2.414 million foreign tourists are estimated to have vacationed in Vietnam during the first four months of 2013, down by 5.3% compared to the same period last year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

The number in April alone reaches an estimated 613,919, up by 4.5% compared to last month and down by 2.4% in comparison to the same period last year.

Russians top the list with 112,869 tourists in this year’s first four months, up by 51% compared to the same period last year, followed by those from ASEAN countries, up by 10-32%.