has welcomed an average number of 1,000-1,500 Overseas Vietnamese a day since the beginning of December, according to statistics from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City.

In November, the number of Overseas Vietnamese returning home reached 515,450, increasing by 111 percent over the same period last year.

This year saw a rapid increase of visitors from Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia to Vietnam. According to the Vietnam Administration of Tourism (VAT), by November, more than 108,420 Thai tourists flocked to Vietnam, a year-on-year increase of 138 percent.