M'SIA TARGETS ONE MILLION TOURIST ARRIVALS FROM CHINA THIS YEAR

GENTING HIGHLANDS, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia targeted one million
tourist arrivals fron China this year, said Tourism Malaysia chairman Victor
Wee.

He said towards the end, promotion efforts were being intensified not only
in the big cities in China but also smaller ones in view of the popluation size
of China.

"China is a very big market for us, especially south China. Our minister
(Tourism Minister Dr Ng Yen Yen) is very active in promoting Malaysia
in China.

"We are also forging greater cooperation between Chinese and Malaysian
airlines as well as tour agencies to increase tourist arrivals from China," he
told reporters after gracing the "090909" mass wedding ceremony here Wednesday
night.

He added that though the world was facing an economic slowdown and the
influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, Tourism Malaysia was optimistic of achieving the
target.

-- BERNAMA