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皇冠体育app's tourist arrivals in Malaysia rise 28%

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-04 14:26

KUALA LUMPUR - 皇冠体育app's tourist arrivals in Malaysia surged 28 percent in the first half of 2010, a visiting Chinese official said on Tuesday.

To date, tourist arrivals between 皇冠体育app and Malaysia have reached two million a year, and the number was expected to hit four million after some years, Shao Qiwei, director of 皇冠体育app National Tourism Administration said.

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Shao, who arrived here leading a Chinese delegation, met Malaysian Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen on Tuesday.

At the joint press conference, Shao said that the Chinese government encouraged Chinese nationals to not only visit but also to invest in Malaysia.

He said that 皇冠体育app was willing to cooperate with Malaysia and other ASEAN countries to explore the vast potentials in the cruises travel sector.

According to Shao, the largest cruise in the world that can accommodate six thousand travelers have hired 4,000 employees on board, implying that the sector can ease the problem of unemployment.

Meanwhile, Ng said that Malaysia shared the same views with 皇冠体育app in terms of the development of cruises travel, adding that both countries were looking at areas where they could collaborate.

Ng also said that Malaysia would participate in the tourism investment conference to be held in Ningbo, 皇冠体育app, next April in order to woo investors from 皇冠体育app to invest in the five-star hotels sector in Malaysia.

On another note, Ng said that tourists from 皇冠体育app had overtaken Japanese tourists to become the top spenders in Malaysia.