Country to Offer Visa-Free Entry to Chinese Visitors in Q3

  

Source: OT-Team(G), Reuters

  South Korea plans to launch a visa-free entry pilot program for Chinese group tourists in the third quarter.

South Korea said on Thursday it would offer a visa exemption to Chinese visitors in the third quarter of the year to boost tourism amid sluggish domestic demand and ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit later this year.

The move comes after China's decision last November to extend visa-free entry to nationals from South Korea and other Asian and European countries travelling for business, tourism and family visits until the end of this year.