YANGON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar received 500,125 foreign tourists during the first half of 2025, according to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism on Tuesday.
This year's foreign tourist arrivals between January and June were lower compared to the 601,640 foreign tourists who visited the country during the same period in 2024, an official from the ministry told Xinhua.
The majority of tourists in the first half of 2025 came from China, Thailand, South Korea, Japan and India, the official said.
In 2024, over 1.06 million foreign tourists visited Myanmar, according to the ministry.■
