今年以来，到越南旅游的外国人数量大幅减少。越南旅游部门人士认为，越南难以达到１９９８年吸引１８０万至１９０万名外国游客的目标。以河内为例，今年头６个月的旅游总收入为５８５０亿越盾（１美元约合１．４万越盾），虽比去年同期增长１６％，达到预计旅客人数的４... Since this year, the number of foreigners traveling to Vietnam has drastically decreased. According to Vietnamese tourism officials, it is difficult for Viet Nam to reach the goal of attracting 1.8 million to 1.9 million foreign tourists in 1998. In Hanoi, for example, the total tourism revenue in the first six months of this year was VND585 billion (1 U.S. dollar was equivalent to VND14,000), an increase of 16% over the same period of previous year, reaching 4% of the estimated number of tourists.