156,000 foreigners visited Korea last month, returning to the same level before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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[Foreign Tourists Recover to Pre-COVID-19 Levels (Yonhap News Agency Photo)]

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‘In the last month, the number of foreign tourists visiting Korea reached 1.56 million, an increase of 43.5% from the same month last year, according to the Korea Tourism Organization on the 28th.’,

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‘This is a recovery to the level of 99% compared to the same month in 2019, before COVID-19.’,

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‘The country that visited Korea the most last month was China with 506,000 visitors.’,

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‘Following China were Japan (323,000), Taiwan (149,000), and the United States (102,000) in terms of the number of tourists.’,

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‘Taiwan and the United States visited Korea 36.1% and 17.9% more, respectively, compared to the same month in 2019.’,

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‘Japan recovered 98% of the same month in 2019, while China recovered 87%.’,

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‘The cumulative number of visitors from January to August this year was 10.67 million, an increase of 62.9% compared to the same period last year, achieving 93% of the same period in 2019.’,

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‘By country, China (3.18 million), Japan (2 million), Taiwan (980,000), and the United States (860,000) were the top visitors during this period.’,

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‘In the last month, 2.36 million Korean nationals traveled abroad, an increase of 12.7% compared to the same month last year, reaching 97% of the same month in 2019.’,

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‘The cumulative outbound travelers from January to August this year were 18.88 million, at 94% of the same period in 2019.’,

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