SEOUL: China will resume issuing short-term visas for South Korean nationals on Feb 18, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said Wednesday (Feb 15). The move follows South Korea's decision last week to
SEOUL: China will resume issuing short-term visas for South Korean nationals on Feb 18, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said Wednesday .end COVID-linked travel restrictions on Chinese nationalsFrom Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Seoul and other consulates"will resume issuing short-term visas for Korean citizens to visit China, for business, transit and other private affairs", the embassy said on its official WeChat account.
China has seen a boom in outbound travel after the government abruptly abandoned strict COVID-19 policies that included mandatory quarantines for all arrivals.
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