Hanoi - Shenzhen, Guangzhou flights launched

The will be two flights between Hanoi and the Chinese destinations each day.

The flights are also expected to help Vietnam attract more tourists from third countries as Shenzhen and Guangzhou are home to many foreign workers, businesses and investors.

Last year, the nation welcomed 4 million Chinese tourists, some 30 percent of the nearly 13 million foreigners to the Southeast Asian country.

China has been an important tourism market of Vietnam in recent years.

Meanwhile, an increasing number of Vietnamese have picked China as their top destination. According to the UN World Tourism Organization, 3.1 million Vietnamese travelled to China in 2016./.