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Singapore, China plan mutual 30-day visa-free entry

Singapore and China will put in place a 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement early next year, the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on December 7.
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Singapore (VNA) - Singapore and China will put in place a 30-daymutual visa exemption agreement early next year, the Singapore Ministry ofForeign Affairs announced on December 7.

"The people movements will befacilitated by a mutual 30-day visa exemption arrangement. Both sides areworking out the operational details, with the aim to implement in early 2024,"the ministry said in a statement.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman WangWenbin confirmed the agreement on mutual visa exemptions for citizens of thetwo countries but made no mention of the length of stay.

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is also Singapore's financeminister, is on a visit to Tianjin city and Beijing. Wong co-chaired the 19thJoint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) in Tianjin on December 7.

He said personnel exchanges between the twosides were increasing, with flights between both countries recovering to closeto pre-pandemic levels, Singapore's main Chinese language paper Lianhe Zaobaoreported.

The 30-day mutual visa exemptionarrangement between the two countries will also support such progress, whichcan promote more personnel exchanges and strengthen the cornerstone ofbilateral relations, the paper quoted him as saying.

This year, China resumed 15-day visa-freeentry for citizens of Singapore, more than three years after such visas weresuspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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