Over 1.5 million foreign tourists visit Vietnam in JanuaryA concrete bridge beam in front of the airport fell on a worker, seriously injuring him.

Hanoi: Vietnam welcomed over 1.5 million foreign tourist arrivals in January, up 10.3% month-on-month, and 73.6% year-on-year, the General Statistics Office announced on January 29. Of the total, nearly 1.3 million, or 85.1%, traveled to Vietnam by air, 11.7% on road, and 3.2% by sea. In the month, revenue from accommodation and catering services was estimated at 58.9 trillion VND (2.4 billion USD), up 10.2% over the same period last year, while travel and tourism revenue at 4.4 trillion VND, an increase of 18.5%. The office attributed the increases to the country's efforts to promote tourism, and affirm itself as a safe and friendly destination. Vietnam had 25 destinations and establishments named in different categories of the ASEAN Tourism Awards at a ceremony held as part of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2024 in Laos on January 26. They were honoured for six categories, namely ASEAN Green Hotel, ASEAN Clean Tourist City, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for Meeting Room, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for Exhibition V enue, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for Event Venue, and ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Award for Gastronomy Tourism theme./. Source: Vietnam News Agency Krabi, An incident occurred with a concrete bridge beam during an elevated road construction in front of Krabi Airport. It fell on the worker's leg, seriously injuring him. At approximately 7:00 p.m. on January 29, 2024, rescue workers in Krabi Province were notified that there were construction workers on the Plalang Intersection - Nuea Khlong District Section 2 elevated road project in front of Krabi Airport. It fell on a male worker, about 30 years old, and was seriously injured. In the state of lying face down Wear a black t-shirt on both legs from the knee down. It was hit by a large cement bridge beam. Tens of tons of weight crushed the leg until it was crushed, causing breathing to be difficult. Rescuers performed first aid. Before a fellow construction worker brought a crane to lift the concrete beam. and rushed the injured person to the hospital From questioning construction workers who were at the scene of the incident, it was learned that the cause was from a backhoe that was working that had th rown its bucket and hit the beam. Causing the welds that connect the beams to fall apart. The beam fell down. The injured person was in the area and was not careful. Therefore, a beam from an elevated bridge fell on his leg and seriously injured him. Source: Thai News Agency