Hanoi, Oct. 17 -- The event saw the participation of representatives of nearly 90 travel companies and news agencies in Singapore .

The three localities have joined hands to launch tourism products, focusing on heritage, luxury marine tourism and eco and community-based tourism .

In the first nine months of this year, the provinces welcomed about 16.8 million tourists, including 7.8 million foreigners, statistics revealed./.

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