International tourist arrivals in Cambodia increased 15%year-on-year in the first 10 months this year, based on statistics from the Tourism Ministry.

From January to October this year, the country received 2.31 million foreign tourists compared to 2 million tourists in the same period last year. Vietnam topped the chart among the top 10 arrivals with 516,400 tourists, up 22%, followed by South Korea with 273,600, up 19%.

During the period, Thai tourists to Cambodia declined by 26% to 91,350 due to the two countries' border disputes earlier this year. The tourism industry is one of the four major pillars supporting the Cambodian economy.

In 2010, the sector received 2.5 million foreign tourists, generating total revenue of US$1.75 billion. 

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