According to a report by Xinhua on Friday, China has relaxed visa restrictions for Shenzhen residents traveling to Hong Kong, permitting multiple entries per year starting December 1. The new policy allows for stays of up to seven days per visit, with multiple-entry visas valid for one year. This change reinstates a multiple-entry system that…
China restarted its unilateral visa-free arrangement for short-term Japanese visitors on Saturday, allowing stays of up to 30 days in a move believed to be aimed at promoting tourism and trade amid a downturn in the world’s second-largest economy. The preferential treatment had been suspended since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The step…
China is arranging the restart of its unilateral visa-free arrangement for short-term Japanese visitors in the near future, several travel industry sources in Beijing said Friday. China has yet to revive the pre-COVID practice of visa exemption for Japanese nationals, although it has given such preferential treatment to a number of other countries, including South…