-than 70 percent growth, thanks to a more convenient visa policy introduced by the government for tourists from Southeast Asia, it added.
Meanwhile, trade between Taiwan and countries covered by the policy reached US$82.298 billion between January and September, a 19.03 percent growth from the same period of last year.
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