South Korea offers Chinese tourists visa-free entry from September
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The visa-free offer was first announced in March after China's decision last November to offer a visa exemption to South Koreans and foreign visitors from other countries.
The decision to introduce the measure ahead of a
Chinese holiday period in early October will help boost the domestic economy amid a recovery in foreign visits, the tourism ministry said, after a meeting to discuss measures to revitalise tourism ahead of the Asia-Pacific summit.
South Korea will host a summit of leaders from 21 economies for the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum from October 31 to November 1 in the southeastern city of Gyeongju, a gathering where Chinese leader
Xi Jinping and US President
Donald Trump might hold separate talks.
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