Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-10
By: Maggie Huang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
In order to attract more travelers from the ten ASEAN nations, Taipei Department of Information and 
The TPEDOIT booth provides fliers in Vietnamese introducing Taipei’s distinctiveness, offering tips on shopping tours, temple districts merging the old and new, Maokong Gondola fun, and the beauty of Taipei’s scenic “backyard” with its natural appeal.
According to official statistics, roughly 146,380 Vietnamese travelers visited Taiwan last year, a 6.71 percent growth compared to 2014, surpassing the number of Filipino (139,217) and Thai (124,409) visitors.
As more Vietnamese travel abroad, the country has become increasingly important in attracting tourists. According to TPEDOIT, Vietnamese tourists’ interest in Taipei has been boosted by the recent relaxing of the visa application process. The new regulation waives Taiwan visa requirements for Vietnamese possessing visas to countries such as the US, Canada, UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and EU within the past 10 years, though online registration before travel is still required. [SOURCE]